We left Kodachrome Basin State Park in the morning (10/6). Mark decided to take Cottonwood Canyon Road which is a rough dirt road that bisects the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument beginning at Kodachrome Basin State Park and ending at Hwy 89. It meanders 46 miles through stark badlands, sandstone ridges and some scenic canyons. Along the way we stopped briefly to see the Grosvenor Arch. The road travels through some pretty desolate countryside and the condition of the road kept us moving at about 10-15 mph for most of its length. It was a warm, windy day that kicked up a lot of dust. We met more cows along the way as well as some travelers in distress and we arrived at Hwy 89 about 4 hours after we set out.
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| Cows |
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| Grosvenor Arch |
Our first distressed travelers were a lady and her daughter who were looking for the town of Escalante and their GPS had gotten them waaaaayyyyy off course and lost in the Escalante Monument instead. They were going in the opposite direction of where they wanted to be, so we showed them our map and got them turned around in the right direction. Our next distressed travelers were two fellas from California who knew where they were, but were stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire on their rental car. We helped them out with our jack and then followed them the remaining 17 miles to Hwy 89 in case their "donut" spare failed them, too, with the poor road conditions. We ran into them again later in the afternoon at Stromboli's Pizza in Page, Arizona where we stopped for pizza and they were eating spaghetti and meatballs while their tire was getting repaired.
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| Following the fellas from California - Look closely to see their car |
We also stopped at a spot overlooking Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam.
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| Wahweap Marina on Lake Powell |
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