This gallery covers the remainder of my drive on Shafer Trail and Potash Road. After looking at The Gooseneck I
ventured farther west, intending to ascend Shafer Canyon to the White Rim Trail and then up the scary
switchbacks to the top of the mesa in Canyonlands National Park. It was not meant to be. Shortly after passing
the primitive (and quite ugly) Shafer Campground the road quickly deteriorated to the point where I was
contemplating turning around. A local tour guide in a 4WD truck stopped to caution me about the even rougher
road ahead. That was all it took to convince me. I turned around---not exactly fun on this winding, narrow
road---and headed back.