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At Island Acres State Park to get away from the Rain, then to Bangs Canyon State Park
Tuesday, October 3rd and Wednesday October 4th

We actually do not have a picture of where we stayed when we went to Island Acres State Park. We got there in the evening of October 3rd, a Tuesday, a day that I usually use to work. So while I was working, Sasha did the laundry and grocery shopping for the last time. We took hot showers and went to bed. We had decided that we would go to Bangs Canyon in the morning as our last camping in the Grand Junction area.  

This is our campsite of Bangs Canyon - it is a staging area, where you would normally park. But as there is no one here, we were able to camp. Great Blue Skies!
A little farther away view
Sasha on the trail. This trail was much more difficult than we thought it would be, especially as it had more rocks.
This was one solid rock that I was coming down
Again, a little closer - as you can see, nothing for the tires to grip, just smooth solid rock.
This is the trail when not on solid rock.
Another picture of the trail.
Ultimately we decided that the trail was a little tough for us. We were glad we had done the order of ATVing - Rabbit Valley, Grand Valley OHV, and then Bangs Canyon. If I had seen this first, I might not have been as happy about ATVing.
We left Bangs Canyon on October 4th, but here is a view from the road before Bangs Canyon. You can see Grand Junction sky.

Check out the Next Day, Oh NO We have to start heading back, in our South Route Back.

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