# Chesler Park - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/chesler-park/ - Published: 2022-09-22T05:42:08-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout **It was still fairly early** as I leave the Slickrock trail and head for the trailhead to Chesler Park, the hike I came all this way out here for. Bouncing slowly along the dirt road for a spell, I finally find the start of the trail. The silence out here is certainly foreboding. I make sure that I am fully prepared with an abundance of water and gear before getting started. I can feel a snowstorm approaching. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GPTempDownload- 7-1.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1) **The solitude out here** could easily crush one’s soul if not prepared. I felt as though it might get me as well, even though most of my existence has been wrapped in solitary stillness. I see that I can do an 8-10 mile loop through the high desert as long as I keep my wits about me and follow the trail signs and cairns. I swear I just heard a mountain lion scream in the distance. I pick up the pace, keenly watching the landscape. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1955.jpg?resize =640%2C360&ssl=1) **Halfway in now** and the snow starts to fall. I gauge my distance and think about turning around, but instead I decide to continue onward and hope the snow doesn’t cover the trail. Luckily it was just a squall and quickly moves on. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1960.jpg?resize =640%2C480&ssl=1) **I come to a cave/fissure** and enter to take a break from the cold and get a bite to eat. A single ray of light is shining down into the blackness. An allegory to finding shelter in a storm I suppose, a refuge in a church while madness rages on outside. That is how I feel about Nature and the outdoors in general. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1967.jpg?resize =640%2C360&ssl=1) I’m in the final stretch now, only a couple of miles to go. The views as I exit are impressive, each corner I turn holds new wonders and fascination. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GPTempDownload- 4-1.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1) **There really is nothing like being so alone** out in the wilderness, venturing far into the depths of the desert in wintertime, and then emerging from the trail safe, happy and satisfied with one’s accomplishment. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/chesler-park/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Chesler%20Park&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fchesler-park%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/chesler-park/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/chesler-park/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/chesler-park/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/chesler-park/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…