Saturday, October 21, 2017

Day 21 - October 22, 2017: Cottonwood Canyon Road exploring UTAH

Day 21 – Sunday, October 22, 2017: Today we drove the 16+ miles on dirt road to 
see Yellow Rocks. After a bit of time trying to find the trailhead, we began 
walking, was redirected by someone and 
found the trail. Well it was more of a 
scramble than a pleasant walk. Mali was 
trying to go off the side and displacing rocks in the process. She is used to opentrails were she can wander at will to 
hunt for anything that moves. The trail 
went up steeply and needed the use of 


hands here and there. I made it to the 
false summit and decided that the cottonwoods that I had been oogling were way 
more interesting. Down I went and Mali 
and David continued onward. It was an 
easier although careful downward hike 
than I anticipated. Wandering among the 
cottonwoods (REAL TREES) was wonderful 
and there was a lot of yellow still left in them. There was a small trickling 
stream (rare in Utah). David had to play with technique in getting Mali not to 
pull him down the steep trail; she ended up short leashed behind him with him not 
letting her pass. By time we drove all that way on Slow dirt road, it was mostly a full day. Stopped on the way back to see a cave visible from the road. 
Early dinner. 






You can see the winding dirt road...perfect for jeep and MANY
family cars!



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