In this video—the second of a two-part series of a two-day trip I went on—I continue to explore some extremely remote and rarely visited areas in the desert west of Salt Lake City, Utah. I promise you haven’t seen this stuff before. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)
GPS COORDINATES & INFO
- My new camp mattress (If you’re reading this via email, you may not be able to see this link. Click here if you can’t see it.)
- Big Spring: 40.7399, -112.6471
- Hastings Cutoff
- Lincoln Highway
- Lake Bonneville
- Places where a modern dirt road crosses the line of wagon tracks that you can see on Google Earth but can’t really see in person: 40.728897, -112.651851, 40.7181, -112.6566, 40.7119, -112.6595
- Horseshoe Springs: 40.613968, -112.708105
- Wagon tracks you CAN see in person (near Horseshoe Springs): 40.612662, -112.709017
- Iosepa: 40.542020, -112.733776
For some reason have to ask about your windshield sticker. Is your registration really 3 years out of date….On your next trip you must see Navajo sacred lands of Canyon De Chelly in Arizona. Believe where Kit Carson and the Navajo had their last battle..
So I bought my car in Texas and had to register it there before driving to Utah, where I live, and where I got new plates and registration. The registration on the windshield is the old Texas one and is a horrible sticker that is hard to get off, so I’ve just left it there. I’ll remove it eventually. I’ve been to Canyon de Chelly. It’s a beautiful place with interesting history. Thanks Steve.
Thank you for sharing these out of the way places. Driving on 80 towards NV there are no signs indicating anything out there. I like your thinking on not sharing exact coordinates.
I also purchased a self inflating mattress from Costco, $39. I took it back as didn’t provide enough support for me.
Thanks Lynn. There are a lot of great things out in that part of Utah and towards Wendover, but you’re right, there aren’t any signs or anything else to let you know what is out there. Camp mattresses are a difficult thing to recommend to people because everyone is shaped differently and sleeps differently. I can sleep fine on a 1.5″ mattress, but I know not everyone is able to.
interested in any equipment reviews you may have completed.
What kinds of equipment, exactly?
Actually, i was interested in the type of daypack you are using for your hikes, manufacturer, size/capacity, likes/dislikes, etc?
Thanks
My daypack is an older version (~3 years old) of the REI Flash 22. It’s a great little backpack, and I don’t have anything bad to say about it. It’s simple. It has everything I need. It’s comfortable. You can find all of the tech specs here: https://www.rei.com/product/892204/rei-co-op-flash-22-pack