15 April 2019, Elephant Hill

The second trail we tackled at the 2019 Easter Jeep Safari was called Elephant Hill. This trail actually started 60 miles our of Moab in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. The park limits the number of people who can drive this trail, so you must get a permit to run it. Our group had only seven vehicles – all Jeeps!

The entrance trail at Elephant Hill
The trail was well marked!
A little close to the edge, here!
Yes, you had to go down the switchbacks backwards (no room to turn at the corners)
On the trail at Elephant Hill
Some places were a bit narrow!
Elephant Hill Trail

We had a chance to get out and hike a bit, here we are climbing through a slot canyon:

Hiking a slot canyon at Elephant Hill
Slot Canyon along Elephant Hill Trail
Karen at a wider part of the slot canyon.
Eating Ice Cream sandwiches at the end of the hike. (Love the technology that lets you bring freezers into the wilderness)

We also got to hike to a view point of the confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers – Very Spectacular!

The confluence of the Green River joining the Colorado River
Karen and Chuck at the Confluence
The trail back up Elephant Hill is a bit steep…

Here is a video that the guy behind us took of the ride, because we were in front of him, We star in it!