First destination was a remote area in the San Rafael Swell called The Wedge, which features an overlook into the Little Grand Canyon and the San Rafael River.
Campsite at The Wedge on the lip of a tributary canyon.
Good Water Canyon, with Cedar Mountain's escarpment in the background.
Next destination was the south side of the San Rafael Swell, reached via the spectacular canyon of Buckhorn Wash.
Cottonwood in Buckhorn.
The Buckhorn Wash Pictograph Panel is a spectacular rock art site.
Campsite just outside of Goblin Valley State Park: Our own personal hoodoo.
Lunch stop in Little Wild Horse Canyon.
Little Wild Horse Canyon.
The narrowest segment of Little Wild Horse.
From the Swell, we headed for Moab and Arches National Park.
North Window and South Window.
Landscape Arch.
After Arches, next destination was Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in Colorado. We camped two nights on the edge of Sand Canyon, and hiked to more Ancestral Pueobloan sites during the day.
Lowry Pueblo, Canyons of the Ancients.
Painted Hand Pueblo.
