Photos from Near the Nautilus

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Stripes in a rock above the wash near the Nautilus, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Stripes in a rock above the wash near the Nautilus

A few weeks ago, I posted a trip report for hiking to the Nautilus in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.  In that post, I couldn’t possibly include all of the amazing photographs that I took, not of the Nautilus itself, but of the surrounding rocks and canyons.  So guess what?  You get an ultra-special Anne’s Travels Edition with photos from around the Nautilus!

Enjoy!

Hiking toward the Nautilus but closer to the right side of the canyon,
Hiking toward the Nautilus but closer to the right side of the canyon

I did take a photo from beyond the Nautilus…

A stripy rock with the Nautilus in the background,
A stripy rock with the Nautilus in the background

As well as a photo or two from the Nautilus itself.

Yellow swirls on the Nautilus formation,
Yellow swirls on the Nautilus formation

But I spent most of my time exploring a canyon on the right just before I got to the Nautilus.

Heading for the canyon near the Nautilus,,
Heading for the canyon
Ripples in the wall of a dryfall,
Ripples in the wall of a dryfall
The same ripples, higher up. The dryfall is about 5-6ft. tall.
The same ripples, higher up. The dryfall is about 5-6ft. tall
A rock-strewn ledge above the dryfall,
A rock-strewn ledge above the dryfall
The canyon turns into a few narrow slots,
The canyon turns into a few narrow slots
More rocks on stripes in the canyon,
More rocks on stripes
Another taller dryfall,
Another taller dryfall
One last narrow slot,
One last narrow slot

And there were a lot of stripes on the right (if you’re walking upcanyon) on my way back to the parking area!

Heading back toward the parking area along the White House Road,
Heading back toward the parking area
Stripes and rock formations,
Stripes and rock formations
Some of the coolest stripes,
Some of the coolest stripes!

I’m sure there were more things to discover, but we wanted to check out Round Valley Draw before the day was out!

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