Utah, Burr Trail, Escalante, (click picture to view gallery)

The second half of my Utah gallery is complete…finally. Highlights include the Burr Trail and the Petrified Forest State Park, where we camped. The huge tree trunks and pieces that people had returned over the years were amazingly preserved. Egypt to Neon Canyon and Golden Cathedral was classic Utah, and really tested our navigating skills. We got lost three times attempting to follow the rock cairns and imaginary trails, slid down a mountain, got torn to shreds wading across a river full of thorny branches and barely made it back before nightfall. The old woman at the Visitor’s Center recommended this as a “moderate day hike”. Thankfully we had brought a water filter.