*** UPDATED July 26, 2019 - we are at capacity // carpools section added ***
A general blueprint of our famous rolling party which will span Monday Aug 5th and Tuesday Aug 6, 2019 (details, maps, and photos continue to be updated - suggestions welcome). The payment link for the reservation is up and running (the $75 payment should "approximately" cover lodging, food, and milonga pavilion rental - but gas cost sharing / food cost overruns / premium lodging may be a bit extra)Carpools draft plan: Scott Kelley, Steve Grant and Ezhevsky to borrow Dm's car. Tatiana and Vera with Lorraine. Sarah, Jennifer and Eunyong with Rob. Chris and Irina S with Warren. Chelsea L and Enid with Brian. Chris Kat with David H. Grisha with Irene. Nate, Joni and R+Y do't return to Salt Lake but may help with carpoolers on the leg in.
| Aug 5, 2019, Monday | ||
| 12 pm – 2:30 pm or later | Carpooling from Salt Lake city (180 mi) (later start possible for those who drive straight to Mystic w/o visiting the Fremont petroglyphs ) | on the road! |
| 3 pm – 4:30 pm | Mystic Hot Springs Afterparty: Fremont Indian Petroglyphs | Fremont Indian State Park (map) |
| 4:30 pm -7 pm | Mystic Hot Springs Afterparty check-in & soak |
Monroe, UT (map)
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| 7 pm – midnight | Mystic Hot Springs Afterparty: Asado dinner and Monroe City Pavilion Milonga | |
| Midnight – ??? | Mystic Hot Springs Afterparty: soaking under stars | |
| Aug 6, 2019, Tuesday | ||
| All day … till midnight or so? | Afterparty sightseeing tour and Sunset Dance | on the road! |
Leaving in the early afternoon on Monday Aug 5th for Fremont Indian State Park (with an optional adventure petroglyph tour) - Mystic Hot Springs check-in and soak - Asado party at Monroe Pavillion - more soaking under the stars and comfy sleeping in vintage cowboy cabins, different-era vintage hippy school buses.
A PRELIMINARY lodging layout (as of July 26) is below - please inquire if you want a change, please note that private units come at a slight premium (to be calculated later but estimated at slightly less than $30 per unit). Three people expressed interest but didn't commit yet (question marks). The layout may change if we sign enough people to make it necessary to used all shared-unit beds. Also note that we still have a few units available - and campsites as well. Don't delay - sign in while they last :)
Tuesday Aug 6: relaxed breakfast @ the Mars Hostel in Mystic, and the we begin a road tour which will last the whole day, returning to Salt Lake quite late.
Where should we go this time? The most recent Mystic tours took us to the spectacular Bryce Canyon National Park, hiking its classic Navajo Loop between Bryce's famous multi-colored spires, and before that - across San Rafael Swell (including roadside overlooks, Black Dragon Wash petroglyphs, and Temple Mountain ghost town), ending in the classic Sunset Dance at the Goblin Valley State Park. Once we went to Zion.
Last year, I already proposed a radically new itinerary: an 80-mile drive to Red Canyon with a very short hike there; then to the lava flows of Mammoth Creek and the lava tube a.k.a. Utah Mammoth Cave; then to the high-elevation overlook of Cedar Break National Monument; and optionally, an 11-mile detour to the famous petroglyphs of Parowan Gap on the way home (images and map below)
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| Red Canyon is a reduced-scale version of Bryce Canyon NP |
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| Mammoth Cave Lava tube is a short through hike with flashlights - and sleeping bats may be a bonus |
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| Cedar Breaks from the North Overlook at the cool 10.500 ft el |
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| Parowan Gap is the Mecca of Solstice-worshippers |
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| Kolob Canyon offers a spectacular overlook and nice creekside hiking to a redrock alcove, but it isn't as visually stunning as the more-visited main canyon of Zion National Park |
