IntrepidXJ

Today, Amanda and I headed to the Book Cliffs in Utah for a little day trip. We started out by heading to Crescent Junction. Instead of hopping on the interstate, we decided to take the old abandoned US Highway 6 & 50 as far as we could.

Here's the old Colorado / Utah state line marker



We were able to take the old highway to the second Westwater exit before we had to jump on the interstate. After making a short gas stop in Thompson Springs we hopped back on the old highway and made our way to Crescent Junction where we turned right and headed for the Book Cliffs.



After making it over Thompson Pass we hung a right and continued up Floy Wash.





We passed this old cabin along the trail



...and then this cemetery right before we met up with Sego Canyon

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Next we took a left and headed to the ghost town of Sego in Sego Canyon









Then we followed Sego Canyon another ten miles until we reached the locked gate at the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation.

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On our way back down the canyon, we stopped at the Indian Rock Art for a few photos.











...and if you look closely in this one, you can see where the pictographs and petroglyphs are located.



On our way home, we took some sections of the old US Highway 6 & 50 we had missed on the way there.



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flybiker83

looks like a fun trip man

prerunner1982

Awesome... I love old Ghost towns.

99xjlove

That is some cool stuff there. I have never been up that side of the bookcliffs, just the cameo side. That deffinately looks like an interesting trip. How far into utah is that?

IntrepidXJ

It's about 50 miles to Crescent Junction, I beleive. It's the same exit you turn off to head into Moab via 191 (not the Cisco exit that takes 128 into Moab)....except instead of heading south to Moab, turn right and head north into the Book Cliffs

99xjlove

That just sounds like a great trip

Alaska

Nice!! Looks like a great trip!

Cliff

Great pics IntrepidXJ! That looks like a fun trip. I have been meaning to get up to check out book cliffs but I haven't made it yet. Although I did go through Crescent yesterday on my way to White Wash sand Dunes.

RenoXJ

As always, thanks randy!