TrailDamage.com

Photos, videos and information about 4x4 trails in Colorado and Utah

  • Trails
    • Colorado
    • Utah
  • Reports
    • Featured Photos
    • Featured Videos
    • Reports Calendar
  • Members
  • Search
  • Trail Damage Winners
  • FAQ
  • Community
  • Upcoming Events
  • Membership
  • Log In
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Black Dragon 170512

May 12, 2017 by Monica

Black Dragon

Trail Run on May 12, 2017
Report and photos by Monica I., Trail Leader
View trail information for Black Dragon

Mike S.
Silver 2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
Matt K.
White 2016 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon
Walt S.
Gray 2022 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 392

Monica's Jeep was in the shop, so she was riding with Mike and taking photos.  She needed some time in the morning to get it towed from its resting place on an onramp to I-70, dead and missing a serpentine belt.  Once it was safely in the shop, we headed out to the trailhead for Black Dragon.  After airing down, we were on our way.

It never takes long to get to the petroglyphs, and we were amazed (again!) at how wonderfully cool and shady it is there.  It was in a wash, so it probably wasn't a safe place for the natives to stay back when they made the rock art, but it was a nice place to visit.  We hung out for a long time before deciding to get back out into what promised to be a hot day.

The blue sky and bright sun made the scenery absolutely amazing.  The red and white walls were distracting as we worked our way through Black Canyon.  But then we popped out above it and we could see I-70 near us, namely a rest area.  We hoped other people were watching us and wondering how Jeeps got all the way out there.

Like the time before, we looked for a shady spot for lunch but didn't find anything until we got to the scenic area where we had lunch the time before.  We huddled in the small amount of shade and had an awesome lunch just checking things out.

We did the new trail of Swazey's Leap before heading all the way back out to the pavement.  "Back in the day" we would have done another trail, but we decided to get back early to hang out and enjoy the evening.  Most of us were staying in the Green River KOA which shares a driveway with the Tamerisk Restaurant.  They have amazing food, so we had dinner there (like we did other nights).  It was a great day out in the sunshine.

P1020784
P1020785
P1020786
P1020787
P1020789
P1020790
P1020791
P1020793
P1020795
P1020796
P1020797
P1020798
P1020799
P1020800
P1020801
P1020803
P1020804
P1020805
P1020806
P1020807
P1020808
P1020809
P1020810
P1020811
P1020812
P1020813
P1020814
P1020815
P1020817
P1020818
P1020819
P1020820
P1020821
P1020822
P1020823
P1020824
P1020825
P1020826
P1020827
P1020828
P1020829
P1020830
P1020831
P1020832
P1020833
P1020834
P1020835
P1020836
P1020837
P1020839
P1020840
P1020841
P1020842
P1020843
P1020844
P1020845
P1020846
P1020847
P1020848
P1020849
P1020850
P1020851
P1020852
P1020853
P1020854
P1020855
P1020856
P1020857
P1020858
P1020859
P1020860
P1020861
P1020862
P1020863
P1020864
P1020865
P1020866
P1020867
P1020868
P1020869
P1020870
P1040002
P1040004
P1040006

Report from a Different Day

May 26, 2013

Led by Monica I.
None of us had been off the pavement in San Rafael Swell, so we were all really looking forward to the day. We stayed in Green River the night before, so we were at the trailhead in the morning. Luckily, we had the GPS coordinates for the trailhead and we…
Join Us!
If you aren’t a Member or Subscriber, you can’t see all of the content on this site. Get membership information to see why this site is best when you join and log in

Information for Subscribers

When you log in you’ll see more information here:

  • Recent Community Forum posts
  • Recent polls
  • Upcoming Events you can attend
  • Links to online users

© 2000-2022 · TrailDamage.com · Terms and Conditions · About · Contact
Trail information is only accurate on the date posted. Trails may have changed or closed since that date. Use this information for historical purposes only.
Contact the Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management for up-to-date trail information.

/* ----------------------------------------- */ /* View slug: reports-other-reports-for-same-trail-slider - start */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* place the prev/next controls on the sides */ .td-transition-controls .wpv-filter-next-link, .td-transition-controls .wpv-filter-previous-link { border: none; font-size: 300%; position: absolute; top: 70px; } .td-transition-controls .wpv-filter-previous-link { left: 0; } .td-transition-controls .wpv-filter-next-link { right: 0; } /* center the page selector horizonatally */ .td-transition-controls ul.wpv_pagination_dots { text-align: center; margin-top: 10px; } /* center the page selector horizonatally */ .td-transition-controls ul.wpv_pagination_dots li.wpv_pagination_dots_item, .td-transition-controls .wpv_pagination_dots li a { display: inline-block; float: none; } /* remove the default styles */ .td-transition-controls .wpv_pagination_dots li a { text-decoration: none; border-bottom: none; } .td-slider-container { padding: 0 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; position: relative; width:100%; display:table; } .td-slides { position: relative; } .td-slides-image { float:left; display:table-cell; } .td-slides-image img { border:1px solid #c0c0c0; } .td-slides-content { padding:4px 4px 4px 10px; border-top:1px solid #c0c0c0; border-right:1px solid #c0c0c0; border-bottom:1px solid #c0c0c0; display:table-cell; height:227px; overflow:hidden; } .td-slides-content h3 { margin-top:8px; } .td-slides-leader { font-size:smaller; margin-top:4px; } /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* View slug: reports-other-reports-for-same-trail-slider - end */ /* ----------------------------------------- */
/* ----------------------------------------- */ /* Content Template: Template for a Single Report - start */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ .entry-header { display:none; } .entry-content h1 { margin-top:16px; padding-top:0; } h1 a { color:#222; } h1 a:hover { color:#666; } p.entry-meta { font-size:small; } #report-body-spacer { clear:both; width:100%; height:20px; } #addtoany-bar { margin-bottom:2em; text-align:center; } .category-reports .post-info .author, .post-info .date { display: none; } .addthis_recommended_horizontal { text-align:center !important; } /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* Content Template: Template for a Single Report - end */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* Content Template: Loop item in REPORTS Runners - start */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ #runners-container { width:100%; clear:both; } .runner { border:1px solid #c0c0c0; margin:0 6px 6px 0; float:left; width:49%; height:81px; } .runner-image { float: left; } .runner-image img { margin:2px 10px 0 2px; height:75px; width:75px; } .runner-name { text-transform:uppercase; } .runner-name a { color:#222; } .runner-name a:hover { color:#666; } .runner-vehicle { font-size:small; } @media only screen and (max-width: 768px) { .runner { width:100%; } } /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* Content Template: Loop item in REPORTS Runners - end */ /* ----------------------------------------- */