April 3, 2021 Wolf Hole
Desert Canyons RV Park Saint George, Utah Day 3 AND RTT at Wolf Hole
The night sky last night, was the most incredible I have ever seen. The stars were brilliant and there were soooo many! There is very little humidity and moisture in the air, we were at a higher altitude where the atmosphere is thinner, the moon didn’t rise until after 3am and we are very far away from any city lights; these factors make stargazing here an amazing experience.
Good morning Grand Canyon!
We left first thing in the morning, traveling back over the 7 miles of lava flow and through the changing light and shifting perspectives.
Up and out!
We arrived at the crossroads at the schoolhouse and took a break to eat breakfast and explore a little.
We passed an active ranch, the Bundy Ranch, with imposing No Trespassing warnings. They had a sign posted: We have firearms and we have a backhoe! YIKES!!
A young guy that camped with us on the Rim told us that Twin Point was another great place to camp. We thought we would try and go there. We had brought with us an extra 4 gallons of fuel, so we had just about a full tank. It was about 80 miles to Twin Point and then we needed fuel to get out on Sunday…another 96 miles. We decided to go west and measure our fuel use and then make a decision about whether or not a trip to Twin Point was feasible.
More pinyon forest to the next crossroad…NOPE not risking it. We had what we thought might be a 13-mile fuel cushion. We were too far out to risk making a foolish choice. ABORT MISSION! Twin Point is now on our list for the next trip! The road was rough but the air smelled like juniper and we saw a beautiful flock blue stellar jays. We even saw a small patch of snow in an area deeply shaded by a canyon wall.
We took the road to the north, confident that we would find a pretty place to camp.
The cows wander as they please, through the prickly sagebrush.
We traveled through Hidden Canyon. We were earnestly looking for a place to camp. Our criteria: nice view, flat spot, place for fire…we searched and searched as one hour turned to two.
Meanwhile the scenery was lovely. We crossed desert, descended into valleys, traversed canyons, climbed mountains all the while looking for the perfect camping spot…or any camping spot!
We finally made it out to the main road. We took a short spur up a hill at Wolf Hole. Here we found a pretty little site. It was peaceful and we were grateful, after eight hours of travel, to find it!
We had wine, which always helps, and a nice fire. We listened to music and spent the evening counting our many blessings!
Sunset at Wolf Hole.
