The first few days of this trip were designed to cover much of the same territory as my 2004 “Arches and Canyons” trip. That’s not a bad thing, when you’re in an area as spectacular as southern Utah. Fortunately, my route allowed me an excuse to travel the Cottonwood Canyon Road (BLM Route 400) through the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The dirt road leads to the almost dream-like canyon pictured above. It’s a place where rocks come in every color imaginable, and all seem to be arranged in chaos. Because this is part of Utah’s vast, mostly untamed wilderness, you […]