Dinosaur National Mounment and then some

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Ruple Ranch

The huge tree that you must pass to continue on down the road

Down by the river

The one thing that I noticed was that there was no sign saying that you couldn't go up to the cabin to have a look around. Hopefully, I did no wrong here but I went ahead a took a look around.

 

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Petroglyphs

Only half finished?

Weird rock formation and lizard #4

The final stop for the day or so I was hoping was the swinging bridge the crosses the Green River and campground right after. Unfortunately, once I reached the road for Crouse Canyon that lead to it there were signs noting that the bridge is was closed (repairs I believe)not to be detoured from my goals of seeing it I pressed forward I had plan out plan 'B' in case something like this happen and one I saw the sign I started planning 'C'.

Route out to Crouse Canyon

Butch Cassidy Hideout I believe, at least according to my map.

 

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Into the canyon

Ye, old 'Bridge Closed' sign

After seeing the bridge I turned around and started to head out to Taylor Flats and the second bridge crossing

Some where along the route to Taylor Flats

Taylor Flats

Shortly after passing Taylor Flats you come to a recreation area and a campground needless to say I'd avoid this campground, it's not very well maintained. So I headed down to the campground just past the Jarvine Ranch

 

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Camp night two

After setting up camp I made the short hike down to the Jarvine Ranch to have a look around

Stony Cabin

Jarvine store and house

The Jarvines first resident

 

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The old water wheel

Corral

Surprisingly this wagon was used from 1900 to 1970

Old Equipment

Looks a little dangerous

Blacksmith shop

Chicken Coop and Ice House

Doesn't look too comfortable

 

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After tooling around here for a while it was starting to get dark, windy and besides all I was hungry. Beef stew, pita bread, cookies and another ice cold Root Beer was on the menu tonight. There would be no fire tonight as the wind was worse here, with taller grasses and I just didn't feel like dealing with it. So off to bed or so I thought I don't think I got more than an hour of sleep before the wind started to howl again shaking my tent like crazy and up lift the rain fly on the top of my tent.

After about half an hour of this I said screw it and packed up my gear back into 4runner, tent and all and just curled up into the back seat of my 4runner not my preferred sleep arrangement but it worked and I was able to get some sleep.

 

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Day 3

Again, day 3 started with a 630am wake up call (I just woke up)and a chilly morning. After a quick breakfast of oatmeal, a banana and some more hot chocolate I was off for the final leg of the trip back on Brown's Park road to the highway that would eventually take up to Rocksprings, Wyoming and the interstate.

Looking back out too were I had been the previous evening

Somewhere along the way out

This cabin was on private property but clearly visible from the road

I made one side trip on the way out to try and find 'Three Corners' you know where Utah, Wyoming and Colorado meet.

Unfortunately, when you come across down signs it's kind of difficult to know where to go. So I turned around and headed back. I believe had I taken the trail on the right it would've taken me to my goal.

Back into Utah

The remainder of the trip was pretty uneventful, I could've taken an alternate route to Rocksprings along the gravel but I was getting tried of gravel and I just wanted to get back to rest and clean up before heading back to work the next day.

Overall, this trip was well worth it despite my nervousness at the beginning. It was sorely needed. There so much more to do in the area that will require another trip some time in the near future.

 

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Hopefully you got to go to Zenobia lookout tower and the roads all around there. some very nice country to explore.

Nope. Never heard of it nor did I see it on any of my maps. I did see a few others but never fiqured out how to get up to them.

If I get another chance to head back out that way their are some more trails I'd like to try. Hiking and driving.