Fisher Towers

 Another great hike not so far from Moab, but far enough to be not crowded. This is 23 mile drive from Moab, and then the last 2 miles to the trailhead is dirt road, but smooth surface. Along the way there are 5-6 BLM (Bureau of Land Management) car campgrounds. There is one at the trailhead at Fisher Towers. We camped there a day before this hike so that we could start hiking early in the morning. Now BLM got greedy and camping fee is $20 without providing anything such as water. Anyway it was convenient for hikers to do Fisher Towers. There were 3 sites, and 2 of them were occupied when we arrived there. Next site one's car was from Montana. They had a big fire with logs they brought. Mr.N (who is from Montana) said that they are not real Montanan since they had big fire, and they kept engine running during night to keep them warm (it was very cold night like 10F). I had no opinion about it and I let him say what he wanted to say.

The book I read said that Fisher Towers is more popular for rock climbers rather than hikers, but we didn't see any rock climbers or hikers during our hike. This is around 4.5 mile with 750 feet elevation change. Trail is well marked and easy to follow.

There are many impressive towers. Some towers are named such as King Fisher, Echo, Cottontail, Ancient Art, or Titan. The Titan is the biggest one. The trail goes through between towers and one can look up to them in real close. This is very cool. Some are thin walls, some are circular towers. It is magnificent to see them in a crispy morning. Another cool thing about this hiking was that the fact we did it around sunlight coming. I an glad to see a dramatic color change of towers as sun hits them.

The above picture is beginning of the hike. The left picture is on the way back of the hike. The sunlight came in and started lightening up towers. Going back is the same scenery but due to color change I was able to enjoy the view somewhat different way. 

 

 

In this hike, there is more to see. The left picture is other vast field view. The sunlight was starting to hit the hills in the distance.

After sun went up higher, the entire field was under the light. What a great view!

When we came back to the trailhead, one guy was about to start the hike. Yay our hike was in all complete solitude and maybe his.