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Read more about the article Fonts Point, Anza Borrego Badlands

Fonts Point, Anza Borrego Badlands

This past week we ventured out to Fonts Point, just about 8 miles from Borrego Springs. Last year we started up the sand wash to the Fonts Point but turned around, worried that we would get stuck in the deep sand.  Well….this year we had no fear!  The four mile sand wash no longer worried us as we now are so much more confident in our 4x4 skills!   When we started our trek there was nothing but blue skies and high puffy clouds….by the time we got to Fonts Point we encountered wind and there were rain clouds in…

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Read more about the article The Bonneville Salt Flats

The Bonneville Salt Flats

We explored the Bonneville Salt Flats and the Bonneville Speedway.  Both of the above are on “salt flats” in western Utah.  Here is a link to more about Bonneville Salt Flats .This is not a commercial tourist area, it is in fact all on Bureau of Land Management Public land.  Access is from the rest stop on I-80 West or from Exit 4 you can enter from the Speedway entrance.  The flats are about 12 miles long…it is an amazing area.  The Speedway is an especially smooth flat area approx. 10 miles long where speed trials are conducted and is well known…

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Devil’s Garden

The Escalante area is amazing with forests, deserts, slot canyons and incredible rock formations.  We visited Devil’s Garden and were we surprised at the beauty.  I just noticed that many cool areas have the word “Devil” in their names.  Oh well, if the devil was here he left it in perfect condition! 😉 We spent several hours here among the hoodoos and finally were able to fly the drone.  Just like everything else, some abusers of drones have done dumb things and now there are so many restricted areas fun drone spots are hard to find.  🤬We are working on our…

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Wire Pass/Buckskin Gulch

Some days you just don’t know how your plans are going to work out.  Well, today’s plans beat all expectations!  We hiked Wire Pass to Buckskin Gulch…both are amazing slot canyons in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area.  To reach the trailhead of Wire Pass you drive 8.3 miles on a dirt road. Wire pass starts out hiking through Coyote Wash and after about a mile you enter the most colorful slot canyon. Halfway through the pass there is a wooden ladder that drops about 10 feet.  Wire Pass opens into the high walls with petroglyphs and meets up with…

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