Road Trip- Lynnwood to Rock Springs Cr
Rock Springs Creek Canyon to the Paria River
Down the Paria Canyon to Sheep Creek Canyon
Starting the Hike Down Rock Springs Canyon
Photos titles ending in "b" are by Bill; in "a" by Allison; in "r" by Ryan; and, in "k" by Kristina.
Troop 24 Kickass Trekkers: "The High Adventure Troop" Alumni Backpacking Trip -Cascade Bill Mooseker
Date(s): March 22-24, 2009. Album by Cascade Bill. 1 - 234 of 234 Total. 744 Visits.
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enlarge 82KB, 799x599 2 ut09-d0-003r It's a long drive to Utah - here the old Corolla is loaded down somewhere in Oregon.
enlarge 77KB, 799x599 3 ut09-d0-004r Heading down the road - view of Corolla from Oden's car.
enlarge 60KB, 800x600 4 ut09-d0-006k After spending the night in Tremonton (Utah), we headed down I15. Stopped at this Target along the way to get some needed items. The weather looked more appropriate for skiing than hiking.
enlarge 46KB, 800x600 5 ut09-d0-007k Still heading down I15 - Weather still not looking good.
enlarge 52KB, 800x600 6 ut09-d0-008k Snow in the mountains along I15.
enlarge 114KB, 800x600 7 ut09-d0-009k Heading over the pass on I70 - There were snow flurries coming down, not looking good for a Spring hike.
enlarge 49KB, 800x600 8 ut09-d0-010k Piute Reservoir from US89 - a few breaks in the clouds is giving us hope.
enlarge 68KB, 800x600 9 ut09-d0-011k Heading over Red Pass on UT12 near Bryce Canynon NP.
enlarge 90KB, 800x600 10 ut09-d0-012k Another view from UT12 near Bryce Canyon NP.
enlarge 77KB, 800x600 11 ut09-d0-013k Heading down UT 12 near Tropic.
enlarge 70KB, 800x600 12 ut09-d0-014k East of Bryce Canyon, the weather looked much better with blue skies and sunshine. This is the view of the Grand Staircase Escalante from Tropic - We met up with Roger and Shelby who had gone down to Las Vegas. We also met up with Fred who had come up from Arizona. After purchasing last minute supplies, we had lunch/dinner at Clarke 's Restaurant in Tropic.
enlarge 131KB, 800x600 13 ut09-d0-015k Whoa! - the Corolla won't make it through that! Derek and Chris checking out the road crossing Rock Springs Creek. We put all the packs into Fred's truck and Roger's SUV and continued the remaining. Location on Google Maps: Click Here
enlarge 97KB, 800x600 14 ut09-d0-016k Rock Springs Creek.
enlarge 107KB, 800x600 15 ut09-d0-017k Last Creek crosing . Here's where you park to begin the hike down Rock Springs Creek.
enlarge 147KB, 799x599 16 ut09-d0-018r view of RS creek at beginning of hike down canyon.
enlarge 96KB, 799x599 17 ut09-d0-019r The road goes up onto the plateau after crossing the creek.
enlarge 104KB, 800x600 18 ut09-d0-020k We camped near the cliff above.
enlarge 77KB, 800x450 19 ut09-d0-021k We arrived to late to start hiking, mainly because of the long car shuttle and the narrow nature of Rock Springs Canyon would make finding a suitable camping spot very difficult.
enlarge 130KB, 799x599 20 ut09-d0-022r You can see all the packs and gear unloaded here. Bill, Roger, and Fred headed out to shuttle a car to the end of the hike - where Paria Canyon meets the Cottonwood road.
enlarge 143KB, 800x600 21 ut09-d0-023k Rock face near our camp at the trailhead.
enlarge 135KB, 800x600 22 ut09-d0-024k While the Bill, Roger, and Fred, were shuttling the cars, Ryan and Kristine went on a little hike in the area of the trailhead to get the following photos.
enlarge 107KB, 600x800 23 ut09-d0-025k Looking back to the trailhead.
enlarge 116KB, 800x600 24 ut09-d0-026k Swallows nests on cliff face near the trailhead.
