Trip Report: The Perfect Family Trip!
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We got back to camp right at about noon. It was getting hot, so we drove into town and stopped at a jeep rental place for some suggestions on trails to explore. That, combined with research on this forum, led us to our mid day drive on "Onion Creek" trail.
We drove on 128 for about 20 minutes, and on the right was a small sign marking the start. The trail winds back through some beautiful scenery. It crosses the creek no less than 20 times, and we saw exactly one other vehicle over the several hours we were back there. The off the beaten path discoveries can really turn into highlights.
We used a shady spot to pull the camping stove out and grill up some chili dogs! We spent a while here, just hooting and hollaring and enjoying the sounds of the echo and the creek. It had to be 20 degrees cooler here than in the sun.
We left Onion Creek and went across to the next trail we had been wanting to do, "Chicken Corners". We never made it that far. We stopped at "Hurrah Pass". It was recommended that with our super long wheelbase, we would drag on some of the shelves of the trail. We took the advice.
This trail was different than Onion Creek, although it looks similar in photos. Onion Creek stayed in the valley, and this climbed several thousand feet and then looked out across a vastness. Later in the trip, we realized it was looking back into the canyons of Canyonlands, just from the opposite side of the park itself.
If you look closely, you'll see a car in this photo. That gives a pretty good feel for the scale of this place. Scale is very hard to capture in photos. The trail followed along drop-offs like this for a large portion. Not for those wary of heights.
We got back to camp right at about noon. It was getting hot, so we drove into town and stopped at a jeep rental place for some suggestions on trails to explore. That, combined with research on this forum, led us to our mid day drive on "Onion Creek" trail.
We drove on 128 for about 20 minutes, and on the right was a small sign marking the start. The trail winds back through some beautiful scenery. It crosses the creek no less than 20 times, and we saw exactly one other vehicle over the several hours we were back there. The off the beaten path discoveries can really turn into highlights.
We used a shady spot to pull the camping stove out and grill up some chili dogs! We spent a while here, just hooting and hollaring and enjoying the sounds of the echo and the creek. It had to be 20 degrees cooler here than in the sun.
We left Onion Creek and went across to the next trail we had been wanting to do, "Chicken Corners". We never made it that far. We stopped at "Hurrah Pass". It was recommended that with our super long wheelbase, we would drag on some of the shelves of the trail. We took the advice.
This trail was different than Onion Creek, although it looks similar in photos. Onion Creek stayed in the valley, and this climbed several thousand feet and then looked out across a vastness. Later in the trip, we realized it was looking back into the canyons of Canyonlands, just from the opposite side of the park itself.
If you look closely, you'll see a car in this photo. That gives a pretty good feel for the scale of this place. Scale is very hard to capture in photos. The trail followed along drop-offs like this for a large portion. Not for those wary of heights.