Starting up the canyon
On my list of to do’s in Canyonlands has always been a drive of the Lockhart Basin road. After cruise Moab 2011 I had a chance to make this drive, Alan had time in his schedule to accompany my for part of the drive.
We left Moab an headed west from town on the Kain Creek road. We climbed Hurrah Pass with a quick stop at the top then on towards Chicken Corners and the start of the Lockhart Basin road. We had a “not so” short detour taking a wrong turn up the wrong canyon, a common mistake on this route.
Recovery Required
The climb up from the Colorado at the start of the Lockhart Basin road is the most technical section. There are a few section where there is a risk of rolling the FJ. Getting off the right line Allen found one of these sections. With his FJ being held from rolling by a single boulder a recovery was in order. We used my winch with a redirect to keep the FJ from rolling and Allan used his winch to pull the FJ out. A conservative recovery but it worked well.
Looking back down the canyon
Once we topped out the views were spectacular.
Topping out on one of the many small passes
- Wide open places
Sunset in Lockhart Basin
Camp at the head of Lockhart Canyon
We found a great camp on a side spur that heads down Lockhard canyon to the Colorado.
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