Utah – Fenley's Footprints

December 7, 2018May 2, 2020

Central Utah – Sego Canyon

Previously, I mentioned the great tip on Professor Valley I received from the camp host at Ballard RV Park in Thompson Springs. This post describes the second destination he told me about – the remote canyons of the Book Cliffs to the North. Access to the area is by semi-improved BLM roads, which are navigable by cars for the most part, assuming you have decent ground clearance and exercise common sense. It wet weather or beyond the ruins of Sego you’d better have all wheel drive and be prepared to take care of yourself; there is no cell service in these canyons.

Map of Thompson & Sego canyons at info kiosk in Thompson Springs.

Entry point into Thompson Canyon, looking North

The road to the petroglyphs is pretty good in dry weather, except for a few sand wash crossings

Thompson Canyon gets tighter North of the Sego canyon turn-off

Sego canyon road – one of the best maintained sections just below the ghost town

This serious cut once allowed the railroad tracks to pass through a ridge between Thompson and Sego canyons.

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November 30, 2018November 30, 2018

Eastern Utah – Canyonlands National Park

Camp Cookery

Every ten days or so I restock the fridge in the camper. Part of that process is cooking proteins that I buy in bulk, to be portioned out in salads and such over the days between grocery runs. Chicken and salmon are my goto selections, but occasionally I find a good buy on beef, pork or lamb.

This time I found a package of “London Broil”, a butcher’s marketing label which was applied to a nice top sirloin roast. Sliced thin it made for some fine steak salads. 🙂 As long as the Sportsman’s Grill is hot, I throw on some veggies to make the most of the coals.

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November 28, 2018

Eastern Utah – Professor Valley and Arches National Park

The first great tip I got from the proprietor at the Ballard RV Park was to try going through Professor Valley. Instead of going back West to Route 191 to reach Arches National Park, you continue to the East and take Route 128 South. It’s a narrow twisty road not good for RVs or big trucks, but that also makes it great for scenery. This “back door” to the park takes you along the Colorado River through Professor Valley, one of the most picturesque areas around. Best of all the road is rarely traveled by tourists except for at the southernmost end near Moab. Continue reading “Eastern Utah – Professor Valley and Arches National Park”