Castleton Tower is a distinctive tower just off the La Sal Loop Drive. The tower can easily be seen from the road but for a closer look you can hike up the Access Trail. This trail goes up a short canyon that is a little bit of a challenge. There is a small dry waterfall that requires a short little climb but not difficult. Once up from here, you walk out to an open are with a full view of Castleton Tower. You can continue toward the tower or turn right on a 4×4 road that runs though the area. Follow this down to you see the next canyon down and turn right again. This will take you back out to La Sal Loop rd and an easy walk back to the trail head.

The Halfway Stage Station is another ruin site that is located off of Mill Canyon rd. This station served as the half way mark between Moab and Thompson which is where the train station was. It was 35 miles between Moab and Thompson so travelers would stop for lunch on there way to or from Thompson. The first train came to the area in 1883. All that remains is part of the stone wall within a fenced area. There are also some artifacts people have gathered and placed on the wall.  There is a sign marking the location with a description.

When visiting or observing dinosaur foot tracks, do not dump a bunch of water into a dinosaur print like this lady who did not know what she was talking about. She impressed a family with a few young kids but everything she was telling them was not true. It is permitted to spray some water on the track to make is easier to identify. I have never found this to be the case but regardless, the lady with the camera poured a 12 ounce bottle of water into the print making it unidentifiable. She claimed to be a scout for National Geographic, whatever that means. You can see the father of the children trying to scoop the water out so the children can see the print.
A little bit of knowledge can make people dangerous.

During a May 2104 trip, we set camp early evening at Ken’s Lake. One in our group happen to set his tent on top of a nest of Field Mice. We didn’t learn this until after 3 days when we broke down the tents and packed up. There seem to be a mother and several babies scurrying around our feet. They definitely were not shy or frightened by our presence.  So if you have a fear of mice, look closely before you set camp. By the way, they did not feel any presence under the tent while sleeping.