Wandering some of utah's desert.

This will be just a quick run through, i'll let the pics do a lot of the talking




We took off friday to poison springs, after dinner in hanksville we motored down the rd to our turn off. after airing down a bit we started our trek down the wash and found the group we were meeting around 8:30 or so. after getting camp setup we lit a fire popped open a cold beer and enjoyed the warm evening listening to the frogs. next morning we awoke bright and early to get shown a few things while we were down there. after wandering around the area for most the day we decided to head to the swell to take the scenic way home. we took a cool slot type route to temple mt, then made our way towards swasey cabin for the night. after having to turn around cause the little two track was washed out we backed tracked over to the main rd. with all the people and wind up top we decided to head into eagle canyon a bit to setup camp. after a good nights sleep under a bright full moon we packed up and made our way out, stopping at the lone warrior pictograph. After that we continued under I70 to a few other pictographs(forgot the name at the moment) then around locomotive point. Once again under I70 and made our way towards buckhorn draw. stopped at the swinging bridge wandered around then decided to head to mexican mountain. after hiking to the river we let the dog play in the water and cool down a bit. back in the vehicles and off to the buckhorn pictographs and the little grand canyon. then it was smooth sailing into huntington where we topped off the tanks for our journey home. it was a great trip, seen some things i have never seen and some i haven't seen in a few yrs, can't wait to get back!

cruising down hwy 24 towards hanksville

the moon outside hanksville

in the wash

first nights camp.

gettin the runner wet.

one of the two inscriptions i went there for.

here's the other

slivers of petrified wood everywhere

a random rock in the middle of nowhere with a face painted on it.

overlooking the dirty devil.

Rod grimme was there apparently


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the cacti were starting to bloom.

a couple frogs discovered along the way

hanging out in the shade.

then it was off to the swell

got a tip on a cool new way to take, so we took it



i blame the cattle guard for the small slice in my tire, after a short moment with a plug and a compressor we were back on the rd.



second nights camp in eagle canyon.

the bright light is the moon



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the swinging bridge



and a dino track

and the final stretch home



The full album is here.


a great weekend, wish i had more time to wander. oh well guess that means i just gotta go back

wow. thanks for sharing. looks like it was a great time!

Looks like a fun trip. It's been about 20 years since I was in Poison Springs canyon. I love that area. Guess I need to get my ass in gear and get back.

looks really fun! thanks for sharing

this is one of the reasons i got a jeep(4x4)- wheeling and camping off the beaten path.
the trails looked relatively easy, easy enough for any stock 4x4? what about a Subaru?

fallacist said:

looks really fun! thanks for sharing

this is one of the reasons i got a jeep(4x4)- wheeling and camping off the beaten path.
the trails looked relatively easy, easy enough for any stock 4x4? what about a Subaru?

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If that 4runner made it, do not see why not.

4Runners are a loooooooooong way from a Subaru.

I wouldn't even think of taking my outback down poison springs.

The subaru could not do poison springs at all, in fact there were a few sections we had to stack rocks for the runner( we did remove them after)

A stock 4x4 is fine just got to pay attention in spots. But you could run around a few areas of the swell in a subi with minimal to know issues, although I wouldn't.

Commented over at MallCrawlin.. thanks again.

Next year... finally.

OverlandXJ said:

Next year... finally.

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Made any plans for what you are doing?

Great post. I grew up out west and have been living in New England for the past ten years and I really miss the high desert. Thanks!

Awesome! If you guys have any GPS #'s or map that would be cool. The rock drawings make you wonder about aliens! The one pic looks like two rockets on each side and a caped crusader!

I've got tracks and coords to almost everything. Pm me with what your looking for specifically.

That looked like a blast. Wonderful pics, thanks for sharing.

Totally jealous over here. Just sayin.