The bear went over the mountain to see what he could see….Comb Wash

Every afternoon we sit high up on the cliffs where the Turtle (our camper) is nestled in the pinyon junipers. We ponder the wonders of our life, our family and the world as we gaze into the vast valley below us…where magnificent sandstone rock slabs cover the hillside that climbs to the top of the far side of the valley.  

So of course, just like the bear who climbed over the mountain to see what he could see, we needed to climb down into this valley.  We just climbed/slid down the rocks behind Danny!

Then we hiked along these rock slabs that extend for more than a half mile from the south to north….and west to a Comb Wash overlook!

We climbed to the top of the far hill to see what was on the other side of the mountain.  There spread below us was Comb Wash!

Bears Ears National Monument stretches endlessly to the west beyond Comb Wash….

This was the spectacular view that we saw to the east as we hiked along the ridge above Comb Wash.

And to the south….above the Old 95 Dugway!

We just keep coming back to this unique place.  We were here two years ago.  We rested for a bit, and my Danny’s took his coffee break above Comb Wash.

We got to walk back across the rock slabs on our way back to our campsite.  This is one of the most unusual areas that we have ever hiked.  We love it!

To get to this magical place, we had to climb down into the valley below our Turtle, AND then we had to hike back up the rock hillside to the campsite.

This is the hillside where we had to find a passable route for us to access the valley below us.  Can you see the Turtle at the top of the hill that we had to climb?

Just in case you couldn’t see the Turtle, here is an enlarged photo of it perched on the edge of the cliff.

My love and me above Comb Wash today….another glorious day in our lives!