Agreed! We picked up a bunch of litter and glow sticks on our visit as well!

How did someone give this only 3 stars!! Views, SOLITUDE away from the hordes of people down the road Had the place to myself on a Saturday! Gnarled old trees everywhere providing many interesting foreground and background interest for photos Beautiful red rock walls and formations Painted hills reminding me of the Bentonite Hills Well worth the visit! Some pics of this beautiful hike - https://wwwflickrcom/gp/dwaynec/U1G2gUsLN4

Very easy access, so worth a quick visit if passing through But the panels and glyphs here are nowhere near as impressive as those at other nearby sites, such as Mt Irish, Shooting Gallery, White Rive Narrows and Delamar Dry Lake

Didn't do the full loop, but just visited the panels in lower Ernie A few potentially useful notes for folks wanting to visit these in as short of a hike as possible it's well worth it, they are very detailed panels!:There is a road off of 24 at 38720504, -110491151 - if you cross through the gate and follow the road, it's easy to get to the rim of Iron Wash and doesn't require high clearance or 4WD! From where the road ends, there is a fairly easy to spot cattle trail that drops down to the wash bottom You can cro...

I only visited the panel, which is easy enough to visit if you're in the area and have already checked out the excellent sites in White River Narrows

#conditions Ran this again on June 13th with a group of 9 without wetsuits--warm day and didn't need them Water levels were lower than our visit around the same time last year but we still got a little wet and had loads of fun Canyon is pretty busy with guided groups There were 4 x guide vehicles in the parking lot and both parking lots were full We weren't in a hurry and did an extra rappel at the beginning of the canyon to practice with a couple of the new people before the larger rappels Caught up to a larger gr...

Mule Canyon Towers Ruin is one of only a few ruins on Cedar Mesa outside of Hovenweep National Monument where tower ruins are found Along the rim of Mule are 5 to 7 towers depending on what exactly you count as a tower, while just below the rim are several ruins and panels to visit as well There is debate on what the towers were actually used for, with some believing they were for defense, and some believing they were used for religious ceremonies With easy access, unique ruins, and plenty to see, this is a side tr...

Between 1973 and 1976, artist Nancy Holt created a unique art piece in Utah’s remote west desert The piece, known as The Sun Tunnels, consists of 4 concrete tubes The tubes, each about 9 feet in diameter by 18 feet in length, are laid out on the flats just north and east of the PIlot Mountain Range During summer and winter solstice, the sunrise and sunset is centered in view in two of the concrete tubes This unique art piece is quite a contrast to the flat lands in is surrounded by Each tube has drilled holes in it...

The flats above Buckhorn Wash must have once teamed with game during certain times of the year In spring, the flats can be a carpet of green grass and seems a perfect grazing area for animals Native peoples left their mark on the area during the times they spent, either hunting or just passing through the area The nearby Cedar Mountain base has several rock art sites This site, at the base of Little Cedar Mountain, is a single large boulder with a few petroglyphs on each side Though a relatively small site, I found...

My favorite area in Utah, the San Rafael Swell offers excellent camping, hiking, canyoneering, and rock climbing. For solitude and amazing views, this is the place to go. Avoid lower areas in the heat of the summer, but fall, winter and spring are amazing times in most areas of the Swell.