Sights Not Seen from Road

 

Sights Not Seen from Road

Another day in Moab, we decided to check out some sights you can only see when leaving the main road behind.  On this day, we attempted to drive the full drive of what’s called Chicken Corners.  We got further this time than the last, but ultimately decided this is a road that is best driven by ATV’s or UTV’s.  It gets much too rough for Jeeps that have not been modified for heavy-duty off-roading.  But we did get to see some cool views!

On this drive, we once again have cliff faces very close to our Jeep.  As we both looked that this rock, we thought how it could be somewhat like a cloud, as some of the dark shading of the rock can sometimes take on the shape of common things we see.

I think this small canyon appears larger in the image than it was in reality!  It’s hard to see in the image, but there was a very tiny creek that was flowing through it.  Since there was water this late in the season, I’m imagining that in the early spring, the water may really be flowing, depending on the snow melt.

Off-roading, you can get a much closer look at rock formations, like this one.  I called it a tiered rock formation – it kind of reminds me of tiered cakes.  Not nearly as tasty, though!!

Here we are in the midst of rocky desert, and we get to drive on a lovely shady road with greenery growing. Just looking at it makes me feel calm and cool.

Coming back from our drive, we drove right next to the cliff faces, and in this instance, the upper rock formations just hung over our Jeep.  Eeek!! 

Enjoy!