I was so tired after yesterdays ride that I didn’t do a blog last evening.
WE met the group at The Lions Park; parking lot at junction of highway 128 and 191 at 8:00. There were 9 jeeps. Once every one was there we headed east on highway 128 along the Colorado River. The drive along 128 is very scenic.
We stopped 30 miles out at the highway and stopped at the old Dewey Bridge
to air the tires down.
From there we crossed the river on the new bridge and turned left onto the Dome Plateau trail.
The beginning of the trail is pretty rough That’s why we didn’t get any pictures; Patti was to busy holding on.
We climbed a steep hill over some rocky ledges and across some slick rock.
After a couple of miles the trail got better.
We passed a small arch on the right.
And followed the sandy road to the west.
At one point we came to a steep drop down some small ledges.
The drivers got out and inspected the rout.
We decided that the best way was straight down the right side.
It turned out to be a piece of cake.
At the bottom we grossed Yellow Jacket canyon.
We continued along the dirt road
and turned onto a short track to La Boca Arch
After leaving La Boca Arch we followed a few dirt roads some small and narrow and some wide and graded
until we got to the lunch spot at a fantastic over look of the Colorado and the mountains and mesa’s beyond.
Patti tried this panoramic shot of the view.
I’m not sure how well that worked out.
Every one seamed to enjoy the views.
This is probably what she is seeing below her.
I coxed Dennis over near the edge to have a look. He has a problem with height so this was a big step for him and he did very good to get as close to the edge as he did.
After lunch we retraced our path and drove about 3 miles on smooth dirt roads the flats to Cave Springs where we stopped to let everyone explore the caves.
This one has a spring inside that feeds a water trough for cattle.
In this one has a very large room where native people lived.
It looks like a perfect spot for a native settlement as there is water, shelter, plenty of game in the area and large flats for growing corn and beans etc.
We left the caves and continued along the road past the whale,
up a steep rock climb and along a graded road to an old mining area where the buildings were built from railroad ties.
While we were there a cowboy came by with his horse.
After checking out the buildings we continued on this road for a couple more miles until we came back to 128 where we stopped to pump the tires back up.
From there we got on the highway and headed west looking for the cave house.
I had been there once before but couldn’t remember exactly where it was so I had to pull off and check a out a couple spots before I finally found it.
The owner started the project several years ago but ran into trouble because the rock was too unstable and part of the roof collapsed.
The county pulled his permit and he had to stop construction. It looks like it would have been a pretty neat place if the builder had chosen better rock to excavate.
The square things in the sealing were the builders attempt to stabilize the rock but it failed.
From the cave house we headed for Moab enjoying the scenery along the way.
Patti took some wildflower pictures during the ride.
We got back to Plan B around 5:00. At 5:30 we went to dinner at the Branding Iron Steak House.
Today we are taking the day off. We went to Milts for lunch; Yum.
Patti is presently doing laundry while I finish the blog. When we left to go to lunch I tried to save the draft but hit the Publish button instead. so if you only got the first half, I’m sorry.
Since Patti is doing laundry I had to proof read this my self. Therefore there are probably several mistakes.
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