Page 2 at the Grand Staircase-Escalante

The two RV Gypsies (full-time RVers) drove a different part of the Grand Staircase-Escalante, a National Monument near Boulder, Utah.

sign: Welcome to Boulder

August 16, 2012 - The two RV Gypsies drove on CR-1668 Burr Trail Road to see fantastic scenery and a slot canyon.

sign; Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
scenery on the Burr Trail Road

Below: Lake Hollow Overlook

Lake Hollow Overlook
Lake Hollow Overlook
the two RV Gypsies at Lake Hollow Overlook
flower

Below: More beautiful scenery while driving, and views from a few over-looks.

scenery on the Grand Staircse-Escalante
scenery on the Grand Staircse-Escalante
flowers
flowers
scenery on the Grand Staircse-Escalante

Below: Close-up photos of the right and left sides of the road shown in the panorama above.

scenery on the Grand Staircse-Escalante
scenery on the Grand Staircse-Escalante

Below: The two RV Gypsies stopped their truck at a pull-out because Karen Duquette liked the stripes in the mountain and wanted photographs. There was no other vehicle traffic in the park at that time.

scenery on the Grand Staircse-Escalante
scenery on the Grand Staircse-Escalante
scenery on the Grand Staircse-Escalante

Then, looking left, Lee Duquette spotted a path and decided to see what other great scenery could be seen there. It looked like a short, easy path with just a slight incline downward.

path toward a slot canyon

A minute later, Lee Duquette looked up and was amazed at how tall the mountain cliff was.

Lee Duquette admires a tall mountain
upward panorama view of a tall mountain

Below: A few steps around the tree (shown in the above photo) and Karen Duquette just had to take close-up photos of the mountain.

grottos in the mountain
plant growing in the mountain
the mountain cliff
a tree branch laying on the mountain
grottos
grottos

Below: Such unbelievable beauty just a short distance from the side of the road, yet the two RV Gypsies almost drove by this area without seeing it.

grottos in the mountain
Lee Duquette

Below: The two RV Gypsies enjoyed taking close-up photos of the mountain and all its crevices, so they were surprised once again, when they turned around and saw that this was actually a slot canyon. To realize how tall these cliffs are, notice how tiny the people in the below photo appear to be.

slot canyon on the Grand Staircase-Escalante

Below: Because the ground was so smooth and level, Karen Duquette decided to go further into the slot canyon, which didn't look very deep.

Karen Duquette in the slot canyon
Karen Duquette in the slot canyon

Below: Just a short walk between the trees (shown in the photos above), and the two RV Gypsies were at the end of the slot canyon, looking up and being amazed at how tall the slot cave is.

the two RV Gypsies are at the end of the slot canyon
the two RV Gypsies are at the end of the slot canyon

Below: Time to drive on and see more of the Grand Staircase-Escalante.

the toad of the two RV Gypsies

Below: At the next pull-off, Lee Duquette took the below photo. Then Lee heard Karen  Duquette telling him to come and be amazed at the scenery on the other side of the road.

scenery on the Grand Staircase-Escalante

awesomeThe two RV Gypsies were in awe of the scenery. The last (red) photo on this page shows the road leading down into the valley.

panorama scenery on the Grand Staircase-Escalante
scenery on the Grand Staircase-Escalante
scenery on the Grand Staircase-Escalante
scenery on the Grand Staircase-Escalante
the road down

Below is a photo of the valley that was seen from above.

the valley seen from above
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