We made it to Canyonlands on Saturday night and camped out on Lockhart Basin Road. The next morning we went up to a place I’ve been before, which I’ve dubbed ‘Mushroom Rock’. It was windy, but the views are awesome up there. You can see Junction Butte and Island in the Sky in the background. We planted a geocache and then headed for the Needles.
Travis on 'Mushroom Rock'
Our first campsite was in Elephant Canyon (EC2). The sky was hazy because of all of the wind, which didn’t fair well with my photograph taking. I still managed to get some great shots and an awesome time-lapse during the night. We woke up to sleet and snow falling on us, but it stopped after about 30 minutes. We packed up our gear and headed for our next campsite in Devil’s Pocket.
Campsite at EC2
Our third night was in the Devil’s Pocket. We setup camp and then day hiked for about 6 hours through Chessler Park and Devil’s Kitchen. The haze was gone and the temperature was 70 degrees. We only saw one person the entire day. We made some dinner when we got back to camp and then enjoyed the view up above.
Devil's Kitchen
Campsite at Devil's Pocket, Big Dipper
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rad pictures, beats the hell outa san marcos!