Info signs at Kiosk Parking Lot (view NW) |
Gold Butte Road approaching exit from Kiosk Parking Lot (view W) |
Gold Butte Road directional sign (view W) |
Gold Butte Road directional sign (view W) |
Historical Landmark: the "blue barn" (now gone; view W) |
Gold Butte Road (view SW) |
Gold Butte Road with trees along the river (view SW) |
Gold Butte Road with open desert above the river (view SW) |
Gold Butte Road at Government Spring Road (view SW) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Bundy Ranch (view SW) |
Gold Butte Rd overlooking Bundy Ranch (the green fields; view SW) |
Bundy Ranch doing a big BBQ? (view SW) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Bundy Ranch Road (view SW) |
Gold Butte Road at Bundy Ranch Road (view SW) |
Gold Butte Road at Bundy Ranch sign (view SW) |
Bundy Ranch sign (view SW) |
Bundy Ranch Road (view NW from Gold Butte Road) |
Bundy Ranch sign at sunset (view W) |
Historic Bundy Melon Ranch sign (view SW) |
This is the way to Aravada Springs Resort (view SW) |
Continuing past Bundy Ranch Road (view SW) |
At work in the Bundy hayfield - ranching is hard work |
At work in the Bundy hayfield - ranching is hard work |
Private residences along the Virgin River (view W) |
Driveway to residence along the Virgin River (view W) |
Ostrich, then goat, now empty ranch along the river (view N) |
Gold Butte Road (view SW) |
Road climbs steeply to a sharp, blind curve to the right (view S) |
Approaching caution sign: "Slow Blind Curve Ahead" (view S) |
Caution sign: "Slow Blind Curve Ahead" (view S) |
Caution sign: "Slow Blind Curve Ahead" (view S) |
Approaching sharp, blind curve right (view S) |
Entering the sharp, blind curve right (view SW) |
Rounding the sharp, blind curve right (view SW) |
Exiting the sharp, blind curve right (view SW) |
Virgin River farms area, on the right, along Gold Butte Road |
Always watch for cows on the road -- especially at night! |
Approaching curve and washed-out pavement (view SW) |
100 yards of washed-out pavement (view SW) |
Watch for oncoming traffic on tight, narrow curves ahead! |
Approaching narrow crest of a hill (view SW) |
Caution: I got run off the road here (view SW) |
Approaching area information sign |
Area information kiosk |
Area information sign |
Approaching caution sign (view W) |
Caution and Gold Butte Back Country Byway signs (view W) |
Caution sign (view W) |
Caution signs (view W) |
One of many "National Back Country Byway" road signs |
Gold Butte Road (view SW) |
Gold Butte Road (view SW) |
Grand scenery along the road (view S) |
Grand scenery along the road (view S) |
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The asphalt washes out here (view SW) |
Swing wide to the right on this blind curve (view SW) |
Descending again towards the Virgin River (view SW) |
Starting across the open desert (view SW) |
Crossing open desert heading for the next curve (view SW) |
Approaching curve and washed-out pavement (view SW) |
Approaching caution sign: slow, curve ahead sign (view SW) |
Caution sign: slow, curve ahead sign (view SW) |
Caution sign: slow, curve ahead sign (view SW) |
Entering curve and washed-out pavement (view SW) |
Starting onto 300 yards of washed-out pavement (view SW) |
Finishing 300 yards of washed-out pavement (view SW) |
Beyond the washed-out pavement (view S) |
Vehicle at Virgin River Valley Overlook Campsites (view SW) |
GB Road at Virgin River Valley Overlook Camp Road (view S) |
Virgin River Valley Overlook Camp Road (view W from GB Rd) |
Approaching a short side road (view S) |
Short side road to nowhere makes an acceptable campsite (view S) |
Climbing into the hills (view SE) |
Sunset from Gold Butte Road (view W from roadside) |
Along bluffs overlooking a wash (view S) |
Virgin Peak comes back into view (view SE) |
Approaching a caution sign (view SE) |
Desert Tortoise crossing and Gold Butte Back Country Byway sign |
Following along more bluffs next to a wash (view SE) |
Following along bluffs next to a wash (view SE) |
Approaching Juanita Springs oasis (view SE) |
Approaching Juanita Springs oasis (view SE) |
Juanita Springs oasis (view SE) |
Approaching Juanita Springs Ranch Road (view S) |
Seasonal sign at Juanita Springs Ranch (view S) |
Seasonal sign (April Fool's Day) at Juanita Springs Ranch (view S) |
Approaching entrance to Juanita Springs Ranch (view S) |
Gold Butte Road at Juanita Springs Ranch Road (view SW) |
Juanita Springs Ranch Road (view W) |
The Juanita Springs Ranch folks like their privacy (view W) |
Juanita Springs Oasis sign (view W) |
Bumps and potholes just past Juanita Springs gate (view S) |
Approaching "Local Color" signs (view SW) |
