Abajo Peak Monticello UT 1726a

Utah SE

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Utah Southeast (this set): The term ‘southeast’ isn’t quite accurate for this, but I could not come up with a better label. This is the area east of I-15 and south of I-70, stretching over to the 4-corners region. Though this area often has so many tourists that it can be a bother, it is fairly easy to get away from them and have enough isolation to really appreciate nature/history. The area in…  (read more)
Hovenweep National Monument (1654)

Hovenweep National Monument (1654)

21 Jan 2015 1 3 215
Structures around the small canyon that are considered to be part of the Square Tower group. See #1649 for comments on the Hovenweep monument.
Hovenweep National Monument (1656)

Hovenweep National Monument (1656)

21 Jan 2015 2 1 223
The square tower of the Square Tower group. See #1649 for comments on the Hovenweep monument.
Hovenweep National Monument (1655)

Hovenweep National Monument (1655)

21 Jan 2015 3 2 283
Structures around the small canyon that are considered to be part of the Square Tower group. See #1649 for comments on the Hovenweep monument.
Hovenweep National Monument (1657)

Hovenweep National Monument (1657)

21 Jan 2015 1 193
While this may not look impressive, it might be! There is documentation suggesting that the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp of the New Deal) was active at Hovenweep, but I could find no specifics. One thing, though, that CCC workers made in most parks was benches that were similar to this in style.
Hovenweep National Monument (1658)

Hovenweep National Monument (1658)

21 Jan 2015 1 1 237
Structures around the small canyon that are considered to be part of the Square Tower group. See #1649 for comments on the Hovenweep monument.
Hovenweep National Monument Sleeping Ute (1659)

Hovenweep National Monument Sleeping Ute (1659)

21 Jan 2015 1 1 218
Sleeping Ute mountain(s), so named because the mountains are said to resemble a Ute chief sleeping on his back with hands folded on his chest (see Wikipedia link). The mountain range, across the state border in Colorado, is considered sacred. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_Mountain
Hovenweep National Monument (1660)

Hovenweep National Monument (1660)

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Structures around the small canyon that are considered to be part of the Square Tower group. See #1649 for comments on the Hovenweep monument.
Hovenweep National Monument (1662)

Hovenweep National Monument (1662)

21 Jan 2015 1 155
The head of the Sleeping Ute, with a tower in the foreground
Hovenweep National Monument (1669)

Hovenweep National Monument (1669)

21 Jan 2015 2 265
Looking up from inside the canyon.
Hovenweep National Monument (1670)

Hovenweep National Monument (1670)

21 Jan 2015 1 243
Looking up from inside the canyon.
Hovenweep National Monument (1671)

Hovenweep National Monument (1671)

21 Jan 2015 1 202
Fellow explorer, coming out of the canyon on the trail at the Square Towers group. Though clear it was quite cold that morning, with temperatures around freezing and moderate winds.
Valley of the Gods, UT (1675)

Valley of the Gods, UT (1675)

21 Jan 2015 2 147
In southeast Utah, the Valley of the Gods, an area on BLM lands which is reachable by a dirt road. On this winter day, the only other vehicles that we saw were a road crew that were regrading the road. Pictures from other trips through the valley can be found here: www.ipernity.com/tag/donbrr/keyword/698598
Valley of the Gods, UT (1680)

Valley of the Gods, UT (1680)

21 Jan 2015 1 3 160
Just in the center of the picture you can see the gravel road in a northern section of the valley. Taken at the Valley of the Gods (see nearby pictures).
Valley of the Gods, UT (1682)

Valley of the Gods, UT (1682)

21 Jan 2015 4 1 190
In southeast Utah, the Valley of the Gods, an area on BLM lands which is reachable by a dirt road. Pictures from other trips through the valley can be found here: www.ipernity.com/tag/donbrr/keyword/698598
Valley of the Gods, UT (1687)

Valley of the Gods, UT (1687)

21 Jan 2015 3 1 169
In southeast Utah, the Valley of the Gods, an area on BLM lands which is reachable by a dirt road. Pictures from other trips through the valley can be found here: www.ipernity.com/tag/donbrr/keyword/698598
Moki Dugway, UT (1688)

Moki Dugway, UT (1688)

21 Jan 2015 1 3 368
The northwest end of the road through the Valley of the Gods (see adjacent) comes out on UT 261, at the bottom of the Moki Dugway. The Moki Dugway is an unpaved, narrow, section of road that climbs 1100 feet up this bluff in 3 miles. The road was originally built by a mining company for hauling uranium. For additional pictures of the Dugway from other trips, see: www.ipernity.com/tag/donbrr/keyword/1613211
Moki Dugway, UT (1690)

Moki Dugway, UT (1690)

21 Jan 2015 1 191
Though not particularly clear due to the lighting, a good illustration of how the road was cut ouf of the bluff. On the right edge of the picture are two cuts, one over the other, of where the road was cut out of the cliff.
Moki Dugway, UT (1695)

Moki Dugway, UT (1695)

21 Jan 2015 1 160
Another example of how the road is cut, following a ledge up to a point in the center of the left edge of the picture (noted).
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