Owl & Fish Canyon Loop: Day 3
Cedar Mesa, Utah
April 2007
Day 3: Fish Canyon
Fish Canyon above Junction with Owl Canyon
Photos titles ending in "b" are by Bill;in "r" by Roger; in "j" by Joel; and, in "a" by Allison.
Troop 24 Kickass Trekkers: "The High Adventure Troop" Alumni Backpacking Trip
-Cascade Bill Mooseker
Date(s): April 2007. Album by Cascade Bill. Photos by WHM/Roger/Joel/Allison. 1 - 104 of 104 Total. 157 Visits.
enlarge 205KB, 800x600 1 ut07-d3-001ab Day 3: Danny and Roger at our caterpillar free camp.
enlarge 160KB, 800x600 2 ut07-d3-001b Danny and Roger.
enlarge 143KB, 800x600 3 ut07-d3-002j Getting the gear ready to be packed up - Roger, Danny, Bill, and Allison.
enlarge 195KB, 800x598 4 ut07-d3-003a Giant Beetles were pretty common.
enlarge 164KB, 800x598 5 ut07-d3-004a Another shot of a giant beetle.
enlarge 104KB, 800x600 6 ut07-d3-005j Closeup of beetle.
enlarge 103KB, 800x600 7 ut07-d3-006j Closeup of beetle.
enlarge 170KB, 800x600 8 ut07-d3-007b On our way back up Fish Canyon, I spied this small ruin a ways off the trail (Joel had discovered it the previous day). I think we also saw this one in 2001.
enlarge 145KB, 800x600 9 ut07-d3-008b Close up of ruin.
enlarge 120KB, 800x600 10 ut07-d3-009j You can see the very good construction of this ruin.
enlarge 81KB, 600x800 11 ut07-d3-010j Another view (Joel's pic from previous day)
enlarge 131KB, 600x800 12 ut07-d3-011b Closeup of entrance to ruin.
enlarge 123KB, 800x600 13 ut07-d3-012b Another closeup.
enlarge 87KB, 800x600 14 ut07-d3-013b Looking back across the valley from the ruin - This is pretty typical of Fish Canyon below the junction with Owl Canyon.
enlarge 147KB, 800x600 15 ut07-d3-014b Joel from my vantage point near the ruin.
enlarge 95KB, 600x800 16 ut07-d3-015b Danny making his way up Fish Canyon.
enlarge 115KB, 600x800 17 ut07-d3-016j Desert architecture as sculpted by the elements.
enlarge 121KB, 800x600 18 ut07-d3-017j Joel found this ruin near the junction of Owl and Fish Canyons.
enlarge 115KB, 800x600 19 ut07-d3-018j Closeup of ruin.
enlarge 137KB, 800x600 20 ut07-d3-019j Joel at ruin.
enlarge 101KB, 800x600 36 ut07-d3-035j Interesting rock formations.
enlarge 142KB, 800x600 37 ut07-d3-036j Very scenic portion of Fish Canyon.
enlarge 140KB, 600x800 38 ut07-d3-037b Joel
enlarge 125KB, 600x800 39 ut07-d3-038j Another shot of Joel.
enlarge 103KB, 800x600 40 ut07-d3-039b The phallus shaped hoodoo is near where we camped (2001 as well). Not a long day but a great place to hang out for the rest of the day.
enlarge 79KB, 800x600 41 ut07-d3-040j Close up of hoodoo.
enlarge 105KB, 800x600 42 ut07-d3-041b Fish Canyon.
enlarge 61KB, 800x600 43 ut07-d3-042j Another Closeup of Utah Sweet Pea (??) blossom.
enlarge 162KB, 800x600 44 ut07-d3-043j Interesting grass formation with criptobiotic soil near the trail.
enlarge 201KB, 800x600 45 ut07-d3-044j close up of grass formation.
enlarge 101KB, 800x600 46 ut07-d3-045j Interesting seeds on plant.
enlarge 180KB, 800x600 47 ut07-d3-046j Joel's photo of patterns in decayed leaf.
enlarge 90KB, 800x600 48 ut07-d3-047j Another view.
enlarge 124KB, 800x600 49 ut07-d3-048j Erosion patterns in rock.
enlarge 124KB, 800x600 50 ut07-d3-049j Boulder with rock patterns.
enlarge 103KB, 600x800 51 ut07-d3-050j Rock patterns.
enlarge 137KB, 800x600 52 ut07-d3-051j Another view.
enlarge 173KB, 800x600 53 ut07-d3-052j Bill taking a break.
enlarge 145KB, 800x600 54 ut07-d3-053j Lizard and lizardlike patterns on rock.
enlarge 121KB, 600x800 55 ut07-d3-054j Roger and Danny: Our camp - shade provided by this huge boulder.
enlarge 159KB, 800x600 56 ut07-d3-055j Bill in Camp.
enlarge 157KB, 600x800 57 ut07-d3-056j Yucca guarding the entrance to our camp.
enlarge 133KB, 800x600 58 ut07-d3-057b Danny getting some sun.
