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The White Rim Rd is a 74 mile long jeep road that runs through the heart of Canyonlands National Park around the "Island in the Sky" region. The full route, as pioneered by Buzz Burrell utlizes 24miles of connector road to make a full loop. The last weekend in March Charles Corfield and I set out from Boulder for Utah and our attempt at the road. I would be pacing approximately 50miles and crewing the rest, while Greg filled in driving the truck while I ran. The entire route is crew accessible in a good 4x4 vehicle making resupply of food and water easy if you have the necessary crew. The run began at 4am on Saturday morning at the base of the Shafer trail. The weather was spectacular all day long and Charles put in a good time of less than 20h for the entire route. This is by no means an easy route and should only be attempted by very experienced ultra runners. A mountain bike of the road is more common, but still a tough undertaking. Below you'll find an assortment of pictures from the day, some of which were taken with my dSLR from the truck, others with my mini point and shoot midrun. If you anyone would like full size images please email me.
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| Driving through Canyonlands 3-29-08 | Road to Moab | First light on Mineral Bottom Rd | Greg and the truck on Mineral Bottom Rd | High plains of Canyonlands at Sunrise |
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| Sunrise over Canyonlands | Moon and clouds at sunrise | Sunrise on Mineral Bottom Rd | Greg resupplies Charles on Mineral Bottom Rd | Charles and I running down Mineral Bottom Rd |
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| Dropping into the canyon at Horsethief Bottom | Finally in the canyon | Charles and I running along the Green River | Moon and rock formations above the Green River | The canyon opens up near the Labyrinth |
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| Heading upt he hill just before Potato Bottom | Looking back at Hardscrabble | Biker on the Rd near Unknown Bottom | Charles and Greg running near Unknown Bottom | Candlestick Tower from near Unknown Bottom |
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| Steep canyon walls of the "White rim" | Panorama from near Unknown Bottom | Candlestick Tower from near the Candlestick | Candlestick Tower from Soda Springs |
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| Charles and Greg running below Candlestick Tower | Panorama of Soda Springs Basin | Biker resting above Soda Springs Basin | Soda Springs Basin from near Murphy |
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| Charles and Greg near the top of the Muprhy Hogback | Desert blooms | Canyonlands from below the Murphy Hogback | The canyon and Ekker Butte in the distance | Back pacing, looking south at the Needles and Abajo Mts from near White Crack |
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| Lasal Mts from just past White Crack | Charles and I running near White Crack, Lasals in the distance | Monument Basin and the Lasals | Greg drives off as Charles and I head away from Monument Basin | Abajo Mts from near Monument Basin |
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| Lasal Mts from Gooseberry | Greg takes over pacing near the S Fork of Buck Canyon, Airport Tower in the background | Charles changing shoes after sundown near Airport Tower |