Road Trip
Photos from Road Trip - Hanksville to Kane Canyon RS
Day 1:Down Collins Canyon to the Narrows.
Day 2:Follow Rincon around the Narrows - several Pictograph Panels.
Grand Gulch Below the Narrows
Photos titles ending in "b" are by Bill; in "r" by Roger; and, in "a" by Allison.
Troop 24 Kickass Trekkers: "The High Adventure Troop" Alumni Backpacking Trip -Cascade Bill Mooseker
Date(s): March 2006. Album by Cascade Bill. Photos by WHM. 1 - 113 of 113 Total. 154 Visits.
enlarge 58KB, 800x533 1 gg06-001r The San Rafael Reef from Utah Highway 24 between Green River and Hanksville. This is a very isolated and desolate area. Sue and I traveled on this road on our way to California in 1965. We had a flat tire along this stretch and we had to buy a tire in Hanksville. Even with inflation, it is still one of the most expensive tires we ever bought.
enlarge 61KB, 800x533 2 gg06-002r Another view of the swell - there are a lot of hidden canyons here, but there are no long loop trips.
enlarge 62KB, 800x533 3 gg06-003r Along Highway 24 - this is pretty typical.
enlarge 71KB, 800x533 4 gg06-004r Along Highway 95 south of Hanksville, is a scenic turnout for views of Lake Powell.
enlarge 77KB, 800x533 5 gg06-005r View from scenic turnout.
enlarge 77KB, 533x800 6 gg06-006r Lake Powell - because of a mutli-year drought, the water level is way down. Just beyond the turnout, the road swings around an arm of the lake. In 2000, there were a lot of campers there useing the many boat launches. In 2006, this arm is completely dried up and the campgrounds abandoned.
enlarge 105KB, 533x800 7 gg06-007r Shelby
enlarge 87KB, 800x533 8 gg06-008r Roger
enlarge 84KB, 533x800 9 gg06-009r Roger and Lake Powell view.
enlarge 102KB, 533x800 10 gg06-010r Roger yukking it up.
enlarge 114KB, 800x600 11 gg06-013b After a long drive, we arrive at the Collins Spring Canyon Trailhead - As you can see, the long shadows indicate that sunset is not far away - Allison, Eric, Roger, and Danny.
enlarge 102KB, 800x600 12 gg06-014b Looking down Collins Canyon from the trailhead parking lot. Yes, this is my Corolla (at the left). It made it down the road without bottoming out too many times, although I had everybody get out a few times at the rougher spots.
enlarge 135KB, 800x600 13 gg06-015b Getting the gear ready.
enlarge 133KB, 800x600 14 gg06-016b AFter a short hike down Collins Canyon, we hit the main Gulch at dusk and set up camp on this rocky outcrop.
enlarge 121KB, 800x598 15 gg06-024a Camp 1.
enlarge 118KB, 800x600 16 gg06-019b A view of the Narrows from our camp - we were taken aback by the water filling the gap as in 2000 there was only a small puddle that was easily jumped over.
enlarge 88KB, 533x800 17 Grand Gulch - The Narrows gg06-020r Danny and Shelby on ledge overlooking the Narrows.
enlarge 140KB, 598x800 18 gg06-021a Close up of Danny & Shelby
enlarge 140KB, 598x800 19 gg06-021a1 Danny & Shelby
enlarge 106KB, 533x800 20 gg06-021r Another view of Danny and Shelby.
enlarge 92KB, 533x800 21 gg06-022r Another view of Danny and Shelby.
enlarge 97KB, 533x800 22 gg06-023r That's quite a drop - no cliff diving here.
enlarge 110KB, 800x600 23 gg06-024b Pictograph Panel near the Narrows.
enlarge 108KB, 800x557 24 gg06-025b Close up of Pictograph Panel
enlarge 132KB, 800x600 25 gg06-026b I wonder what these are?
