Rick & Char's Utah Vacation... Landscape Photos - Ford Explorer Ranger Enthusiasts "Serious Explorations"®

**Rick** · 10-11-2003, 07:49 PM

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Char and I just got back from Utah's color country yesterday. We spent a week up there touring the "Golden Circle" which is an enormous area chocked full of some of the most amazing landscape in the world.

Our trip consisted of visits to; Bryce Canyon NP , Cedar Breaks NM, Kodachrome Basin NM, Capitol Reef NM, Gooseneck SP, Grand Staircase Escalante NM, Lake Powell and finally Monument Valley.

This part of Utah goes on for miles. These sites aren't just scattered around. You don't have to look for awesome views, every view is spectacular!

We couldn't have picked a better time for our trip. October is considered off-season for this area so there was barely any traffic and the parks and momuments were practically empty which of course is the best way to experience the solitutde of the parks.

Char and I would like to go back again next year and check out some of the back country roads in the area as this trip was strictly on pavement. It would be great to put a Explorer run together for next fall where we could tour the area with everything from Sport Trucks to Rock Crawlers.

*'96explorereddiebauer* · 10-11-2003, 08:05 PM

WOW!!!

I mean WOW!!! That's sooooo freakin' awesome!! Glad you guys had a good trip

*ld50* · 10-11-2003, 08:08 PM

WOW

I must go there before I die, If it`s that incredible via photos, then being there would be fantastic. So many shades of brown... and even pink?

Some questions though, if you don`t mind!

What`s the story behind the hand shapes in the rock?

And why is there a radiation warning in one pic?

Some of those pics are really great, #130 is crazy. Some kind of filter on the lens or is that natural?

Oh yeah, those pictures of the cave paintings with the guys on their backs, what are they doing? playing flutes or something? smoking pipes maybe?

awesome pics!

*dman726749* · 10-11-2003, 08:09 PM

Thoes pics are amazing. that is truely one of the most amazing parts of the world.

*AlaskanJack* · 10-11-2003, 08:14 PM

Wanna Adopt me so I can go with you on these trips. Could be a great family trip!!

Those were unbelievable pics. What was with the radiation pic. It looked like below it the sign showed a Terredactil.

*madmike* · 10-11-2003, 08:24 PM

Wow! Rick those are some awesome picts, your too lucky lol.

Derrick C. · 10-11-2003, 08:31 PM

Hey Rick, you wanna get a run for Oct. 04', I'll help.

That would be one hell of a run.

*blueox* · 10-11-2003, 08:59 PM

Protected Habitat for bats.........yet it says Radiation Area, No Camping and Do Not Drink The Water!!!!!

I wonder if the bats glow in the dark?

**Heath** · 10-11-2003, 09:10 PM

Hey, You most likely drove through my home town of Bicknell Utah... I grew up just 20 miles from Capitol Reef... If you go through there in the summer you have to stop and swim in the falls in Capitol Reef, that is always a great time...

That there looks like you were driving down into the bottoms... I love it down there...

And this one looks like Hickman's Bridge... But I could be wrong....

**Heath** · 10-11-2003, 09:12 PM

Dang it the pics aren't showing up for some reason...

Well the first one is pic 57 and the second is supposed to be 106...

Crankcase · 10-11-2003, 11:06 PM

Rick, have you visited "Hole in the rock" ???

*Nate1* · 10-11-2003, 11:13 PM

The radiation sign is because it is (Was?) a urianium mine. Anyone else but me realize that sign would only make them want to go further?

**Rick** · 10-11-2003, 11:17 PM

The radiation warning sign is in a uranium mine at Capitol Reef.

The hand prints, I'm not sure what the story is, but it appears people have just been running their hands up and down in the sandstone to carve that shape. I don't think they are ancient, but I could be wrong.

The upside down flute players are Kokapelis. Anasazi fertility gods. I had never seen them laying on their backs in any other petroglyphs.

I haven't been to Hole in the Rock yet. I would like to go and do the trail as well.

**John_Rock** · 10-12-2003, 01:56 PM

Great pics Rick!

**james t** · 10-12-2003, 02:29 PM

awesome pics. one hell of a vacation trip.

*X24* · 10-12-2003, 04:38 PM

That's really cool looking at stuff like that. Over here in NY we have trees, dirt, weeds and misquitos.

emon · 10-12-2003, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AlaskanJack
Wanna Adopt me so I can go with you on these trips. Could be a great family trip!

i second this. explorers seats five no?

jasonb · 10-12-2003, 11:18 PM

wow rick! those pics are amazing.

