The road through the Valley of the Gods exits onto Utah Route 261, also known as the Moki Dugway. It was constructed in 1958 by Texas Zinc, a mining company, to transport uranium ore from the "Happy Jack" mine in Fry Canyon, UT. to the processing mill in Mexican Hat. The three miles of unpaved, but well graded, switchbacks ascends 1100 feet to the top of Cedar Mesa. The State of Utah recommends that only vehicles less than 28 feet in length and 10,000 pounds in weight attempt to negotiate this steep (10% grade), narrow and winding road.
The switchbacks of Moki Dugway
At the top of the dugway, we took another graded dirt road to Muley Point. From Muley Point, you can see the San Juan River "meanders" and in the far distance, Monument Valley. We took a few pictures, had a picnic lunch and found a geocache. We drove a short distance to find another geocache. We searched for at least twenty minutes to no avail. We believe that cache was gone.
View of the San Juan River "meanders"
Monument Valley on the horizon
At Muley Point
