I wanted to fly my DJI Mavic Pro drone over the canyons northeast of Moab Utah so I drove down for the day and found the weather agreeable. I drove out to Spring Canyon Point overlooking the Green River and began my flights. And no visit to this area is complete without a visit to […]
Butler Wash
We wanted to explore the canyons near Hanksville further so David and I managed to squeeze out one more day trip to visit Butler Wash, southeast of Hanksville. The day was nice enough for hiking but too windy for me to fly my drone. That was too bad because we were positioned well to have […]
Flying Straight in the San Rafael Swell
October 24th found me heading for the east side of the San Rafael Swell. It was fall and finally cooling off enough to make hiking possible again in the Utah desert. Traveling south towards Hanksville, I exited the highway where it crosses Iron Wash and parked my truck. I then headed westward up the wash […]
Hidden Splendor
It was too hot in most of central and southern Utah for hiking but I needed to do something. I checked my list of places I wanted to visit again and choose the Hidden Splendor area of the San Rafael Swell. I was hoping that it would not be windy so I could fly my […]
The Hidden Park
Capital Reef National Park is an interesting park. If you are playing the tourist and your wheels never leave paved roads, you will drive into the park on Utah state road 24, visit Fruita and the area around the visitor center. You may even stop to hike a few of the established trails. It is […]
Sheep Creek Canyon Near Flaming Gorge
Under the cover of attending a family reunion in northeastern Utah, I was able to spend some time flying my drone over the Sheep Creek Geological Area south of Manila Utah and near Flaming Gorge National Recreational Area. The Bennett side of my family homesteaded along Sheep Creek and up on “the bench” between Sheep […]
Spring at Christmas Meadows
The snow had finally melted enough in the high country to warrant a drive up the Mirror Lake Highway which is State Road 150. Nearing the Bald Mountain summit, we stopped at Lilly Lake for a few pictures. The ground was saturated with melted snow and there were still large patches of snow in the […]
Stair Canyon Arch Near Hanksville
At the end of May, my brother David and I had been working on replacing a back door on David’s residence for a few days and were ready for a change of scenery. From Vernal Utah, we south headed to Hanksville via Price Utah on May 30th. From Hanksville, we drove south on state highway […]
RV to Capitol Reef
My wife and I decided to drag our travel trailer down to Capitol Reef National Park for a few days. We just needed to get out of town and see what Spring had brought us. The first night we stayed in a trailer campground in Torrey. That gave me a chance to explore the backroads […]
North Pinto Hills
With warmer weather, I headed south again to explore parts of Utah that I haven’t experienced yet… and before it got too hot. This time I headed to Hanksville and then west on Highway 24 for a few miles. I could then turn north on a dirt road into the North Pinto Hills area. Since […]