Finding the Goods in the Utah Desert

mph

Expedition Leader
So, it's fall in Utah. That means warm days and cool evenings. A perfect recipe for a jaunt to the Utah desert. The plan was simple...Meet my brother from the Denver area and my good friend Dave from SLC. Dave has been fighting the cancer for the past year. It was his chance to feel the warmth of the desert sun and sand between his toes.

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Footsteps from the past!

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A slickrock campsite....what could be better. We haven't seen snow on the LaSals during the fall for a while. A good sign of winter? We will see...

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Every time...Lilly always want to know if the rock is still balanced? Looks to be...

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Playing in the slots...Find the arch...One of a few thousand in Arches...

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Dave driving his well-appointed 04 Discovery.

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Back to camp...The desert was a glow!

More to come...
 
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mph

Expedition Leader
We were determined to find this rock art panel...it was a little rough going in...Or, should I say brushy...

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Desert pin-stripping at its best...

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Beautiful images...around 800 years old.

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A nice lunch spot!

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Making it back for cocktail hour...

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Dave's Discovery...nice...Simple camp...even better...

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Great evening...Frisbee anyone?

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Dave's present to Lilly...She enjoyed throwing it no matter where we stopped.

Until next time...Get out there! The colors are prime and the sun is out!
 
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1leglance

2007 Expedition Trophy Champion, Overland Certifie
very cool quick family outing...Utah has such a great mix of scenery and history, very impressive and good on you for getting the young lady out into it all as often as you do.

Thanks for taking the rest of us along also
 

zkeys

New member
Good pictures and trip report! We did the same trail that you found the rock art on this past summer. It was quite fun!

Thanks,

Zack
 

stioc

Expedition Leader
Sounds like a nice relaxing trip and those snow capped peaks in the background look identical to the ones we saw in Moab last week.
 

mph

Expedition Leader
very cool quick family outing...Utah has such a great mix of scenery and history, very impressive and good on you for getting the young lady out into it all as often as you do.

THANKS...WINTER IS COMING...SNOWING NOW...SKIS WILL BE OUT SOON:)

Thanks for taking the rest of us along also

Cool trip and pics!

THANKS!

Good pictures and trip report! We did the same trail that you found the rock art on this past summer. It was quite fun!

ONE OF THE NICEST PANELS I HAVE SEEN RECENTLY.

Thanks,

Zack
 

NM-Frontier

Explorer
Great post, thanks for sharing! The La Sals are awesome right now, we just got back a few weeks ago, you can't beat snow caped peaks and warm red rock desert!:sombrero:
 

SmoothLC

Explorer
Great weekend to be out in the desert.

We were over by the Swell and the temps and scenery couldn't have been better.

Just hope we have similar weather this next weekend.

Thanks for setting the pace!
 

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