Trip Report for our Colorado/Utah Wheelin' Trip 22-27 September 2006.
Sunday, September 24
A look at still frozen Owl Creek Pass from a distance on Sunday
morning convinced us that Plan "C" was in order. So we drove over to
the Needles area of southern Utah. Snow on the San Juans and the
LaSals gave even this highway drive some impressive scenery. After
topping off on gas in Monticello, we took N Creek Road to the west
over the mountains and through the forest to Jackson Spring Road
toward Needles. This road turned out to be a 2-lane paved highway the
whole way, so it was faster than going on the main highway. After
rejoining Hwy 211 we turned south on Beef Basin Road and headed south
into Manti-LaSal Forest. We turned south on North Elk Ridge and then
West on Gooseberry Road. We camped at 8500 in the pine forest between
Big Notch and Little Notch. The weather was clear and cool getting
down to about 30 degF overnight.
Photos by John H.
.
.
.
.
On the road toward Utah.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Along Beef Basin Road.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Camping along Gooseberry Road.
.
Photos by Ron P.
.
.
.
.
On the road toward Utah.
.
.
Newspaper Rock.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
John Hill <jhill@as.arizona.edu>
Last modified: Thu Sep 20 18:26:35 2007
