[Mile-marker 26]
For the next 7½ miles Rim Rock Drive is once again on a bench of the
Kayenta Formation between cliffs of the Entrada and Wingate Sandstones.
From Upper Ute Canyon View the road goes southeastward along the canyon
rim about three-tenths of a mile to a parking area. A short trail leads
down from the parking area to fenced Fallen Rock Overlook; the view
shown in figure 35 is from this point. As noted in the caption of figure
35, and on page 108, the Ute Canyon Trail zigzags down the slope from
the road a quarter of a mile southeast of the parking area, but there is
no parking area at the trailhead, so it is safer to park at Fallen Rock
Overlook and walk to the trailhead. The connection with this trail and
the Liberty Cap Trail also is discussed on page 108. On one hike down
this trail we saw two elk, which is a rare sight at such a low altitude,
for they generally stay on or near Piñon Mesa.