**GJarrett** · 10-13-2003, 04:07 PM

Some of those photos are just plain awesome.

Black Magic · 10-13-2003, 04:16 PM

Just beautyful country!

10-11-2003, 08:05 PM	#2
'96explorereddiebauer Explorer Emeritus Glen Allen (Richmond), VA '06 Accord EX-L & Sebring Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 3,810 Vehicle Specs	WOW!!! I mean WOW!!! That's sooooo freakin' awesome!! Glad you guys had a good trip __________________ Billy '06 Honda Accord EX-L '06 Chrysler Sebring Touring Sedan (Company car) '98 Honda Accord EX-V6 '05 Honda Odyssey EX-L

10-11-2003, 08:08 PM	#3
ld50 Oh, the money you`ll blow British Columbia 93 4 dr 4x4 manual XL. Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 4,170 Vehicle Specs	WOW I must go there before I die, If it`s that incredible via photos, then being there would be fantastic. So many shades of brown... and even pink? Some questions though, if you don`t mind! What`s the story behind the hand shapes in the rock? And why is there a radiation warning in one pic? Some of those pics are really great, #130 is crazy. Some kind of filter on the lens or is that natural? Oh yeah, those pictures of the cave paintings with the guys on their backs, what are they doing? playing flutes or something? smoking pipes maybe? awesome pics! __________________ Jim from BC - My Mugshot See me in Video! All My Mods And How I did Them

10-11-2003, 08:09 PM	#4
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10-11-2003, 08:14 PM	#5
AlaskanJack Elite Cabin-Fever Captain Centralia, Washington 91 , 93 & 01 Sports Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,934 Vehicle Specs	Wanna Adopt me so I can go with you on these trips. Could be a great family trip!! Those were unbelievable pics. What was with the radiation pic. It looked like below it the sign showed a Terredactil. __________________ 91 Explorer Sport - 5.5" Superlift, Super Runner Steering, Extended RA's, 4.10 Gears, 15x10 AR Rims, 35x12.5 Tires 93 Explorer Sport 2" Skyjacker Susp lift, w/AAL & Warrior Shackles, 32x11.50 Mud Kings, 2" BL 01 Explorer Sport - Wife's baby. - MY MODS PAGE - MY TEMP IN ALASKA

10-11-2003, 08:24 PM	#6
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10-11-2003, 07:49 PM	#1
Rick Admin Pumpkin Pilot Wayoutin, Aridzona '93 XL Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 21,630 Vehicle Specs	Rick & Char's Utah Vacation... Landscape Photos www.explorerforum.com/utah_03 Char and I just got back from Utah's color country yesterday. We spent a week up there touring the "Golden Circle" which is an enormous area chocked full of some of the most amazing landscape in the world. Our trip consisted of visits to; Bryce Canyon NP , Cedar Breaks NM, Kodachrome Basin NM, Capitol Reef NM, Gooseneck SP, Grand Staircase Escalante NM, Lake Powell and finally Monument Valley. This part of Utah goes on for miles. These sites aren't just scattered around. You don't have to look for awesome views, every view is spectacular! We couldn't have picked a better time for our trip. October is considered off-season for this area so there was barely any traffic and the parks and momuments were practically empty which of course is the best way to experience the solitutde of the parks. Char and I would like to go back again next year and check out some of the back country roads in the area as this trip was strictly on pavement. It would be great to put a Explorer run together for next fall where we could tour the area with everything from Sport Trucks to Rock Crawlers. __________________ Rick Horwitz, AB7FH "Serious Exploration's" Admin Rick's '93/'98 Explorer Dodge Dart 512 Resto/Race 2004 Mustang Mach 1 2003 Dodge Ram/Cummins Dually

10-11-2003, 08:31 PM	#7
Derrick C. Moderator Drinkin Corona Twin Falls, Idaho---------B.F.E. 91 XLT, 92 XL Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,252 Vehicle Specs	Hey Rick, you wanna get a run for Oct. 04', I'll help. That would be one hell of a run. __________________ Whoops king.....thats why I moderate it. PLAY WITH THE BIG DAWGS?.......... HELL, I AM THE BIG DAWG!!!!

