Jun
6
2010
Along Comb Ridge – Monday
On Memorial Day we packed up camp and headed a short ways down Comb Wash to check out some ruins in Lower Mule Canyon.
There were a few petroglyphs here as well.
Jun
3
2010
Along Comb Ridge – Sunday
After a good night’s sleep, we headed out early on Sunday morning to hike to the Lewis Lodge ruins. While we made it down the first ledge, we were unable to make it down to the ruins because of the very narrow and steep trail with an 800 foot drop-off on one side. The exposure was just too much for us. We did manage to get some photos of the ruins from the opposite side of the canyon, though.
Spot the ruins high up on the cliff.
A shot zoomed in further…
We were a bit disappointed that we couldn’t make it out to the ruins, but after hiking back to our Jeep’s we continued on down the trail a little ways to stop at Hotel Rock for some pictures and lunch.
I took a number of pictures at Hotel Rock…
Jun
2
2010
Along Comb Ridge – Saturday
On Saturday morning we headed out on our annual Memorial Day weekend trip to the Comb Ridge and Cedar Mesa area in Southeastern Utah. As usual, we would be meeting up with our friend Jared for the weekend and heading out to find some ruins.
After the drive down to Comb Wash and setting up camp, we headed out to check out some ruins that Jared had spotted along Highway 95 not too far from camp. We parked off the highway and made our way to the rim of the small canyon where we quickly spotted the ruins. We had to hike down the rim of the canyon to reach the bottom so we could hike back up a little bit in order to reach them.
We then hiked up canyon a little further and found a few petroglyphs.
May
24
2010
Davis Canyon & Dry Fork of Lavender Canyon
Since our original plans for the weekend were to go rafting near Glenwood Springs on Sunday, I ended up heading to Davis Canyon on Saturday to do some hiking and exploring. Unfortunately, because of the wind, our rafting trip on Sunday never happened 🙁
After driving up Davis Canyon to the Canyonlands National Park boundary, I parked my Jeep and hiked in. My first destination would be the Five Faces Pictographs. These pictographs are in amazing condition.
All five faces.
Below the pictographs on two sandstone slabs were ten large depressions.
After leaving the Five Faces, I backtracked a little ways down the canyon to check out this small, but well-preserved granary.
May
9
2010
The Arches of Rattlesnake Canyon
I have wanted to check out the arches of Rattlesnake Canyon for quite a while. Today we finally had a chance to head out and hike the trail through Rattlesnake Canyon since we didn’t head out of town this weekend.
The first arch we came across is Unnamed Arch.
It is right next to Hole in the Bridge.
Hole in the Bridge is a nice double arch.
Looking across Rattlesnake Canyon, you can see a lot of potential for many future arches.
Twin Arch is the next arch along the trail.
Twin Arch is also pretty close to Hole in the Bridge.
Next up is Eye Arch.
