RockyMtRebel
May 11th, 2021, 06:44 AM
I planned this trip late last year and made the permit reservations in December. The Maze is the 3rd and most remote section of Canyonlands National Park. I’ve done multi day trips to the other two sections of the park but this was my first time in the Maze! Huge thanks to Jim and Trent for joining me and making this a truly memorable experience! If I didn’t already consider these guys my friends!, I do now!
Jim, Trent and I left Colorado last Wednesday and we all met in Hanksville, Utah to gas up, grab a burger and head off to find camp up Poison Springs road. We found an awesome camp spot about 5 miles in! Had a soft and flat sandy ground, lots of cottonwood trees and huge rock walls with petroglyphs. After driving 7-8 hours we were all tired of driving and setting up camp with daylight left was nice! We hung out talking and watching stars and the “starlink” satellites cross the sky until close to midnight and then we turned in. I had a great night of sleep and woke up as the sun was rising. Jim and Trent slept in while I hiked around and climbed a dry waterfall onto the amazing red cliffs and enjoyed the moment and location. It was AWESOME!
Once the guys woke up, we started making coffee and breakfast. Trent was generous enough to share bacon! It was a great breakfast and we enjoyed the quiet and beautiful morning. We took our time since we knew we had a fairly easy 35 miles to camp that night so we soaked in this place while we had it for ourselves!
***I’ll continue posting the other days as separate reports. I’ll add videos and Jim & Trent can add if and when they can :)
Jim, Trent and I left Colorado last Wednesday and we all met in Hanksville, Utah to gas up, grab a burger and head off to find camp up Poison Springs road. We found an awesome camp spot about 5 miles in! Had a soft and flat sandy ground, lots of cottonwood trees and huge rock walls with petroglyphs. After driving 7-8 hours we were all tired of driving and setting up camp with daylight left was nice! We hung out talking and watching stars and the “starlink” satellites cross the sky until close to midnight and then we turned in. I had a great night of sleep and woke up as the sun was rising. Jim and Trent slept in while I hiked around and climbed a dry waterfall onto the amazing red cliffs and enjoyed the moment and location. It was AWESOME!
Once the guys woke up, we started making coffee and breakfast. Trent was generous enough to share bacon! It was a great breakfast and we enjoyed the quiet and beautiful morning. We took our time since we knew we had a fairly easy 35 miles to camp that night so we soaked in this place while we had it for ourselves!
***I’ll continue posting the other days as separate reports. I’ll add videos and Jim & Trent can add if and when they can :)