DVD
Adventurer
First of all, thanks to this site for being such a great resource for planning a trip like this. My wife and I just returned from a solo trip through Utah's Maze District and Cedar Mesa areas. This site and Expo 2013 and AZLRO friends were instrumental in planning for the trip (from HAM repeaters to SPOT buddies to "double doody" suggestions).
Great trip! It's incredible that we can live in metropolis of 3 million + people and within a day's drive be so removed from people and, in some respects, be closer to pre-European American culture than 2013. Of course this disregards the GPS and high-tech vehicle and "glamour camping" equipment . Some friends mentioned our "backpacking" trip, and I had to laugh thinking of my wife's 2 pillows, our 50-lb tent, 16+ gallons of water, solar shower bags, etc., etc.
To make it easier to share, I posted a complete report with lots of photos on Blogger:
http://dirkvandyke.blogspot.com/2013/09/first-utah-trip-maze-and-cedar-mesa.html
As the kids say: without photos, it didn't happen, so I'll put a few from the blog set here.
Even the paved roads and passenger vehicle accessible roads are spectacular
Our first campsite at Horseshoe Canyon
Pictograph art at Great Gallery
Sunrise at Panorama Point
Flint Trail vista
Doll House camp with libations after a long day on the trail
Last day in the Maze, but the scenery doesn't get old
This section had some of the most challenging driving (photos never do justice)
Our campsite on Cigarette Springs road
Seven Kivas
Looking forward to more....
-Dirk
Great trip! It's incredible that we can live in metropolis of 3 million + people and within a day's drive be so removed from people and, in some respects, be closer to pre-European American culture than 2013. Of course this disregards the GPS and high-tech vehicle and "glamour camping" equipment . Some friends mentioned our "backpacking" trip, and I had to laugh thinking of my wife's 2 pillows, our 50-lb tent, 16+ gallons of water, solar shower bags, etc., etc.
To make it easier to share, I posted a complete report with lots of photos on Blogger:
http://dirkvandyke.blogspot.com/2013/09/first-utah-trip-maze-and-cedar-mesa.html
As the kids say: without photos, it didn't happen, so I'll put a few from the blog set here.
Even the paved roads and passenger vehicle accessible roads are spectacular
Our first campsite at Horseshoe Canyon
Pictograph art at Great Gallery
Sunrise at Panorama Point
Flint Trail vista
Doll House camp with libations after a long day on the trail
Last day in the Maze, but the scenery doesn't get old
This section had some of the most challenging driving (photos never do justice)
Our campsite on Cigarette Springs road
Seven Kivas
-Dirk
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