4,603 miles 8 states 1 month some reflections
I just finished a month-long trip thru 8 states totaling 4603 miles. The purpose of this trip was to meet our friends from England Mick and Marg who were flying into San Francisco from New Zealand and...
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4X4Dodger wrote:
If your fear of heights can be conquered drive the Schaffer Trail Road down into Canyonlands. It's a narrow dirt switchback road crawling down the sheer face of the canyon. No words can do justice to the madness of this road. At many points if I had opened my door to step out I would have fallen straight down nearly a 1/4 mile. Some of the switchbacks were so tight that I had to back up my Dodge and get a tighter turn to get around the corner. There are some wider places to let other cars coming up the road pass but you must keep a lookout for them way ahead. Before driving this road go to the Schaffer Trail Road Overlook for a stomach churning view of the road as its winds its way down the canyon.
DW still has not forgiven me for taking her down this hill and across the valley back to Moab. Lady in the bar while she was orderring a stiff drink told her I should have taken her up the hill!!! But that seems like the chicken thing to do!
Chris
