ROKTAXI
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I found information about Range Creek permits through another forum (Exp.UT) so I decided to give it a go.
I arrived at the TH about 9:30 a.m. The rest of the group was already there, and off we went.
We had very little information regarding locations for RA and / or granaries, but after a mile or so we had a "park" ranger in a big Ford Super Duty truck come up behind us checking for permits. He was VERY helpful with info to say the least! Wish I could elaborate more, but....
With information overload, we set off in search of all the various RA panels and granaries.
Some of the first sites we found:
This anthropomorphic appears to be a birthing (??)
I thought this was an interesting petroglyph with the mineral deposits that had cascaded down making it appear like rays of light.
This panel was in a high alcove that had an elusive access. I would take some route finding to get up to it, but I'm sure it's doable.Glad I had my long lens.
This the "Fat Man". We were not able to get closer due to time and access issues (extreme brush whacking and a stream) The figure is just above the green tree in the center of the picture.
We spotted several granaries, but were not able to get up-close-and-personal to any of them due to time constraints and their location.
The rock outcroppings were very cool. This is Locomotive Rock
And this is Budges Arch:
I called this Space ship Hoodoo:
Locating this upside down guy was quite the effort to locate, but well worth it:
And here's some of the brush whacking group. The little dog (Jetta) had to held up high to make sure he could get through the "brier patch" without getting lost.
A periscope would have been helpful
On the return trip, part of the group decided to hike up to Locomotive Rock to look for granaries and rock art. Jim (?) and I chose to head back to camp. I decided to head back home and headed out about 7:30. It was a nice drive back down the mountain. I got to the Geneva Coal Mine just before dark. This was our camp location. Very near the Range Creek.
It was a great trip with good people! Wish we had more time to explore but will plan another trip this fall for sure.
The next day I looked at my legs where I was viciously attacked by very evil, angry sage brush.
I arrived at the TH about 9:30 a.m. The rest of the group was already there, and off we went.
We had very little information regarding locations for RA and / or granaries, but after a mile or so we had a "park" ranger in a big Ford Super Duty truck come up behind us checking for permits. He was VERY helpful with info to say the least! Wish I could elaborate more, but....
With information overload, we set off in search of all the various RA panels and granaries.
Some of the first sites we found:
This anthropomorphic appears to be a birthing (??)
I thought this was an interesting petroglyph with the mineral deposits that had cascaded down making it appear like rays of light.
This panel was in a high alcove that had an elusive access. I would take some route finding to get up to it, but I'm sure it's doable.Glad I had my long lens.
This the "Fat Man". We were not able to get closer due to time and access issues (extreme brush whacking and a stream) The figure is just above the green tree in the center of the picture.
We spotted several granaries, but were not able to get up-close-and-personal to any of them due to time constraints and their location.
The rock outcroppings were very cool. This is Locomotive Rock
And this is Budges Arch:
I called this Space ship Hoodoo:
Locating this upside down guy was quite the effort to locate, but well worth it:
And here's some of the brush whacking group. The little dog (Jetta) had to held up high to make sure he could get through the "brier patch" without getting lost.
A periscope would have been helpful
On the return trip, part of the group decided to hike up to Locomotive Rock to look for granaries and rock art. Jim (?) and I chose to head back to camp. I decided to head back home and headed out about 7:30. It was a nice drive back down the mountain. I got to the Geneva Coal Mine just before dark. This was our camp location. Very near the Range Creek.
It was a great trip with good people! Wish we had more time to explore but will plan another trip this fall for sure.
The next day I looked at my legs where I was viciously attacked by very evil, angry sage brush.
