August 16, 2012 - The two RV Gypsies drove on CR-1668 Burr Trail Road to see fantastic scenery and a slot canyon. |
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Below: Lake Hollow Overlook |
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Below: More beautiful scenery while driving, and views from a few over-looks. |
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Below: Close-up photos of the right and left sides of
the road shown in the panorama above. |
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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. |
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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. |
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A minute later, Lee Duquette looked up and was amazed at how tall the mountain cliff was. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Below: Time to drive on
and see more of the Grand Staircase-Escalante. |
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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. |
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The two RV Gypsies were in awe of the scenery. The last (red) photo on this page shows the road leading down into the valley. |
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Below is a photo of the valley that was seen from above. |
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