The Desert Badlands just west of Hanksville Utah dazzled me once again! On long road trips, my gaze was often attracted to an amazing tower off in the desert. The tower turned out to be Factory Butte. And incredibly aesthetic, yet ominous Mesa that is rapidly eroding into more of a tower like structure. I took a beautiful ride on my Enduro motorcycle, encircling the Butte, and visiting many breathtaking attractions on every side, cliffs canyons and towers. The ride culminated with a man eating ride across surreal, unstable, steep sided mud dunes in search of the perfect vantage point to capture the Butte's beauty during sunset. This location was also the best vantage point for a recon flight to scan for the best climbing lines up onto the buttes heights. I have no illusions of summiting this crumbling mud tower but being an avid climber I can not resist the draw to go as far as I safely can. . .