Naio wrote:
Does it have a name? And why had I never heard of it, even when I was camping around Green River?
Of course the cliffs immediately north of Green River are the Book and Road Cliffs. Behind them the Green River cuts through and forms the East and West Tavaputs Plateaus.
Naio wrote:
I just found it on google maps, last winter, looking at the terrain view. It is huge! Why isn't it famous like the GC?
It is a large area, but even the Green River Canyon is mostly around 1000' =/- deep here. Not nearly as many spectacular cliffs as other places. The Mesa Verde Formation mostly erodes into soft steps. And while there are some reds and desert varnish, many of the rocks here and tans and browns. There are thousands of square miles of Mesa Verde canyons in CO and UT, so may not seem so spectacular. Have you taken CO 139 from Rangely to Loma? Similar topography and there are petroglyphs along that road also. However, it would be fun to do a Green River trip through the canyon. One can take day long guided trips on the Yampa coming out near Dinosaur NM that might be more scenic.
Naio wrote:
Is that 'cause it's mostly Indian land? And some BLM... which looks fascinating. Their website for Nine Mile Canyon pictographs, for example.
The Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation is on the east side of the Green River in places. Some of the more interesting terrain (say up in the aspen around Wagon Road Ridge 39.221425, -109.770707) is on the reservation.
Nine Mile Canyon is an interesting visit. We went in from the Vernal side. We got a brochure (like
this one) from the Utah Visitors Center in Jensen. You can also print out
this guide and
this guide and
this guide with some pictures.
Naio wrote:
I figure if anyone knows this stuff, it's RVnetters :B
Nine Mile Canyon is the only part of the immediate area around the Green River where we've spent any time.
