MOAB 4 WHEELING PART 2

OUR THIRD DAY’S RUN WAS TO DELLENBAUGH TUNNEL, CLIFF HANGER ARCH AND SECRET SPIRE

 

Here is a good example of some of the “slickrock” our trails took us over. It is sandstone so we have good traction when dry, but it does have some irregularities.

Dellenbaugh Tunnel is an arch lower than most of the surrounding ground. Here two members of our group climbed down to the bottom of the wash on the upstream side of the tunnel

 

And here they are on the downstream side, with other members of the group.

 

The group leader often chooses a scenic spot for lunch. Here it was overlooking the Green River.

 

Green River literally is almost green!

 

A side road took us down to the Cliff Hanger Arch. The Green River is in the background.

Secret Spire was our final landmark of the day.

 

 

Here is most of our group at Secret Spire. It really is not so secret as signs on the road directed us to it.

 

Time to air up at the end of the run. It takes me about 10 minutes with the new air compressor.

 

OUR FOURTH AND LAST RUN IN THE JEEP WAS TO GEMINI BRIDGES AND LONG CANYON

 

We first drove to a trailhead from which we walked up a canyon to see to the bottom of the bridges. Here are the twin bridges, quite close together. Can you make out the small patch of blue sky under the first bridge?

 

Next we drove a few miles to stop near the top of the Gemini Bridges. A 100 yard walk brought us to views of the tops of the bridges.

Jo on the upstream bridge.

 

Here are the tops of the two bridges. It seems it once was one bridge until a crack, now 10 feet wide, separated the two.

We filled the parking lot for Gemini Bridges, where we had lunch.

 

The Long Canyon road was a “dugway” – a man made road down a steep canyon. Here our Jeep goes under a leaning rock! It was very nice to drive, with no serious obstacles. One does need to descend it in low range, however! The road starts at the road into Dead Horse State Park and ends on the Colorado River.