Almost a stairway to heaven... |
Colorful plateau (view to the west) |
"Dangerous intersection ahead" |
Jeep is about to cross the private road |
View beyond the road crossing |
The gap |
Ascending the hill |
Hill levels off |
Portal of rocks |
The Blue Beast at the road's U-turn |
U-turn site: view #1 |
U-turn site: view #2 |
2006-04-12: Higher plateau |
Evaporation pond |
Long fence |
Washington State meets British Columbia---in Utah |
Doug and Ranger |
Looking back at my route |
Not the most attractive portion of the road |
Desert, snowy mountains, industry, and wildlife |
Industry at work for the betterment of mankind |
Scenery reflected in an evaporation pond |
A gate, a mesa, and two planes |
Surface details |
Canyon of mystery |
More of the tilted landscape between the road and the river |
Vegetation tells of moisture |
Rising to the occasion |
Heading west beyond Thelma and Louise Point |
Above: Dead Horse Point State Park |
Exposure to sandstone warps the mind |
Gooseneck viewpoint in the distance |
Viewpoint: cliffy hillside of fascination |
Viewpoint: Say, isn't that sandstone? |
Salt is at fault (but there is no fault, just an anticline) |
Petrified Photoshop layers |
The blue beast below DHPSP |
Westward toward Canyonlands National Park |
Crossing a dry wash |
Now in Canyonlands National Park |
Local color |
Crossing another dry wash |
Looking up the dry wash being crossed |
Dry wash above Shafer Camp (see next photo) |
Salt stain in dry wash |
Steep hill close to the White Rim Trail |