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Thanks for the report and the remarkable pictures!

The Great Traverse Part 7 Two and a half mile north of Bull Bottom Road crosses San Rafael River. North of the river bridge runs a trail east to the old Chaffin Ranch. Once there was a (drilled) cold water geyser but it is said that there are noc longer any acivities. Here the road runs...

The Great Traverse Part 6 Sure, the road from Hans Flat Ranger Station to Green River is not a highlight by its own. The same is true if you prefer to take the other route to UT 24 where this road ends not far away from the beginning of the Road to Goblin Valley. We take this one to the north...

The Great Traverse Supplement Found this picture from the beginning of Poison Spring Road not far away from the UT 95 pavement. Date: mid June 2015. Sign on Poison Spring Road The sign reads "Poison Springs" but the USGS Topo Quads have the name "Poison Spring". And wow - road no 15000! The...

The Great Traverse Part 5: On the eastern end of North Hatch Canyon the Big Ridge Cliffs are the main obstacle for any traffic. The road winds over a - as far as we know - nameless pass into South Hatch Canyon. The elevation difference is less that 400 feet but the road is in Chinle and that...

The Great Traverse Part 4: North Hatch Canyon Where is the name "Hatch Canyon" coming from? Seems that it has nothing to do with a trap door. In Navajo "atchee" means a red color or high cliffs and it is said that the Diné called the canyon "atchee atchee". Quite appropriate. (from Steve...

Wonderful pictures! Thanks!

The Great Traverse - Part 3 Dirty Devil River Canyon Fording Dirty Devil River comes from easy to impossible. In May 2013 it was a snap. At least with our Wrangler. Sandstone outcrop on the east side of the river This is White Rim Sandstone. We are now in the Cutler Formation. But not for...

The Great Traverse - Part 2 Lower Poison Spring Canyon The name Poison Spring Canyon has its own story. Locals say that the real historic name is "Pissing Spring Canyon" but this one was inappropriate for the USGS. So they modified the name on their maps. The road within the canyon seems to...

There is a pretty long unpaved stretch of roads and trails from Green River to near mile post 17 on Utah Highway 95 south of Hanksville. The length is about 130 miles. We call it The Great Traverse. The last time we run it was in May 2013 under pretty good conditions. This was not always so...

Fossil Point As the name says, the area is well known for its fossils found in Morrison Formation. To go there is the identical as going to Horse Bench: Go from Main Street to Long Street at 12S 0572615 4316405 About .3 miles later left onto Green River Avenue, after addditional .1 miles...

Horse Bench is a patch of badlands 12 miles south from Green River. Go from Main Street to Long Street at 12S 0572615 4316405 About .3 miles later left onto Green River Avenue, after addditional .1 miles crossing the railroad on Airport Road.. Two and a half miles toi 12S 0570422 4312648 where...

Chapter 5: Colorado/Green River Confluence Colorado River: The Loop near Horsethief Canyon Buck Canyon and White Rim Gooseneck and Deadhorse Point The Gooseneck and "Thelma and Louise - Point" The end!

Chapter 4: Again Hole in the Rock On the other side Cottonwood Canyon where the Mormons carried on. The Chute was the next obstacle. Escalante River Stevens Arch from the South Stevens Arch from the North East of Stevens Arch Stevens Canyon Waterpocket Fold Moqui Canyon...

Chapter 3: Coyote Butte is a very special feature located at the Arizona - Utahb oder Line. One of these where looking down from a plane gives not necessarely the better view - it's a different one. Coyote Butte North This is where the Wave is located. Even if the Wave itself...

FLying with Tim is always fun. He shows us things, we shoh him things that we know better from ground. Seems to me this is a win-win situation. Hope he will fly some more years.

Chapter 2: Hole in the Rock Nearly half of the way down is now covered by water. Reflection Canyon North of Navajo Mountain. The trail leading to Rainbow bridge is visible even in the picture is technically mediocre. Several views of Rainbow Bridge. Tim circled three times with the...

Interesting! May we get a report?

There is a tough jeep trail to the rincon but I never heart of a trail on top. One might need a chopper.

This is an older story! We started flying over southeastern Utah in the late 1990ies. It was my wife´s idea to get a better picture about the features and where these are located. In 2001 we met Tim Martin from LaSal aka "The Flying Cowboy" and had a first flight with him. Inpressive! He knows...