Canyonlands N.P. Maze District, Cathedral Valley, Bryce N.P.
Friday, June 16
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Today
will be a bit of a deviation from plans (I don't recall what the plans
were - Maze Overlook perhaps) but a call will be made to forest service
to see if we can change reservations / plans. Why - when the trip was
originally booked to the travel speeds - we didn't think we would have
enough time to travel between a couple campsites. The change was
possible and readily tended. Our destination today will be the
Dollhouse 1 & 2 campsites. The Neck and Dollhouse are, to me so far, my preferred sites. Sunset Pass and Standing Rock - not so much. Maze Overlook - in the middle between preferred and not-so-much. We will backtrack a fair bit this morning before getting to the "south intersection" to head northeast to Dollhouse. |
| Miles |
Elapsed
Time |
Speed Average |
Speed Maximum |
| 23.7 |
11h 50m |
2 mph |
11 mph |
| Outhouse views - this one high on the list |
| Panorama (Click for a larger size) From The Neck camp - walking across the road, looking west. |
| Unpacking the Starlink to make a phone call to
the forest service - we're looking to see if we can change campsite
reservations. Yes! |
| Leaving The Neck / Happy Canyon |
| Dropping down the switchbacks |
| This might be the wash that is a shortcut,
shaving two miles, so we don't have to travel down to the south
intersection before turning to Dollhouse / Standing Rock. |
| Alway nice to see desert flowers |
| Panorama (Click for a larger size) |
| A short, smooth section for 2-High travel
(save a bit of gas too) |
| Now into the slower section with ups-n-downs,
twists-n-turns. |
| The Step (as I call it) Spots like this has the group taking a bit of time. I believe this is the only significant issue between south intersection and The Wall / Standing Rock. There is a smaller obstacle between Standing Rock and Dollhouse - but it's not of much concern. |
| This rocky area reminds me of the spot a
newer, two-door Jeep Wrangler FULLY burned. YouTube - Trailmater - Burned Jeep In The Dollhouse |
| In the background - snow capped La Sal
mountains east of Moab |
| These photos are near The Wall / Standing Rock
- deep red rock |
| Last photo of the day. We'll end up at
Dollhouse but no photos today. Tomorrow morning there will be a few. |