enlarge 141KB, 800x533 26 gg06-027r Close up of animals.
enlarge 135KB, 800x598 27 gg06-028a Allison gives her impression of the painting.
enlarge 139KB, 800x598 28 gg06-028a1 Eric
enlarge 161KB, 800x533 29 gg06-028r Turkey?
enlarge 86KB, 800x600 30 gg06-029b Figures - Corn symbol? Turkey (although it looks more like a duck to me).
enlarge 84KB, 800x600 31 gg06-030b Close up.
enlarge 117KB, 800x600 32 gg06-031b Warriors - very nice multi colored figures.
enlarge 68KB, 800x533 33 gg06-032r Close up.
enlarge 118KB, 598x800 34 gg06-033a Allison at Pictograph Panel
enlarge 101KB, 600x800 35 gg06-033b Roger at Panel - you can see scale of figures.
enlarge 140KB, 800x557 36 gg06-034b We met an Outward Bound Group that was on a multi week trip in the Gulch. Part of their group passed our camp as we were getting ready to leave- Roger in foreground
enlarge 110KB, 800x557 37 gg06-035b On the back side of the Rincon around the Narrows, is this ledge.
enlarge 114KB, 800x598 38 gg06-036a1 Ledge - you can see the approach trail at center of photo.
enlarge 131KB, 800x598 39 gg06-036a2 Looking toward the Narrows
enlarge 99KB, 800x598 42 gg06-038a1 Allison and Eric's Interpretation of Pictograph.
enlarge 100KB, 800x598 43 gg06-038a2 Eric
enlarge 100KB, 800x600 44 gg06-038b More figures.
enlarge 72KB, 800x533 45 gg06-039r Another view.
enlarge 112KB, 800x600 46 gg06-040b I call this the "Harvey" panel.
enlarge 71KB, 800x533 47 gg06-041r Another view.
enlarge 71KB, 800x533 48 gg06-042r Another set of hand holding figures is ot the right.
enlarge 105KB, 800x598 49 gg06-043a Eric - shows scale of Pictographs.
enlarge 108KB, 800x600 50 gg06-043b Another view.
enlarge 65KB, 800x533 51 gg06-044r Figures with dog.
enlarge 53KB, 800x533 52 gg06-045r More figures. -View at Original Size for more detail.
enlarge 60KB, 800x533 53 gg06-046r Another Turkey and other figures.
enlarge 112KB, 533x800 54 gg06-047r View of Ledge - Eric and Allison at center, Bill at far left.
enlarge 92KB, 533x800 55 gg06-048r This rock coloration looks like the Playboy Bunny.
enlarge 69KB, 600x800 56 gg06-049b That black dot at the top of the point at the left is Shelby. One minute he was down with us at the ledge and the next he was on top.
enlarge 82KB, 533x800 57 gg06-050r Close up of Shelby on top - it would take me all day to get up there (If it were possible).
enlarge 159KB, 598x800 58 gg06-051a1 Approaching the down canyon side of the Narrows.
enlarge 178KB, 598x800 59 gg06-051a2 Another view.
enlarge 119KB, 557x800 60 gg06-051b View of the Narrows from the other side - we had to hike around the rincon to avoid the very deep water here.
enlarge 134KB, 600x800 61 gg06-052b Another view of the water in the Narrows.
enlarge 98KB, 533x800 62 gg06-053r Shelby on ledge - looking for pictographs - Bill coming up from below.
enlarge 105KB, 800x600 63 gg06-054b Eric, Shelby, and Roger
enlarge 101KB, 800x600 64 gg06-055b Eric, Shelby, and Roger.
enlarge 111KB, 800x533 65 gg06-056r Plant (a very tough one) growing out of crack in rock.
enlarge 56KB, 800x533 66 gg06-057r Handprints.
enlarge 43KB, 800x533 67 gg06-058r More handprints.
enlarge 70KB, 800x600 68 gg06-059b Close up.
