Goblin Valley State Park + Little Wild Horse and Bell Canyons

Edward, this is a fantastic post of your canyon's trip. I loved how your setup your images and especially the movie clip with the music. It really felt like I was in the canyon walking along with you. Great job!

I really enjoy your trip reports….keep it up.

Now thats how a trip report should be done!
Sets a new standard.

Very well done, great trip report. Do you have a gear list you used for this trip? I would have liked to of seen pictures of your camp sites and water sources. With not having had the opportunity to hike in this type of desert environment I always find such trip reports very interesting.

Looks like some place they would film Mars movies.

Joe,
Rent the movie 'Galaxy Quest', with Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver, to see exactly what you say, and to have a great laugh.

I was going to say Galaxyquest, but I figured I was the only one who had seen it.

What a great trip report; just the facts and lets you get a sense of the place. I love that area and it was a great teaser for those that haven't been. Thanks again.

Based on the comments above, some of you may have missed Miles’ Sand Dunes Trip Report.

A high standard indeed.

Thanks Miles.

VERY cool. Thanks for sharing!

Wow, thanks for the positive feedback! I'm glad ya'll[1] have enjoyed.

Thom:
I don't have a detailed gear list–I have a system that works with gear ready to go any time, so I don't think about it very analytically anymore. However, I can tell you that it was light (~6 lbs) and basic: the only "special consideration" for desert travel was a large (3L) "just in case" water capacity.

These were two day hikes with car camping in between, so I had no camp sites (just slept right at the trailhead, a benefit of BLM land) and brought 1.5 gallons for the ride. I'm not aware of any water sources for this hike or in the nearby area (except for a pump in Goblin Valley SP). That statement implies the main consideration for desert travel: water.

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I struggle with the philosophical implications of documenting and reviewing experience; in less high-fallutin' terms, I think hard about these things and sometimes choose to stop taking pictures, stop journaling, stop spending time composing posts. I'm also totally without internet access for months at a time. All to say: I can't promise I'll keep it up, but I hope you enjoy when I do.

[1] Living in TN/KY/MS until the age of 11 + English having no differentiated second-person plural = I support the use of ya'll.