The Burr Trail is a 67 mile stretch of road that runs from Boulder, UT, in the north, through the Waterpocket Fold, and then down into Strike Valley where it heads south to Bullfrog, UT. The route was originally developed by John Burr as livestock trail used to shuttle cattle between summer and winter ranges and to bring the cattle to market. The Post is located just about halfway between Boulder and Bullfrog, and it was once a significant stop along the Burr Trail, including a cabin and a corral at the site. The corral remains mostly intact as is evident from these images. The corral is quite large: about 330 feet long and about 160 feet wide (about 1.2 acres) , divided into three main fenced internal sections of approximately 0.6 acres and 2x 0.3 acres.
Images in this entry were recorded at around 12:30 MDT on August 26, 2011, using the Nikon D3s and the AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED lens at between 24mm and 50mm. Exposures were all at f/16.0, with shutter speeds at 1/125s or 1/160s, ISO 200. The raw images were processed through ACR 6.6 with exposure and lens corrections. No sharpening or noise reduction applied. For images that will be converted to BW, sauration is increased to about 30 in ACR. Following raw conversion, the images were converted to BW using Nik Silver Efex Pro 2. Additional images enhancements were made using Nik Color Efex Pro 4. Capture and output sharpening were applied using Photokit Sharpener 2.
A Google Earth image of The Post is shown below:
A map of the Burr Trail can be accessed below:
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Tags: Burr Trail, Capitol Reef National Park, Notom-Bullfrog Road, The Post
Nice series on “The Post”. Back in the day that must have been a busy place. I like the one with the large stone acting as some form of a balance for the gate or fence. Lots of nice tones in the images.
Hi B,
Thanks for the comment. Yes, that counterweight block was cool. It would have been cooler though if it had been hacked out of sandstone rather than made in a form out of concrete, but still interesting. A grand day out in the Strike Valley. Note the time of day too, with the right capture and processing, midday BW images work pretty well.
P.