Utah! Arriving at White Canyon

After camping at a couple of new spots southwest of Escalante (and southeast of Bryce), we decided to head out to a tried-and-true spot. John wanted to camp in the sandstone formations, and we knew just the place. Several times in the past we’ve camped at a little-known canyon called White Canyon, off Hwy 95, near the Hite crossing of the Colorado River, north of Lake Powel, between Canyonlands and Glen Canyon.

We had an extremely scenic drive to get there; Escalante to Boulder to Torrey to Hanksville and then south on 95. If you ever want to do a driving tour of the lesser-known sections of southern Utah, be sure to drive at least the section from Escalante to Torrey.

It was still very windy, so I was dubious about leaving the protective forest campsite we had found, but the forecast called for the winds stopping that night. John said it would be perfect – we would do our driving during the worst of the wind, get ourselves situated, and then we would wake up to great weather in the morning.

When we first arrived that afternoon, the air was full of dirt from the windstorm.

It was still very beautiful though.

Here’s my picture out the van door. I collect these “van view” shots.

Sunset that night was gorgeous.

Wow, the lighting was amazing.

And the next morning, perfect weather, no wind, and a strong blue sky.

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