The Burr Trail Road CR-1668,
Hanksville, Utah - Beautiful Scenery and a dirt road. |
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Burr Trail is a long dirt road that twists
and turns, but every inch of the road has fantastic scenery. The two
RV Gypsies did not meet a single car while on this road, which was a
good thing because the road was not that wide most of the time. Often,
the view extended for many miles. |
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Below: Rocky areas by the side of the
road. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies noticed a hill
with red dirt and white stripes - then the hill dipped and rolled along.
The top of the hill appeared to be a more neutral color, like regular
dirt. |
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Below: So the two RV Gypsies stopped their
truck and Lee Duquette walked the short distance to the red-striped
hill to see if it was hard rock or soft sand. |
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After that brief stop, the two RV Gypsies
continued their journey on Burr Trail Road and Karen Duquette photographed
the road out the front window, to show the big dips in the dirt road. |
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Below: Looking far ahead,
the twisty, curvy road could be seen for miles away. |
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Below: Time for a tailgate lunch break
at the side of the road. Lee Duquette set the camera up on self-timer
because there was nobody else in sight. |
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Below: After lunch, Karen Duquette saw
a rock that she thought looked like a short but beautiful natural staircase. |
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Below: A panorama shot of the scenery
and a very tiny Karen Duquette. |
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Below: Back on the road again, the scenery
changed constantly, but was always amazingly beautiful. |
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Below: As the two RV Gypsies approached
the back side of the entrance to Capitol Reef National Park, the dirt
road was now paved, finally. |
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This has been only a small
portion of the Grand Staircase-Escalante.
The Utah menu has two other sections of the Grand Staircase-Escalante
that the two RV Gypsies traveled and each section is completely different. |