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Official Naming of Roads Near Potash | Highway 191 and Potash Road (Highway 279) | Industrial Scenes at the Mine | Hwy 191 to Rock Slide | Jug Handle Arch | Potash | Potash Boat Ramp

Highway 191 and Potash Road (Highway 279)

I drove out Potash Road and Shafer Trail to examine the Goose Neck's north slope
and to have a close-up look at Pyramid Butte, which is along the way. It was a
visual feast. Photos were taken in April 2006 and appear in chronological order.
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Heading north across the Colorado River just north of Moab
Heading north across the Colorado River just north of Moab		 Colorado River, looking upstream (to the east)
Colorado River, looking upstream (to the east)		 Colorado River, looking downstream (to the west)
Colorado River, looking downstream (to the west)		 Buildings at site of former uranium processing plant
Buildings at site of former uranium processing plant
A Jeepster approaches!
A Jeepster approaches!		 Covered uranium tailings
Covered uranium tailings		 Evidence of flowing water
Evidence of flowing water		 Not all the Jeep Safari enthusiasts stayed in motels
Not all the Jeep Safari enthusiasts stayed in motels
The Portal (Colorado River at left)
The Portal (Colorado River at left)		 Plain airplane and terrain that is anything but plain
Plain airplane and terrain that is anything but plain		 Goofy sign
Goofy sign		 Climbers at practice
Climbers at practice
Local color (looking upstream)
Local color (looking upstream)		 Photo stop at a vast expanse of sandstone
Photo stop at a vast expanse of sandstone		 Seemingly empty campground
Seemingly "empty" campground		 Evidence of Jeep Safari at Poison Spider Mesa Road
Evidence of Jeep Safari at Poison Spider Mesa Road
Transportation or recreation?
Transportation or recreation?		 An exerciser exercising caution
An exerciser exercising caution		 Weird sandstone above the river
Weird sandstone above the river		 Approaching Corona Arch and the rail line
Approaching Corona Arch and the rail line
Gold Bar Recreation Site
Gold Bar Recreation Site		 Just another view of the rock across the river
Just another view of the rock across the river		 Rotated image
Rotated image		 Railroad meets road
Railroad meets road
No rapids here
No rapids here		 Looking back at the opening of Day Canyon
Looking back at the opening of Day Canyon		 Stained wall not the fault of the railroad
Stained wall not the fault of the railroad		 Here he is again!
Here he is again!
Closer...
Closer...		 Mystery solved...
Mystery solved...		 Artsy shot
Artsy shot		 Mining facility of Intrepid Potash
Mining facility of Intrepid Potash
No panorama, just a severely cropped image
No panorama, just a severely cropped image		 Between the two curves
Between the two curves		 Boat ramp straight ahead; Shafer Trail goes up the hill
Boat ramp straight ahead; Shafer Trail goes up the hill		 A defective lock prompted this message on the outhouse door at boat ramp
A defective lock prompted this message on the outhouse door at boat ramp

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1moremile09-May-2006 22:22
Another fine travel gallery.
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