Tuesday 19 May 2015
Woke up to thunder boomers this morning, but things looked
to be improving so we took off on another back road ruin hunt.
Bad idea.
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| RETREAT! |
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| Those aren't little white flowers. |
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| Where is the "hail"-plow? |
Skies cleared again about 1:30 so one more try. Left the Funmobile parked next to a paved
road and walked a mile or so down the dirt road to the Bullet Canyon south rim trailhead. After an hour on the trail I thought the
“Ruins” that I’d seen on an old map was bogus.
Then on a large boulder hanging about 50 feet out over the canyon wall
was a nicely formed, single room ruin.
This one counts as a “wild” ruin since the ranger we spoke to earlier in
the day wasn’t aware of any ruins on this trail.
Natural Bridges National Monument campground was filled up
so we’re in a “dispersed” campsite a few miles down the road. Jessica might remember “Bears Ears Road” from
meeting up with us on a 90’s trip.
Now I know how it got its name.
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| Ain't No Dog |
Good night, (and sleeping lightly), from Bears Ears (foot)
Road campsite
Brad and Val
Hmm, not sure which is more menacing: that sky or the footprint.
ReplyDeleteHmm, not sure which is more menacing: that sky or the footprint.
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