enlarge 66KB, 800x600 25 ut09-d0-027k Close up of swallow's nests.
enlarge 122KB, 600x800 26 ut09-d0-028k Rocks sculped by wind and water near camp.
enlarge 129KB, 800x600 27 ut09-d0-029k View near camp.
enlarge 144KB, 600x800 28 ut09-d0-030k Ponderosa pine growing out of cliff face.
enlarge 94KB, 800x600 29 ut09-d0-031k Rock sculpture.
enlarge 56KB, 799x599 30 ut09-d0-032r View to the west, from high point near camp - Note conical rock at right of photo.
enlarge 89KB, 799x599 31 ut09-d0-033r View of Rock Springs Canyon from high point - our camp was against the cliff at the extreme right of the picture.
enlarge 104KB, 800x450 32 ut09-d0-034k Looking to the Northwest - Rock Springs Canyon beyond. Our first night's camp was against the cliff wall just right of center in the photo.
enlarge 88KB, 600x800 33 ut09-d0-035k Climbing up for a view.
enlarge 162KB, 799x599 45 ut09-d1-009r Danny heading across bench shortcutting a bend in the wash near the start of the hike.
enlarge 152KB, 799x599 46 ut09-d1-010r Kristina - on bench looking back towards start of hike.
enlarge 108KB, 800x600 47 ut09-d1-011k Allison.
enlarge 133KB, 599x799 48 ut09-d1-012r Kristina - boot treads define the trail over the bench.
enlarge 96KB, 800x600 49 ut09-d1-013b After crossing bench, the trail heads down into the wash - Fred is at right of center.
enlarge 127KB, 800x600 50 ut09-d1-014k Ryan in foreground- Danny, Bill, and Fred in the distance. Also note unusual tree with pole like top on ridgeline between Bill and Danny for reference in later photos and to the left of the conical rock formation.
enlarge 114KB, 799x599 51 ut09-d1-015r The wash has some water flowing here.
enlarge 105KB, 800x450 52 ut09-d1-018k Cliff face on north side of wash down canyon from landmark Headland.
enlarge 124KB, 800x600 53 ut09-d1-019a North side of canyon - continuation of previous photo.
enlarge 109KB, 799x599 54 ut09-d1-016r Unusual conical rock formation along the way (this is continuation of previous photos).
enlarge 83KB, 799x599 55 ut09-d1-019r Danny and Bill - note landmark tree between Danny and Bill.
enlarge 120KB, 800x600 56 ut09-d1-020a Close up of Conical rock formation.
enlarge 89KB, 800x600 57 ut09-d1-021b Looking back towards prominent headland - Ryan, Allison, and Kristina.
enlarge 122KB, 800x600 58 ut09-d1-022b Ryan, Allison, and Kristina - note trail coming off bench around headland.
enlarge 112KB, 799x599 59 ut09-d1-024r Allison and Kristina.
enlarge 153KB, 799x599 60 ut09-d1-026r Landmark tree above wash.
enlarge 173KB, 599x799 61 ut09-d1-027r Allison and Kristina crossing wash.
enlarge 103KB, 600x800 62 ut09-d1-028k Close up of conical bluff.
enlarge 148KB, 800x600 63 ut09-d1-029k Bill.
enlarge 148KB, 800x600 64 ut09-d1-030k Allison and Ryan crossing wash.
enlarge 120KB, 600x800 65 ut09-d1-031k View of conical bluff from wash.
enlarge 150KB, 799x599 66 ut09-d1-032r Bill crossing another bench.
enlarge 129KB, 799x599 67 ut09-d1-033r View of cliffs beyond.
enlarge 165KB, 599x799 68 ut09-d1-034r Bill going down for another wash crossing.
enlarge 140KB, 599x799 69 ut09-d1-035r Crossing the wash.
enlarge 169KB, 799x599 72 ut09-d1-040r Kristina and Bill
enlarge 147KB, 599x799 73 ut09-d1-041r Bill - Note landmark tree at left side of photo.
enlarge 107KB, 800x600 74 ut09-d1-042b Rock Creek really meanders through this stretch, but the route shortcuts the bends by going over the benches between bends. Ryan and Kristina with Allison further ahead. Allison is located at about these coordinates: CLICK HERE for location on Google Maps.