Local color: Ney's Sign on private property along Gold Butte Rd |
Local color: Ney's Sign on private property along Gold Butte Rd |
Caution: watch for desert tortoises on the road (view SE) |
Caution: watch for desert tortoises on the road (view SE) |
Gold Butte Road with potholes (view S) |
Little Virgin Peak ahead (view SE) |
Looking ahead towards Big and Little Virgin Peaks (view SE) |
Approaching Little Virgin Wash Rd and Gold Butte Boundary sign |
Gold Butte Road at Little Virgin Wash Road (view S) |
Approaching temporary Gold Butte Boundary sign (view S) |
Gold Butte Boundary sign (view S) |
Gold Butte boundary sign (view SE) |
Everyone stops at the boundary sign for a group photo (view S) |
"Big" Virgin Peak (view SE from boundary sign) |
Little Virgin Peak ahead (view S from boundary sign; zoom) |
Gold Butte Road departing the boundary sign (view SE) |
Gold Butte Road starting up over Little Virgin Pass (view SE) |
Approaching National Back Country Byway sign (view SE) |
National Back Country Byway sign, Mile Post 12 (view SE) |
Gold Butte Road (view SE) |
Approaching Key West Spring Road (view SE) |
Key West Spring Road (view SE from Gold Butte Road) |
Road climbs along base of Little Virgin Peak (view SE) |
Crossing over Little Virgin Pass (view S) |
Approaching Little Virgin Peak Trailhead at toe of ridge (view S) |
Approaching Little Virgin Peak Trailhead (view S) |
Little Virgin Peak trailhead on road shoulder (view S) |
Vehicle at Little Virgin Peak trailhead (view S) |
Descending past Little Virgin Peak trailhead (view S) |
Gold Butte Road descending towards Fisherman Cove Road (view S) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Fisherman Cove Road (view S) |
Fisherman Cove Road sign (view S)
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Fisherman Cove Road sign (view S) |
Gold butte Road at Fisherman Cove Road (view SW) |
Fisherman Cove Road (view SW from Gold Butte Road) |
Fisherman Cove Road sign (view SW; sign missing since 2015) |
Fisherman Cove information sign during summer (view S) |
Fisherman Cove Road information sign during summer (view SW) |
Fisherman Cove information sign after a winter storm (view S) |
Fisherman Cove information sign after a winter storm (view S) |
Gold Butte Road continues (view S) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Gravel Pit Campsite Road (view S) |
Gravel Pit Campsite Road (view NE from Gold Butte Road) |
Sunrise at the Gravel Pit campsite (view W) |
Gold Butte Road on long, rolling flats; notice rough pavement |
Tall Mojave Yucca along the road |
Bundy trespass cattle: road hazards -- especially at night! |
Starving Bundy trespass cattle: is this animal abuse? |
Bundy trespass cattle: road hazards |
Bundy trespass cattle: road hazards -- especially at night! |
Bundy cattle: how many sets of eyeshine do you see? |
Tall Mojave Yucca along the road |
Feral Burros along Gold Butte Road (view SE) |
Side road parallels GB Road and eventually returns to the pavement |
Caution: watch for desert tortoises on the roadway (view SE) |
Whitney Pocket on the horizon (view SE) |
Parallel road returns to Gold Butte Road (view SE) |
Approaching first of the sandstone crags (view SE) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Black Butte Road (Falling Man Road) |
Gold Butte Road at Black Butte Road (Falling Man Road; view SE) |
Black Butte Road (Falling Man Road; view S from Gold Butte Road) |
Approaching First Rock Campsite area (view S) |
Cell phone parking lot, on the right (view S) |
Cell phones usually work here, especially Verizon phones (view S) |
Approaching First Rock Campsite area (view S) |
Approaching First Rock Campsite area (view S) |
Gold Butte Road, approaching road to First Rock campsites (view E) |
Whitney Pocket in the distance; notice smooth pavement (view E) |
Gold Butte Road approaching First Rock Campsites Road (view E) |
First Rock Campsites Road (view W from Gold Butte Road) |
Whitney Pocket in the distance; more smooth pavement (view E) |
Whitney Pocket in the distance (view SE) |
Whitney Pocket in the distance (view E) |
Side road to nowhere at last curve before Whitney Pocket (view E) |
Side road at last curve before Whitney Pocket (view E) |
Approaching main Whitney Pocket area (view S) |
Always watch for temporary traffic signs (left after flashflood) |
Approaching sandstone crags of Whitney Pocket (view SE) |
Approaching Whitney Pocket (view SE) |
Approaching Whitney Pocket (view SE) |
Looking back at first campsite at Whitney Pocket, proper (view W) |
End of the pavement at Whitney Pocket |
Whitney Pocket destination sigh with directions to other areas |