Yeah we had considered that since we wont have time on the exploration pre-Moab run to hit it on the way into Moab.
Just FYI, the pre-Moab run starts for us on Fri 5/11.
Depart Denver, arrive Capitol Reef, set up camp @ Fruita, do a little hiking and relax.
5/12, meet up with a few friends coming down from SLC, travel down Notem-Bullfrog road, take ferry across and gather fuel supplies @ Halls Crossing, get down to the Spanish Fort and set up camp.
5/13, Run Hole in the Rock trail into Cheese Camp and the overlook. Head back out to the Chute/amphitheater and set up camp.
5/14, get back out to the main road and either:
A) Head up through Cottonwood Wash/Beef Basin/Bobby's Hole as far as we can until daylight wanes and setup camp.
B) Check out Natural Bridges and do that loop (I understand that is 1.5-2hrs), then take highway around Blanding and Monticello and find somewhere to camp.
5.15, is planned to run Elephant Hill. Whether that is entered from the park (I will be able to meet up with some others that plan to run the trail that day) with option B
Option A enters the trail from the west on the SW corner of the loop. This misses the first half of the trail, but allows to see some of it, perhaps meet up with the rest of the folks we know running the trail.
Either way we plan on getting to Moab Tue eve.
I am stoked, because I have never seen these areas before, and it will all be new sights/territory for me until I get to Moab.
After that, I am fairly open to trails:
