Lower Calf Creek Falls - Scenic Byway 12 - Utah - LeAw in the USA //Ep.39

We are living the American dream driving the Historic Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica but we are doing some detours to visit some places we like.
In this 39th episode, we hit the road again. Lucky LeAw, our old vintage 1990 Ford F-250 4x4 truck camper, is fixed.
We visit Calf Creek Falls and drive all Scenic Byway 12 Route. Enjoy the ride with us! ;)
Calf Creek Falls is a perennial waterfall in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah that totals 214 feet (65 m). The lower tier is a 126-foot (38 m) cascade and is very popular, because it can be reached by an easy hike on a 5½ mile roundtrip trail. The upper tier is a 88-foot (27 m) plunge and is much less known, as it requires a 1-mile (1.6 km) scramble past the lower falls.
Named for its use as a natural pen for calves back in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, the creek remained relatively unknown as a tourist destination until the formation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, under the Clinton administration. Walking between mineral-streaked cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, hikers pass beaver ponds and pre-historic rock art sites en route to the paradisiacal pools.
The trailhead is located at the Calf Creek Campground on Highway 12, 11 miles south of the town of Boulder, and 15 miles east of the town of Escalante. The highway follows the route of the creek for most of the distance, atop the bluff to the east of the canyon.
Calf Creek Campground: Located at the campground in the Calf Creek Recreational Area, there is a parking fee for the parking lot, and a camping fee in order to stay overnight. The trail sets off to the north, away from the campground. Though mostly level, the trail frequently crosses vast sandy tracts that can make it difficult for some to navigate. About a mile and a half up the canyon, on the east wall quite high up rest two Fremont granaries and a group of pictograph panels, dated to approximately AD 1200.
State Route 12 or Scenic Byway 12 (SR-12), also known as "Highway 12 - A Journey Through Time Scenic Byway", is a state highway designated an All-American Road located in Garfield County and Wayne County, Utah, United States.
Proceeding west to east for 122 miles (nearly 200 km), the highway starts south of Panguitch at an intersection with US-89, crosses part of Dixie National Forest and Bryce Canyon National Park, continues through the small towns of Tropic, Cannonville, and Henrieville. It crosses various parts of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GS-ENM), continues northeast through Escalante and over the Escalante River, then north through more of GS-ENM, Boulder, the Aquarius Plateau, Grover, ending in Torrey at an intersection with SR-24, five miles (8 km) west of Capitol Reef National Park. The 30-mile (48 km) long portion of the highway that ascends and descends Boulder Mountain on the Aquarius Plateau is known as Boulder Mountain Highway.
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[@outdoorswithlarryrobin]

Yea, back on the road again! Adventure Bound. Stay Safe.

[@leaw]

Thank you very much Larry!🙏 Yeah, we are made for adventures, we can't help ourselves! 🙌😉👍🚐🌎🌍🌏👍😉🙌

[@21Swayzee]

Way to get back on the road, and give er, and live by the moment and enjoy the day!

[@leaw]

Thank you! Yeah exactly! 🙌😉👍🚐🌎🌍🌏🚐👍😉🙌

[@lauramunson5888]

Yeah! The truck is on the road again!

[@ruataimmobiliare8606]

Sono contenta che il problema meccanico sia risolto e che possiate ripartire! Che meraviglia le cascate! Che posti meravigliosi!

[@leaw]

Grazie mille Bruna! Si ci voleva un posto così per riprendere un po' di fiato. Stupendo! Speriamo che non ci dia più problemi il mezzo!

[@00christoph00]

the moment when the cold water reaches the beltline ;-)

[@lauracovi4717]

Dai un bel modo per riprendere il viaggio! Avanti tutta ragazzi! Che la fortuna sia con voi!

[@leaw]

Si! Ci voleva proprio! Un po' d'energia positiva! Speriamo proprio! Un abbraccio 🙏❤🚐🌏🌍🌎🚐❤🙏

[@dariochristiansguazzini615]

Bravi ragazzi! A furia di cambiare pezzi sul furgone tra un po' sará completamente formato da pezzi nuovi di pacca e pronto per affrontare altri 100.000 km! Siamo pronti per il vostro prossimo video. Keep posting!

[@leaw]

Grazie mille Dario, si speriamo che cambiando tutti questi pezzi la macchina riesca a fare ancora tanta strada! New video online!!!

[@liberavitale2480]

Che meraviglia di posto! Cascate mozzafiato, cerbiatti che spuntano a salutarti.... Vorrei essere li con voi! =)

[@leaw]

Grazie mille Libera! Prendi un volo e ti facciamo posto in macchina con noi 😆🚐😉

[@TouringTastebuds]

Glad you guys are good and back on the road, that is really unfortunate about it messing up! BUT you are back on the road! I am sure our paths crossed on our road trips, this is an amazing spot you found in Utah. Gorgeous waterfall!

[@leaw]

Thank you guys! Yes we hope our paths cross to be able to meet you. Safe travels!

[@wsb3377]

Glad your okay 🙂 great video... God bless You

[@leaw]

thank you so very much! :)

[@simmuborgir3337]

good to see you on the road again. and let's hope that they will fix the drone or give you a new one.. cuz it helps you in your videos

[@leaw]

Thank you very much Simmu! Yeah, we hope so too. We love flying the drone!

[@filmingfamily]

Glad your truck is back on the road again. The waterfall is pretty cool, I had no idea about this place. it seems like there are no people, that's great, I need to check this place when we go close one day. You got a nice shots of the deers, love it. Did I hear well that you want to go also to Mexico? Great to see you guys, I love your editing style;)

[@leaw]

Hey, thank you very much! Yes, the trail and the waterfall were fantastic. Yes, our plan is to do all Pan-American Highway, from Deadhorse (The Arctic Ocean) in Alaska to Tierra del Fuego - Ushuaia in Argentina. We are almost halfway... Yes Mexico will be next 🙌🚐🌏🌍🌎🚐🙌

[@danieldennis9500]

Sara looked like she was going all the way until she saw you backing up. I thought you might loose your man card until, to my relief, you dove in to the cold water leading the way. Lol. Another great adventure!

[@leaw]

ahahhahaa LOL Sara is cold blooded :) with warm heart

[@bevtrue6937]

Oh yay, i went to Bryce, also. 1989 😍 so glad your truck got fixed. Lordy, why didn't they check the distributer first??

[@leaw]

Oh, it was a nightmare..but at the end everything went good. Bryce was awesome!!!

[@hankbern9847]

You guys didn't go through Bryce Nat'l Park!!!!!You really missed something there....May be next time!!!I'm sure you can look at it on line….

[@leaw]

Ciao Henry, we were at Bryce but we didn't film that day! incredible place!!

[@buntykumar1592]

💎❤💎❤

[@leaw]

🙏❤😊👍😉👋

[@everythingican]

👍🇨🇦😃

[@leaw]

🙏❤😉👍

[@frankl643]

how much money did you spend to fix the truck?

[@leaw]

Good morning Frank, we spent 1010,00 USD including the tow truck

[@loveloveyy1027]

Are you Jesus?

[@boarini2003]

If you love these places, take the video down. All this publicity does is attract thousands more who trample, pollute and overcrowd these delicate and special places.

[@leaw]

Not everyone is lucky enough to travel and see the world as we do. We would like to be able to show the beautiful world to everyone with our videos. You know, it's not always about wrong publicity, it's always about wrong education.