As I had some time on my way to Moab, I drove the loop trails around Temple Mountain in the San Rafael Swell. Those two trails around Temple Mountain have a 5/8 rating in one of the guide books, but besides some washouts, which needed some careful driving, there was nothing really serious. After…
Horizon Arch is one of the most spectacular lookout points in the complete San Rafael Swell. It is easy to reach on a dirt road and after a boring drive, an outstanding viewpoint is waiting. Picture source for this website is Facebook. A connection to Facebook will be established. If you click on the pictures,…
As we had to cancel our planned trip to Cane Wash, due to a service for our Jeep, we thought about to visit Eardley Canyon. Some time ago, we read Rolfs description of Ernie Canyon and decided to visit the neighbour canyon.
Without having any detailed information we started from Green River, UT on I-70 until we reached the exit to UT-24. We follow UT-24 towards Hanksville. At 12S 54798X 429013X (UTM/NAD27) we are turning right on a dirt road, which leads towards the Reef. The following picture shows the turnoff.
Last year we did this trail on the Bookcliffs first level, starting from Green River, UT and going up via Tusher Canyon. There we saw the upcoming trail from Coal Canyon, which is an old trail and should not always be passable. In Coal Canyon you can find a lot of indian rock art. Detailed…
We are regularly visiting the John Wesley Powell River History Museum in Green River, UT to get the latest weather informations and to get a good idea, what to do in the vicinity of Green River, UT. The ladys in the museum suggested us this time to go into Tusher Canyon. In Tusher Canyon and…
This a nice trail along North Cainville Reef, which could be connected with the Cathedral Valley loop trail, if some time is left. The first time I got knowledge about this trail was, when I saw a picture from Rolf (Hatchcanyon) somewhere in the www. I also want to thank Rolf for his support on…