10-11-2003, 08:59 PM	#8
blueox Elite Explorer Near Bloomington, Indiana 94 4x4 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 451 Vehicle Specs	Protected Habitat for bats.........yet it says Radiation Area, No Camping and Do Not Drink The Water!!!!! I wonder if the bats glow in the dark? __________________ 94 explorer xlt on 33's 6" Skyjacker lift, F150 spacers, 4 wheel disc, SOA in rear, Superrunner steering, Custom built anti-sway bar, Homemade skid plates, Homemade air intake with ARB snorkel ram, Dual optimas, 200 amp alt. Custom bumpers.

10-11-2003, 09:10 PM	#9
Heath Moderator Intoxicator Rigby, ID '01 XLT Slightly Modded Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 6,670 Vehicle Specs	Hey, You most likely drove through my home town of Bicknell Utah... I grew up just 20 miles from Capitol Reef... If you go through there in the summer you have to stop and swim in the falls in Capitol Reef, that is always a great time... That there looks like you were driving down into the bottoms... I love it down there... And this one looks like Hickman's Bridge... But I could be wrong.... __________________ Rigby, ID 1996 Explorer V8 AWD XLT "Never fight an ugly guy, he has nothing to lose" Mugshot Updated 7/26/03 Last edited by Rick; 10-11-2003 at 11:20 PM.

10-11-2003, 09:12 PM	#10
Heath Moderator Intoxicator Rigby, ID '01 XLT Slightly Modded Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 6,670 Vehicle Specs	Dang it the pics aren't showing up for some reason... Well the first one is pic 57 and the second is supposed to be 106... __________________ Rigby, ID 1996 Explorer V8 AWD XLT "Never fight an ugly guy, he has nothing to lose" Mugshot Updated 7/26/03

10-11-2003, 11:06 PM	#11
Crankcase Moderator Elite Explorer Chat Op Vancouver B.C, Canada 1992 XL Ex-Police Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 9,558 Vehicle Specs	Rick, have you visited "Hole in the rock" ??? __________________ Explorer Family 1992 XL Mine 1992 XL Sisters 1992 XL Dads 1994 XL Moms Ex-Moderator: Modified Explorations Drivelines New Member Forum ***Guest star poster....

10-11-2003, 11:13 PM	#12
Nate1 All 4 wheels locked Gainesville/Tampa, FL '96 FZJ-80 Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 4,161 Vehicle Specs	The radiation sign is because it is (Was?) a urianium mine. Anyone else but me realize that sign would only make them want to go further? __________________ 1996 Lexyota FZJ-80, locked center/rear/front, 33" Revos, 3" OME Suspension lift, etc. [photos...] the lexus

10-11-2003, 11:17 PM	#13
Rick Admin Pumpkin Pilot Wayoutin, Aridzona '93 XL Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 21,630 Vehicle Specs	The radiation warning sign is in a uranium mine at Capitol Reef. The hand prints, I'm not sure what the story is, but it appears people have just been running their hands up and down in the sandstone to carve that shape. I don't think they are ancient, but I could be wrong. The upside down flute players are Kokapelis. Anasazi fertility gods. I had never seen them laying on their backs in any other petroglyphs. I haven't been to Hole in the Rock yet. I would like to go and do the trail as well. __________________ Rick Horwitz, AB7FH "Serious Exploration's" Admin Rick's '93/'98 Explorer Dodge Dart 512 Resto/Race 2004 Mustang Mach 1 2003 Dodge Ram/Cummins Dually

10-12-2003, 01:56 PM	#14
John_Rock Sport Trac Moderator Houston, TX 2001 Sexy Sport Trac 4x4 Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,947 Vehicle Specs	Great pics Rick! __________________ John_Rock - Mugshot - Click Here For info on my Sport Trac VIRUS Yes, I used the SEARCH function and found an answer to my problem within five minutes. Thanks Explorerforum!

10-12-2003, 02:29 PM	#15
james t moderation Texarkana AR/TX 94 SAS sport Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,719 Vehicle Specs	awesome pics. one hell of a vacation trip. __________________ my rebuild

10-12-2003, 04:38 PM	#16
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10-12-2003, 11:18 PM	#18
jasonb Jackstand Wheeler Suwanee, GA '99 Sport 4x4 Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 6,419 Vehicle Specs	wow rick! those pics are amazing. __________________ JasonB --Thanks to all the great people in the military for keeping us safe.--

10-13-2003, 04:07 PM	#19
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10-13-2003, 04:16 PM	#20
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