I’ll be honest, after grabbing the 4runner from storage, it really felt good to be loading it up with gear for a trek west. Past the Floyd Hill construction, I found myself on hwy 24 heading South towards Hanksville with the beloved Henry’s in the distance. At camp, we settled in. Nothing better then friends a warm fire, food and beer. A late but fun night. The next Morning we headed out. At the Sundance trailhead, we turned on a two track and headed for camp. The road bringing us to the edge of Dark Canyon. Once at camp, we found ourselves with some amazing vies of the Little Rockies and the Orange Cliffs. We settled in for another fantastic night around the fire. Solitude is a grand thing.

After loading up, it felt good to finally get out with the 4runner. Even while being stuck in traffic on I-70 due to the Floyd Hill construction.

Always a great to see the Henry’s in the distance.

Desert views and making my way into the Henry’s.

Golden Aspens in the Henry’s as I make my way to camp.

Wickiup Pass (9,200 ft).

Further on up and some fine vistas of canyon country along with Mt. Ellen’s ( 11,522ft) shadow.

Bull Creek Pass (10,485 ft)

Evening vistas of Capital Reef as I drop down into camp.

Nasty Flats.

Another fine morning at one of my favorite camps. Some fall color still on the Aspens.

Views of Capital Reef from a favorite perch a short walk from camp.

Some good fall color.

Matt climbing back over Bull Creek Pass.

Hite Crossing Bridge.

Most of the gang. A lifted 4runner looks small amongst lifted Land Cruisers.

FJ 60’s in there element.

At the Sundance Trailhead, we turned off on a two track and headed for camp.

Grand views of Dark Canyon,

And a bit of wheeling to get to camp.

Back to open roads.

A fine evening sets in.

Little Rockies in the distance. One day I’ll check them out.

Little Rockies in the distance. I’ve been eyeballing them for some time.

And another fine evening around the campfire.