Our next stop was Cave Towers which normally requires a long hike since the road is very, very rough; however, Eli cautiously wheeled our van down to the site for a much shorter hike.
The site itself is small, but the view of the canyon is wonderful. In the second shot, other ruins tucked into the cliff can be seen. Expand the pic to check it out...
For our lunch break, Eli drove us down a long road filled with trepidation and lots of bouncing... on and on... and then!
The above are from an overlook into Arch Canyon. Really a spectular if remote area. A very nice lunch of wraps, fruits & veggies, although Eli withheld the cookies until he could herd us back into the van to continue our tour.
Eli drove us over to the Butler Wash road, a long drive aside Comb Ridge. A shot off road, but with the main highway visible as it winds its way looking for a path through the ridge.
An dino tracks!
We drove along Butler Wash until we could see a large cove in the ridge. This was the point of another hike to see more ruins.
I don't remember the name of these ruins but they were worth the hike!
I was amazed at the patterns in the overhang...
By this time, we were getting a bit worn from the hiking and started thinking about cocktail hour... So we drove the length of Butler Wash until we hit the highway back to Bluff. I can't thank Eli and the tour company enough for wonderful day. Eli, though still young, was quite knowledgable about the area (he grew up locally), and we learned so much as well as seeing so much.
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