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cra3ig t1_iqtm408 wrote

Reply to comment by dkueblerphoto in Milky way over Goblin Valley Utah, shot by me in September of 2022. [1635x2048] [OC] by dkueblerphoto

Go back there right after a good snowfall. Been several times, starting back in the mid-1970s, but the one when everything was frosted was truly unique. Plus, had the place all to ourselves.

Been to Grand Staircase/Escalante, or Capitol Reef? Well worth it, and if magnificent solitude appeals to you, can't be beat.

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dkueblerphoto OP t1_iqtmef1 wrote

I've been there but it's about time I go back.

Thanks for the suggestion!

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cra3ig t1_iqtshab wrote

Outta Boulder (Co), didn't take climbing gear with us on a spring break trip to Canyonlands, 1976. At a ranger hosted campfire talk, mentioned access limitations to him, he told us about Goblin Valley.

Neither he (nor we) were aware of recent new road in, he directed us to an old 4WD double-track near Wild Horse, through scrub & dunes. Blasted through in a Dodge Coronet 440, ranger at the station (what was then was a single-wide trailer) couldn't believe we made it in on the 'old' road.

Was #86 on original visitor log. Saw maybe six other people there all week. Hooked. Following year, played capture the flag through the hoodoos with kids from BYU, who it turned out were on the same Purple Microdot LSD as we were. Good times . . .

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dkueblerphoto OP t1_iqty7wz wrote

Man, what an adventure!
My mom drove a deep green Dodge Coronet when I was a kid lol

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