White Pocket

The itinerary for Wednesday had been determined a long while as it entailed renting a White Pocket capable vehicle. We rented a Jeep Cherokee from XPress Rentals in Kanab. There were several to choice from but the ladies wanted a red one, so red it was.

Jeep Cherokee at White Pocket.

The first 30 miles were on regular paved roads then onto House Rock Road and the dirt. Dirt isn't strictly the correct description. There were rocks, ditches, gravel, washboards and more washboards, more rock and washboards. With a 25 mph speed limit it was hard to arrive at a speed to reduce the chattering and shaking inside. I settled on about 20 mph mostly which lessened the vibration a little. Maybe a more modern vehicle wouldn't have been so bad. I would not have attempted the drive in our Alamo Dodge Durango. All the terrain looks the same, Sage Brush and Junipers and sand. We turned at the derelict Corral  after 20+ miles onto the easier of the routes to White Pocket. The BLM map splits the route into segments each with a mileage so it's important to keep zeroing out the tripmeter at each segment. White Pocket Map After another 16 miles or so along deeply rutted deep sand tracks (no way are they roads) we made it to White Pocket.

White Pocket Brains

Who needs "The Wave"?

White Pocket Wave

White Pocket Wave

Ogre's Skull

More Checkboard Effect

Not just rocks

Bit of wildlife.

I actually got a strong cell phone signal from here.

Geological

Navaho Sandstone