enlarge 59KB, 800x600 59 ut07-d3-058b We camped at the mouth of a small side canyon - this photo is looking up to the canyon rim.
enlarge 143KB, 600x800 60 ut07-d3-059j Joel, Roger, and I each took separate trips up the side canyon. This is near our camp.
enlarge 105KB, 600x800 61 ut07-d3-060b A ways up the side canyon is this pouroff - the end of the trip for me.
enlarge 160KB, 800x600 62 ut07-d3-061j Closeup of pouroff - Joel and Roger found a way around it.
enlarge 155KB, 600x800 63 ut07-d3-062j Another view of pouroff.
enlarge 123KB, 600x800 64 ut07-d3-063j Looking back down the side canyon from above the pouroff.
enlarge 131KB, 600x800 65 ut07-d3-064j Looking up the side canyon to the canyon rim.
enlarge 127KB, 800x600 66 ut07-d3-065j Joel got up onto this ledge (see previous photo).
enlarge 114KB, 800x600 67 ut07-d3-066j Looking back out to main canyon - You can see the big boulder at our camp way down there.
enlarge 146KB, 800x600 68 ut07-d3-067j Another view from the ledge - the big boulder at our camp is clearly visible.
enlarge 175KB, 800x600 69 ut07-d3-068j Soil and rock on ledge.
enlarge 198KB, 800x600 70 ut07-d3-069j Claret Cup Cactus blooms.
enlarge 79KB, 800x600 71 ut07-d3-070j Close up of cactus bloom.
enlarge 124KB, 800x600 72 ut07-d3-071j Getting near the rim.
enlarge 139KB, 800x600 73 ut07-d3-072j Almost there.
enlarge 136KB, 800x600 74 ut07-d3-073j Hanging plants near rim.
enlarge 104KB, 800x600 76 ut07-d3-075j View from the top.
enlarge 83KB, 800x600 77 ut07-d3-076j Joel - self portrait from top of rim.
enlarge 121KB, 800x600 78 ut07-d3-077j Fish Canyon from the canyon rim - Side Canyon is to the left.
enlarge 125KB, 600x800 79 ut07-d3-078j Crack in Rocks.
enlarge 135KB, 600x800 80 ut07-d3-079j Looking down through crack in rocks (See Roger's photo).
enlarge 127KB, 800x600 81 ut07-d3-080j Shoulder sticking out into canyon at big bend in Fish Canyon.
enlarge 129KB, 800x600 82 ut07-d3-081j Start of 270 degree views from rim of canyon by Joel: This is looking at the top of the side canyon.
enlarge 132KB, 800x600 83 ut07-d3-082j Rotating to the right -View of rim on other side of side canyon.
enlarge 135KB, 800x600 84 ut07-d3-083j Continuing to rotate to the right: Looking down the side canyon you can see the main canyon beyond. Note the ledge halfway down that Joel had taken photos from.
enlarge 125KB, 800x600 85 ut07-d3-084j Rock buttress at inner side of bend between side canyon and main canyon.
enlarge 100KB, 800x600 86 ut07-d3-085j Looking across to rim on other side of Fish Canyon.
enlarge 109KB, 800x600 88 ut07-d3-087j Looking up Fish.
enlarge 90KB, 800x600 89 ut07-d3-088j Snag on mesa top.
enlarge 116KB, 800x600 90 ut07-d3-089j Rim of side canyon - I'll have to ask Joel if this is where he climbed up to the rim. Note the shoulder that was shown in previous photos beyond.
enlarge 110KB, 800x600 91 ut07-d3-090r Roger found this series of ruins on his trip up the canyon.
enlarge 109KB, 800x600 92 ut07-d3-091r view of wall A.
enlarge 143KB, 800x600 93 ut07-d3-092r Wall B on other side.
enlarge 128KB, 800x600 94 ut07-d3-093r Another view of Wall B.
enlarge 108KB, 800x600 95 ut07-d3-094r Looking back through alcove from this side of wall B in foreground. Wall A at far side of room.
enlarge 104KB, 800x600 96 ut07-d3-095r Inside of room - inside face of wall A at the back. Note fire blackened mud on wall.
enlarge 96KB, 800x600 97 ut07-d3-096r Another natural break in the wall.
enlarge 146KB, 800x600 98 ut07-d3-097r Old ruins.
enlarge 119KB, 800x600 99 ut07-d3-098r Looking back along the ledge.
enlarge 121KB, 800x600 100 ut07-d3-099r Remains of a mud daubed ruin.
enlarge 108KB, 800x600 101 ut07-d3-100r Another view - face on.
enlarge 94KB, 800x600 102 ut07-d3-101r Mirror image? Crack in Sandstone Blocks. Was this Joel's crack (see previous photos)
enlarge 96KB, 600x800 103 ut07-d3-102r Roger's view of side canyon from near rim.
enlarge 131KB, 800x600 104 ut07-d3-103j Danny resting, and Roger cooking dinner the flat rock made a good table.
