Showing posts with label Goblin Valley State Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Goblin Valley State Park. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Driving from Goblin Valley State Park to Zion National Park

It was a good day to leave as the wind was blowing and the dust was flying.
Highway 12 was a wonderful scenic road.  It dropped off on both sides and 
had great views.
We stopped on a pass for a bathroom and snack break.  We had to let Poppa out of his cage.
We drove through Capitol Reef National Park but didn't stop.









Monday, March 17, 2014

Slot Canyon: Little Wild Horse Canyon

 This trail was located 5.4 miles from Goblin State Park.  None of us had ever been in a slot canyon before.  "A slot canyon is a narrow canyon, formed by the wear of water rushing through rock.  A slot canyon is significantly deeper than it is wide." 
The trail started out in a wide wash with this lone sizable Cottonwood tree.
 We encountered many unique cairns/rock sculptures along the way.
 Before too long we found ourselves in a wide canyon with many reminders of what the rushing water could do.


 As we got farther in the canyon kept getting narrower and narrower.


The water was pretty deep so all the shoes came off and the little people had to be carried.  The water was CCCcccccoooollllddddd!
 We kept waiting for him to split his pants.
After working so hard we let our feet warm up in a small spot of sun we found and chowed lunch before the sun disappeared.
We turned around here.  We weren't sure if the kids would be able to do the Bell Canyon loop without tons of complaining and they were having fun weaving between the rocks.
 Q wanted to bring this back but three miles is a long way to carry that heavy of a rock!




 Waiting for Poppa to squeeze his way out of the slots!
Hike: Little Wild Horse Canyon
Trails Used: Little Wild Horse Canyon
Distance:  6.17 miles
Difficulty: Easy, but tight in locations, had to wade through water
Overall average: 2.2 mph
Overall Time: 2 hr, 47 min
Total Ascent: 1033 ft.





Beware...the goblins are going to get you!

View from observation point:
We took the Entrada Canyon Trail from the campground.  The trail starts out winding around all the rock.
 After a short hike you start to get views of some of the goblins.

I got separated (taking too many pictures) from my party and ended up on the Curtis Bench Trail that took me farther out into Valley 1 with views of Valley 2 and
 Valley 3.
Finally, I lifted my head from the camera and thought I spied some figures I knew.
Sure enough, it was Grandma and C and Q!
They had all been exploring the rocks wondering where I had wandered off to.


The happy group back together again!
Hike: Entrada Trail
Trails Used: Entrada Trail to Curtis Bench Trail
Distance:  4.25
Difficulty: Easy
Overall average: 1.9 mph
Overall Time: 2 hr, 10 min
Total Ascent: 312 ft.







Sunday, March 16, 2014

Spring breakin' to Utah again!

Our spring break vacation can't start without our regular trip to Daylight Donuts in Breckenridge.  It puts a smile on everyone's face!
 We decided to take only one vehicle this year instead of two so we were all crammed in a little.  
 Some more than others...
Here we come Utah!
 Goblin Valley State Park:
 The yurt we stayed in:
 A little trek from the parking area & bathroom but worth it for the seclusion and great location!
 Inside the yurt: (sleeps 5 adults)
 Dinner in the yurt:
Climbing around the campsite:


Views of the tent camping sites:

Dish Duty: