Clint and Cody's Excellent Adventure
Ahhh Utah
I just got back from my Utah trip with my buddy Clint. It might have
been the best trip yet, and we've done some great trips over the last
23 years!
We tent camped a couple of nights in awesome spots outside the
Canyonlands park where we could have campfires, which we needed because
it was cold and windy at night. I slept in my clothes, including my
coat, geez that wind was cold. Pro Tip - A true three season tent is a
good investment over a summer tent this time of year :)
We first went to Monticello, then on to Canyonlands where we had back
country permits for three nights. We drove up elephant hill and nearly
all the roads in the park the first day. However the first night we
drove south out of the park near bobby's hill, and camped in a
fantastic little canyon.
The next day we hiked in the Chesler Park area. Amazing, the trail
starts out going through some beautiful rock formations, then you get
up on top and boom, there's a little maze of slot canyons to top it all
off. So...very...cool.
Next we drove out just east of the park then headed north on Lockhart
basin rd...all the way to Moab. In places this is a rugged 4x4 road. It
was sketchy in a nearly stock full size F150, but with me spotting and
Clint fearlessly driving, we made it no problem. Note - don't do this
without good quality skid plates, a locking rear diff and tough tires.
We camped one night along the way, it's a long way from Canyonlands to
Moab on that crazy winding road, often hugging the edge of a cliff.
Compelling scenery that the average tourist will probably never see.
We spent a night in Moab, drove up the Kane creek rd and watched all
the activity there. Very different from the other planet we had to
ourselves for the last couple of days. From Moab we headed south on
163/191 down to the Needles Overlook road, and the Anticline Overlook.
One of the best overlooks I've ever seen, like ever! From that high
vantage point, we could see the kane creek valley on one side, and the
Colorado River on the other.
Far below we could see the Lockhart basin road we had driven the day
before, so crazy to see it winding in and around all the canyon
drainages from high above. Later a dinner stop in Monticello at the
Granary Bar & Grill, a cool little restaurant inside a couple of
renovated silos. The food was pretty good too.
We continued on to Bluff, which has some nice river access, and a crazy
steep ridge line we hiked up the first day of our trip. Spent the night
there, and the last day we drove through Valley of the Gods early in
the morning so I could get some good photos. It did not disappoint.
Wow, what a trip. I'll be working on a short video and post it to
YouTube at some point.
Well, I'm off to get my first rabies shot tomorrow :)
Until next time I hope you are well and enjoying a bit of spring
weather.
(Yes, I meant Covid shot :)
Cheers.
Utah
Utah
Needles district
Needles district
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Chesler Park area
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Lockhart Basin rd. in the distance
Lockhart Basin rd. in the distance
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Anticline Lookout
Anticline Lookout
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I'm thinking some new paintings will come from this.
To be continued...
Cheers ~ Cody
Stay healthy and may art bring you some peace and joy.
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P.S. I have updated my website. Click on any painting and you will see
which gallery has it. Prints are available as always through my website.
I am currently accepting Commissions from the road, turnaround times
are usually less than a month!
www.codydelong.com
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