Topside again, after Buckskin Gultch, we headed north into the backcountry of the grand staircase...
and started out along 50 miles of dirt road. The formations to the right are like the plates of a stegasaurous. They're 50+ feet tall and march along the road for miles and miles and miles...
We camped that night above cottonwood canyon. The sky was clear and so far away from any towns there was no light pollution - all the stars in galaxy were out. It was impossible not to sleep outside beneath them.
Next morning we continued north and turned off to check out Grosevnor Arch...
Up close and personal under the arch...
Continuing north the canyon opened up. On a switchback headed down to the floor we stopped for this great shot of PHred in the big country...
Once we hit the end of that dirt road, we looked for another road back into the backcountry. We headed down 40 mile road and stopped off to check out some pinnacles...
and play on the slickrock...
and pose for nice photos for mom...
Cumulous clouds grew all day and exploded in the afternoon...
So of course we looked for some more gulches and slots to explore...
this is the second post in a series on the canyon country road trip
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