enlarge 58KB, 800x533 69 gg06-060r Another set of handprints - including some figures and stylized headdresses (?)
enlarge 78KB, 800x600 70 gg06-061b Another view.
enlarge 76KB, 800x600 71 gg06-062b Figures have faded away somewhat.
enlarge 71KB, 800x600 72 gg06-063b Another view.
enlarge 121KB, 800x600 73 gg06-064b Petroglyph near handprints.
enlarge 94KB, 800x533 74 gg06-065r Close up.
enlarge 115KB, 800x600 75 gg06-066b Panel was marked in '95 (1895 that is) by cowboy archaeologist.
enlarge 111KB, 800x533 81 gg06-072r Lizard and cottonwood leaf.
enlarge 50KB, 800x533 82 gg06-073r Another lizard.
enlarge 170KB, 800x533 83 gg06-074r Cactus.
enlarge 113KB, 800x533 84 gg06-075r Cactus.
enlarge 68KB, 800x533 85 gg06-076r Deer prints in sand.
enlarge 66KB, 800x533 86 gg06-077r Another pictograph panel - also with multicolor figures.
enlarge 84KB, 800x600 87 gg06-078b Another view.
enlarge 83KB, 800x600 88 gg06-079b Note faded figures between darker ones. I wonder if the continuous curve scratched out in the rock is a representation of the canyon.
enlarge 68KB, 800x533 89 gg06-080r Note the "Big Hands" guy to the right.
enlarge 68KB, 800x533 90 gg06-081r Close up of "Big Hands"
enlarge 86KB, 800x600 91 gg06-082b More footprints at the left edge of the panel - note the vertical lines at the end of the curvy line - a waterfall or pouroff?
enlarge 62KB, 800x533 92 gg06-083r Another view.
enlarge 105KB, 557x800 93 Grand Gulch - Hand's Panel gg06-084b Hands panel - it must have been a big human pyramid in order to put those ones at the top in place.
enlarge 104KB, 600x800 94 gg06-085b Close up of Hands panel.
enlarge 72KB, 800x533 95 gg06-086r Another view.
enlarge 78KB, 800x533 96 gg06-087r The bottom of the Hands Panel.
enlarge 72KB, 800x533 97 gg06-088r Another view.
enlarge 83KB, 800x600 98 gg06-089b Close up.
enlarge 91KB, 800x600 99 gg06-090b Another close up - Hey who put that Turkey there.
enlarge 119KB, 800x600 100 gg06-091b Taking a break - we had lunch at this bend in the canyon - Roger, Shelby, and Danny.
enlarge 128KB, 557x800 101 gg06-092b Allison, Eric, and Roger.
enlarge 81KB, 557x800 102 gg06-093b Heading down canyon you climb up high (or bushwack the wash) for this view. If you zoom the photo you can see Roger just left of center coming out of the shadow. We camped just around the far bend.
enlarge 104KB, 533x800 103 gg06-094r There was a trickle of water coming down from a high side canyon above our camp.
enlarge 92KB, 533x800 104 gg06-095r Roger near pool of water coming down from side canyon.
enlarge 105KB, 800x533 105 gg06-096r weeping waterfall from side canyon.
enlarge 94KB, 800x533 106 gg06-097r Another view.
enlarge 93KB, 800x533 107 gg06-098r Looking down on pool
enlarge 93KB, 533x800 108 gg06-099r Shelby in slot - going up side canyon.
enlarge 96KB, 533x800 109 gg06-100r Whoa! Watch you step - Roger and Shelby looking down from viewpoint on cliff above our camp.
enlarge 118KB, 800x533 110 gg06-101r It's a long way down.
enlarge 125KB, 533x800 111 gg06-102r View of side canyon from cliff.
enlarge 90KB, 800x533 112 gg06-103r Roger & Shelby's Shadow picture.
enlarge 112KB, 533x800 113 gg06-104r Looking up side canyon.
