New Hot Spot - Cathedral Valley

Check out an updated version of Les Barstow's Cathedral Valley Hot Spot. Very nice writeup and pics, Les - thanks!

Awesome scenery, great photos, and thorough description. I really want to go there. Thanks for posting!

Great piece, Les!

If anyone is curious about Glass Mountain mentioned towards the end, it's the formation on the right side of this image

Guy

Thanks, Les! That's great... I want to go!

Nice shot of all three major landmarks in the lower valley, Guy. That angle really gives Glass Mountain some respect! (It's really a mound just higher than 7' tall - not much without some creative work...)

PS - Glad everyone likes it. You'll have to order ahead for the clouds, though - they're a bit uncommon. Maybe take Todd with you and see if you can't get some low-hanging fog. (I'll want in on that one!)

Nice write-up. I got the chance to visit there last spring. It is truly and amazing place and I already want to go back again! (and camp overnight next time.)

Great stuff Les. Thanks for taking the time to share.

Thanks for sharing Les! Great photos, too.

I was just there in the second week of November. The road between the west entrance and Upper Cathedral Valley was washed out by a huge rainstorm (same storm that dropped 20 inches of snow in Colorado in October). I entered from Cainesville and had to turn around before getting to the Upper Overlook, so I went back to Temple of the Moon for a moon/spotlight light painting session.

Don

I can imagine the damage a flooded Fremont River would have done to the river ford and surrounding roads! Glad you managed to get back there anyway.

Thanks for taking the time to write a great article, Les. The images aren't too bad either.