We continued our fun after leaving the Maze District by heading south to Comb Ridge - looking for ruins. It seemed the entire southern and eastern parts of Utah was receiving a new influx from the sand dunes. Visibility was maybe a mile. Lots of swirl-winds along the road. Blowing and dusty!
Mule Canyon:
Cedar Ridge road:
There were two easy crossings like above. A third was inside the Fee area - where more ruins were expected. However, that crossing looked like too much for us - single traveler with the trailer. Very soft deep mud on the near and far sides, plus the far side embankment was about a 4' loft. We opted to miss what we expected might be a bad experience.
We drove out and back north to Moab. Camped along Hwy 128. The dust was a little less but the wind was harsh. High & consistent gusts. The EeziAwn was oriented side into the wind and we didn't have an option to change its orientation. We'd been in high winds twice before (CA, & N. of RioGrande Reservoir, CO) with the RTT but this was stronger and lasted most of the night rather than blowing on through. The hinged side of the floor would lift occasionally even with us inside. We finally bailed out and bought some comfort toward not losing the rain fly by tossing a tow strap over the top and tying off to the rack beneath. The rain fly's edges still fluttered and flapped but we rested easier. All was well gear-wise when daylight arrived. Love this tent! Then we pointed the rig east back to I-70 and Denver where we are anticipating our next adventure.
Mule Canyon:
Cedar Ridge road:
There were two easy crossings like above. A third was inside the Fee area - where more ruins were expected. However, that crossing looked like too much for us - single traveler with the trailer. Very soft deep mud on the near and far sides, plus the far side embankment was about a 4' loft. We opted to miss what we expected might be a bad experience.
We drove out and back north to Moab. Camped along Hwy 128. The dust was a little less but the wind was harsh. High & consistent gusts. The EeziAwn was oriented side into the wind and we didn't have an option to change its orientation. We'd been in high winds twice before (CA, & N. of RioGrande Reservoir, CO) with the RTT but this was stronger and lasted most of the night rather than blowing on through. The hinged side of the floor would lift occasionally even with us inside. We finally bailed out and bought some comfort toward not losing the rain fly by tossing a tow strap over the top and tying off to the rack beneath. The rain fly's edges still fluttered and flapped but we rested easier. All was well gear-wise when daylight arrived. Love this tent! Then we pointed the rig east back to I-70 and Denver where we are anticipating our next adventure.
