The landscape turned dusty and dry and the juniper smaller and sparser as we drove the final few miles to the intersection with Hwy 12. We took a right back towards Calf Creek and Escalante. This is the section of road, just south of Boulder, that is known as “The Hogsback”.
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Before we got to the narrow section, we noticed a pullout that led to a parking area with a few cars. Like a good tourist, I pulled in to see whatsup. It turned out to be the parking area for the Upper Calf Creek Falls Trail. It was quite warm out as I wandered over to where the trail drops onto the slickrock. There was the box where you sign in and out of the trail and a tablet that reminded “Desert Canyons Don’t Care”, words that I would ponder later on.