Day 015b: You Remind Me of a Man (What Man?)

Pic: Hoodoo? Yeah, you do, you do. Dixie NF, UT

I made an impromptu stop off UT-12 at the Red Canyon Visitor Center in Dixie National Forest. I mostly wanted information about dispersed camping in the area since it is a short drive from Bryce Canyon NP (the ranger suggested an area called Cabin Hollow). I also inquired about a snake discovered in the Moqui Cave parking lot by a woman who seemed surprised that I would run toward a snake to get a better look (the ranger and a field guide agreed that it was a gopher snake).

While I was stopped, I noticed some interesting formations in the nearby hills so I made a sandwich and hiked up Pink Ledges Trail and Hoodoo Trail. In most parts of the world, I’d be content to spend a couple days exploring these features. In southern Utah, this is a quick pit stop between world-famous marvels of geology.