{"id":22164,"date":"2026-02-07T07:07:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T14:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=22164"},"modified":"2026-02-07T07:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T14:10:50","slug":"waterpocket-folds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=22164","title":{"rendered":"Waterpocket Folds"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"22826\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"22827\">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<\/script>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-74efb2cc9f2621d9408e1afb64645419 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>Along Utah&#8217;s historic highway 12 HC travels<\/strong>, white knuckling the drive over the more terrifying bits. All worth it though as he finds remote scenic vistas covered in snow. A welcome sight for a desert rat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"22173\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=22173\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HOVER_20251125_1764088278317.jpg?fit=4000%2C3000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4000,3000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Hover Camera X1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;648fbf10-8ca4_255&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1764062871&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.504&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00061124694376528&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;648fbf10-8ca4_255&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"648fbf10-8ca4_255\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;648fbf10-8ca4_255&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HOVER_20251125_1764088278317.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HOVER_20251125_1764088278317.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HOVER_20251125_1764088278317.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HOVER_20251125_1764088278317.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HOVER_20251125_1764088278317.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HOVER_20251125_1764088278317.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HOVER_20251125_1764088278317.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HOVER_20251125_1764088278317.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HOVER_20251125_1764088278317.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HOVER_20251125_1764088278317.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-00534c87a2a8f131c19bbd68ab0b0774 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>He comes to the tiny town of Boulder<\/strong>, with no locals to be found. Perhaps it was a Sunday and everyone was at church, HC can&#8217;t recall what day of the week it was. Turning left, he connects to the Burr trail southern terminus, and so the adventure begins towards Waterpocket Folds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-attachment-id=\"22167\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=22167\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-785788328.996966.jpg?fit=4032%2C2268&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,2268\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;375&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1764070328&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HipstamaticPhoto-785788328.996966\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-785788328.996966.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-785788328.996966.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-785788328.996966.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-785788328.996966.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-785788328.996966.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-785788328.996966.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-785788328.996966.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-785788328.996966.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-785788328.996966.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-785788328.996966.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a0df40b46ceb637dadf6578c36805cbc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>From epic boulders<\/strong> to Red Rock canyons, HC drives the lonely road. 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