Day 3 started with us getting out of camp by around 9:00 am. Our goal for the day was to find our camping spot on Hole-in-the-Rock road. Our first stop was at the top of the cut through the Circle Cliffs on the Burr Trail at the Long Canyon overlook. At this spot the Burr…
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Expedition Travel, Trip Reports
Spring 2009 Utah Adventure – Day 2 part 2
by tomas •
Continuing on with day 2 we finally entered our first park, Capital Reef. Our trip is now really beginning. A little further on and the Burr Trail ascended a number of switchbacks as it passed through the cliffs of Waterpocket Fold. We found a side trail shortly after the Burr Trail topped out. It said…
Expedition Travel, Trip Reports
Spring 2009 Utah Adventure – Day 2
by tomas •
Well, the early start did not happen today. We ended up sleeping until 7:20. We started our morning with hot tea and a breakfast of pancakes and bacon with maple syrup. We are fanatics about real maple syrup and purchase it by the gallon from an organic farm in Virginia. The morning started with clear…