Sign at junction of Scanlon, Red Bluff Spring, Gold Butte roads |
Scanlon Road approaching Gold Butte Townsite (view NE) |
Scanlon Road at start of Gold Butte Townsite Road West (view NE) |
Scanlon Road at Gold Butte Townsite Road West (view SE) |
Sign: Respect, Protect, and Enjoy Your Desert (view SE) |
Scanlon Road at Red Bluff Spring Road (view NE) |
Red Bluff Spring Road (view NW from Gold Butte Road) |
Gold Butte Road at Tramp-and-Fork Fire sign (view NE) |
Tramp-and-Fork Fire sign (view NE) |
Backside of Gold Butte directional sign (view E) |
Gold Butte Road at Gold Butte Townsite Road East (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road at Gold Butte Townsite Road East (view SW) |
Prospect mounds along Gold Butte Road (view N) |
Prospect mounds along Gold Butte Road (zoom; view N) |
Gold Butte Road in valley with granite crags (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Voight Well Road West (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Gold Butte Airstrip Road (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road at Gold Butte Airstrip Road (view NE) |
Gold Butte Airstrip Road (view N from Gold Butte Road) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Voight Well Road East (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road approaching cattle guard during winter (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road approaching cattle guard during summer (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road at cattle guard during winter (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road at cattle guard during summer (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road at Blackjack Mine Trail, on the left (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road (view NE) |
Springtime view down Paradise Valley (view N) |
Gold Butte Road (view NE) |
Trespass Bundy cattle (view N from Gold Butte Road) |
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Gold Butte Road at Guzzler Road (view E) |
Guzzler Road (view NE from Gold Butte Road) |
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Upturned limestone crags (view NE) |
Upturned limestone crags (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road at Vermiculite Mine Road, west spur (view NE) |
Vermiculite Mine Road, west spur (view E from Gold Butte Road) |
Gold Butte Road at Vermiculite Mine Road, east spur (view NE) |
Vermiculite Mine Road, east spur (view S from Gold Butte Road) |
Mica Peak during winter (view S) |
Upturned limestone crags (view N) |
Gold Butte Road turning down into Horse Spring Valley (view NE) |
Horse Spring Valley (view NE from Gold Butte Road) |
Approaching narrow road and blind curve (view N) |
Gold Butte Road descending Horse Spring Valley (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Devils Cove Road (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Devils Cove Road (view NE) |
Devils Cove Road sign (view NE) |
Devils Cove Road sign (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road at Devils Cove Road (view NE) |
More to come ... |
Gold Butte Backcountry Byway road sign (view NE) |
Gold Butte Backcountry Byway road sign (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road running down Horse Spring Valley (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Uranium Mine Road (view NE) |
Uranium Mine Road and campsite (view E from Gold Butte Road) |
Gold Butte Road running down Horse Spring Valley (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road at Horse Spring Road right (view N) |
Gold Butte Road dipping to cross Horse Wash (view NW) |
Trespass cattle along Gold Butte Road (view NW) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Horse Spring North Road (view N) |
Gold Butte Road at Horse Spring North Road (view N) |
Gold Butte Road (view NE) |
Ponded water after a storm (view N) |
Gold Butte Road approaching cattle guard and curve (view NE) |
Vehicle parked at Paradise Peak Trailhead (view N) |
Vehicle at Paradise Peak Trailhead (view NW to Paradise Ridge) |
Gold Butte Road at cattle guard and curve (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road turning surprise curve (view N) |
Gold Butte Road traversing hillside below surprise curve (view NW) |
Gold Butte Road bends back to the north (view N) |
Descending past colorful hills (view N) |
Gold Butte Road at washout (view N) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Drill Site Campsite (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road at Drill Site Campsite (view NE) |
Well casing at Drill Site Campsite (view E) |
Gold Butte Road can be washed out (view NE) |
Crossing colorful layers of mudstone (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road crossing red-mud hills (view NE) |
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Gold Butte Road descending towards the colorful Mud Hills (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road approaching St. Thomas Gap Road (view NW) |
Gold Butte Road at St. Thomas Gap Road sign (view NW) |
St. Thomas Gap Road sign (view N) |
St. Thomas Gap Road sign (view N) |
Gold Butte Road at St. Thomas Gap Road South (view NW) |
Gold Butte Road at St. Thomas Gap Road North (view NW) |
Gold Butte Road at St. Thomas Gap Road campsite (view N) |
St. Thomas Gap Road campsite (view NE) |
Grader fixing Gold Butte Road (view N) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Mud Hills Corral Road (view N) |
Gold Butte Road at Mud Hills Corral Road (view N) |
Watch for feral burros crossing the road (view NW) |
Gold Butte Road at a minor side road right (view NW) |
Gold Butte Road at minor road right (view NW) |
Gold Butte Road at minor side road left (view NW) |
Gold Butte Road passing a carsonite road marker (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Mud Wash Road (view N) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Mud Wash Road sign (view N) |
Gold Butte Road at Mud Wash Road sign (view N) |
Mud Wash Road sign (view N) |
Gold Butte Road approaching backside of Tramp Fire sign (view N) |
Gold Butte Road at Mud Wash Road (view N) |
Mud Wash Road (view W from Gold Butte Road) |
Gold Butte Road approaching a parallel road to nowhere (view NE) |
Parallel Road returning to Gold Butte Road (hard to see northbound) |
Parallel Road returning to Gold Butte Road (hard to see northbound) |
Gold Butte Road entering Wechech Basin (view NE) |
Gold Butte Road entering Wechech Basin (view NE) |
Always watch for desert tortoise in the road! (view NW) |
Desert tortoise climbing steep road berm (view SW) |
Desert tortoise safely across the road |
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Gold Butte Road approaching Mud Wash North Road (view NW) |
Gold Butte Road at Mud Wash North Road sign (view N) |
Gold Butte Road at Mud Wash North Road sign (view N) |
Mud Wash North Road sign (view N) |
Gold Butte Road at Mud Wash North Road (view NW) |
Gold Butte Road at Mud Wash North Road (view NW) |
Mud Wash North Road (view SW from Gold Butte Road) |
Continuing past Mud Wash North Road (view NW) |
Gold Butte Road at campsite (view N) |
Campsite (view NW from Gold Butte Road) |
Gold Butte Road at cattle guard (view N) |
Gold Butte Road (view NE) |
An incline with a rock sill to bounce over (view NE) |
Cobblestone roadway (view NE) |
Fairly smooth roadway (view NE) |
Approaching the rough patch with several moguls (view NE) |
A bit washed, but not too bad (view NE) |
A bit washed, but not too bad (view NE) |
Whitney Pocket in the distance (view N) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Whitney Pocket (view N) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Whitney Pocket (view N) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Whitney Pocket (view N) |
Whitney Pocket (view NE from Gold Butte Road) |
Gold Butte Rd approaching Whitney Pocket sign (view N) |
Gold Butte Rd at Whitney Pocket sign (view N) |
Whitney Pocket sign (view N) |
Whitney Pocket sign (view N) |
Whitney Pocket day-use parking (view NW from Gold Butte Road) |
Gold Butte Road approaching Whitney Pass Road (view NW) |
Gold Butte Road at Whitney Pass Road (view N) |
Gold Butte Road just past Whitney Pass Road (view N) |
Hitting the road on ATVs |
Gold Butte Road approaching start of the pavement (view N) |
Gold Butte Road at start of the pavement (view N) |