enlarge 125KB, 800x600 75 ut09-d1-043a The canyon is pretty wide at this point - the White Cliffs beyond.
enlarge 132KB, 799x599 76 ut09-d1-044r Kristina on bench - note Allison going down into wash ahead.
enlarge 206KB, 599x799 77 ut09-d1-045r Kristina
enlarge 186KB, 599x799 78 ut09-d1-046r Kristina at high point on bench.
enlarge 139KB, 800x600 79 ut09-d1-047k Ryan - note last view of landmark tree beyond.
enlarge 191KB, 599x799 80 ut09-d1-048r View of Bill going down wash- White cliffs in background.
enlarge 208KB, 599x799 81 ut09-d1-049r Allison and Kristina crossing the wash again. Note trail up and over next bench.
enlarge 238KB, 799x599 82 ut09-d1-050r Allison heading up and over bench from previous photo.
enlarge 193KB, 799x599 83 ut09-d1-051r View of the base of the White Cliffs.
enlarge 127KB, 600x800 84 ut09-d1-053k Another view of the White Cliffs- although there seems to be a hint of yellow tint.
enlarge 182KB, 799x599 85 ut09-d1-054r View of wash as it cuts into the White Cliffs.
enlarge 146KB, 600x800 86 ut09-d1-055a Leaving the benches behind, the route pretty much follows the creek from here on.
enlarge 175KB, 799x599 87 ut09-d1-056r View of the White Cliffs. - for location on Google Maps CLICK HERE .
enlarge 188KB, 599x799 88 ut09-d1-057r Bill heading down the canyon.
enlarge 164KB, 600x800 89 ut09-d1-058a Heading down the canyon.
enlarge 211KB, 599x799 90 ut09-d1-059r Kristina at bend in canyon.
enlarge 200KB, 599x799 91 ut09-d1-060r Allison and Kristina - starting to look like a canyon now with rock walls on each side.
enlarge 200KB, 599x799 92 ut09-d1-061r Bill
enlarge 102KB, 600x800 93 ut09-d1-062a It's starting to feel like we are walking down a canyon instead of a broad valley.
enlarge 155KB, 599x799 94 ut09-d1-065r About a half hour from the trailhead.
enlarge 155KB, 599x799 95 ut09-d1-066r Allison rounding bend -
enlarge 134KB, 599x799 96 ut09-d1-067r Close up of bend in previous photo.
enlarge 148KB, 599x799 97 ut09-d1-068r Kristina and Bill - White Cliffs in background.
enlarge 164KB, 599x799 98 ut09-d1-069r Just about the last view of the White Cliffs before rounding the bend.
enlarge 150KB, 799x599 99 ut09-d1-070r Rock formations in canyon
enlarge 129KB, 799x599 100 ut09-d1-071r Bill and Kristina.
enlarge 136KB, 799x599 101 ut09-d1-072r Allison nearing left turn bend - note rock spire beyond bend. For location of bend on Google Maps CLICK HERE.
enlarge 173KB, 799x599 102 ut09-d1-073r Allison going around bend.
enlarge 134KB, 800x600 103 ut09-d1-074k Ryan taking photo of rock formations.
enlarge 184KB, 599x799 104 ut09-d1-075r Ryan's photo of rock formations.
enlarge 166KB, 799x599 105 ut09-d1-076r Rock sculpture by wind and water erosion.
enlarge 190KB, 599x799 106 ut09-d1-077r Kristina at rock formation of previous photo.
enlarge 185KB, 599x799 107 ut09-d1-078r Kristina and Bill - Note that Bill is at bend in canyon near unusual rock formation - note that the canyon is getting deeper and narrower.
enlarge 194KB, 799x599 108 ut09-d1-079r Heading down canyon below bend.
enlarge 153KB, 599x799 109 ut09-d1-080r Canyon is narrowing thru this stretch.
enlarge 159KB, 799x599 110 ut09-d1-081r Rock formations.
