Sunday, 22 March 2015. I left around 3:30 and finished moseying down the hill and back down to my car by 6:30 PM. I've gone up the trail repeatedly, and become acquainted with the local terrain. This time I chose to go straight up the hill. It was much more challenging than the regular snakelike trail, as it was more vertical, more treacherous, more slippery and thorny. This kept the eyes engaged at all levels, instead of being allowed to habitually scour the ground for agates and moqui marbles.
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| Approximately 37.654232, -113.058949 |
The "Monolith" is atop a heath, divergent uphill from the trail. It is a beautiful series of rocky upheavals, worn by wind. A few resilient evergreens sprout around it. At the western side of the monolith there are encircled stones with burnt ashes. This little area is quite near the road up the hill and slightly southward, and is easily accessed by a short hike or ATV.
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| 37.644757, -113.053671 |
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| 37.644757, -113.053671 |
When I got to the "monolith" at about mile 2.6 I found some oddly rolled lumps of dirt. I upset one to see if they were hollow, but they were filled and dense. I'm not sure how they formed.
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| Peculiar lumpy mud formations, about 3 inches in diameter. |
Instead of returning the way I came, I went uphill and towards the road.
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37.644531, -113.052626
Just east of the monolith, lovely scrub and a curious twisted pine tree. |
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| 37.644531, -113.052626 |
The winding road down has many turns, and cars will barrel around the edge without warning.
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