Before joining the Paria river, Rock Springs Creek makes a long sweeping turn northward before finally connecting with the Paria channel. The current path circumvents around Rincon Butte, a stone abutment separating the two channels. I follow the existing trail near the rock face and hike up onto a sagebrush-covered sandbar, searching for petroglyphs.
Read MoreUnnamed peak 6180 - Temple Mountain - UT quad
It is a paradox that Uranium was mined on Temple Mountain near Goblin Valley and used in the Manhattan Project. As I set my sights on the summit I recognize the hard climbing is over, but the route finding has just begun.
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