enlarge 173KB, 599x799 111 ut09-d1-082r Sloping beds of sandstone sculpted over the centuries by Rock Creek.
enlarge 144KB, 799x599 112 ut09-d1-083r More Rock formations.
enlarge 122KB, 600x800 113 ut09-d1-084a Looking down canyon - note sculpted rock at right.
enlarge 71KB, 800x600 114 ut09-d1-078k Close up of sculpted rock from previous photo.
enlarge 110KB, 600x800 115 ut09-d1-085k Ryan and Allison.
enlarge 118KB, 600x800 116 ut09-d1-086b Kristina and Ryan.
enlarge 151KB, 599x799 117 ut09-d1-087r Bill.
enlarge 132KB, 599x799 118 ut09-d1-088r Bill - rounding bend and out of the shade.
enlarge 124KB, 600x800 119 ut09-d1-089b Kristina and Ryan heading down a long straight stretch.
enlarge 137KB, 599x799 120 ut09-d1-090r Crevice in rock.
enlarge 86KB, 599x799 121 ut09-d1-091r Rock formation.
enlarge 108KB, 600x800 122 ut09-d1-092a Rock Massif at bend in canyon. CLICK HERE for location on Google Maps.
enlarge 148KB, 600x800 123 ut09-d1-093a Going around the bend.
enlarge 175KB, 599x799 124 ut09-d1-094r Kristine and Bill - Beyond bend in canyon shown in previous photos.
enlarge 159KB, 800x600 125 ut09-d1-096a Rock formations.
enlarge 109KB, 599x799 126 ut09-d1-097r Rock Buttress projecting out from canyon wall.
enlarge 107KB, 600x800 127 ut09-d1-098a Base of rock buttress looking down canyon.
enlarge 133KB, 599x799 128 ut09-d1-102r Rock formation.
enlarge 117KB, 599x799 129 ut09-d1-103r Kristina and Bill.
enlarge 141KB, 599x799 130 ut09-d1-104r Going in and out of the shade.
enlarge 109KB, 599x799 131 ut09-d1-105r Looking down canyon.
enlarge 166KB, 799x599 132 ut09-d1-106r Canyon walls are getting higher.
enlarge 185KB, 599x799 133 ut09-d1-107r Patterns left in drying mud.
enlarge 132KB, 799x599 134 ut09-d1-108r More sculpting of rock formations.
enlarge 144KB, 799x599 135 ut09-d1-109r Part of the enjoyment of walking down the canyon is the ever changing patterns in the rock.
enlarge 166KB, 799x599 136 ut09-d1-110r Close up of rock patterns - Are those piles of sand on the wall from ants burrowing into the rock?
enlarge 147KB, 799x599 137 ut09-d1-111r You can see that quite a lot of water flows through here at times.
enlarge 133KB, 599x799 138 ut09-d1-112r Unusual rock in canyon floor.
enlarge 102KB, 800x600 139 ut09-d1-113a Another view.
enlarge 134KB, 600x800 140 ut09-d1-115a Scenic view in canyon.
enlarge 142KB, 600x800 141 ut09-d1-116a Rounding a bend, the rest of the group appears. A good spot to take a break. CLICK HERE for location on Google Maps.
enlarge 137KB, 800x600 142 ut09-d1-117a A card game is in progress - Bill P., Danny, Shelby, Fred, Ainar (Hagar), and Eric.
enlarge 149KB, 800x600 143 ut09-d1-118k Group taking a break.
enlarge 140KB, 799x599 144 ut09-d1-120r Break spot was about an hour from the trailhead for me (much less for the younger members of the group.)
enlarge 99KB, 800x600 147 ut09-d1-123k Rock formation near our break spot.
enlarge 140KB, 800x600 148 ut09-d1-124k Danny, Hagar, Roger, Eric, Austin, Derek, Bill P, Bill M.
enlarge 178KB, 599x799 149 ut09-d1-125r Side Canyon north of our break spot.
enlarge 133KB, 600x800 150 ut09-d1-126k Another view.
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enlarge 159KB, 799x599 152 ut09-d1-128r small arch in rocks.
enlarge 207KB, 799x599 153 ut09-d1-129r Cactus.
enlarge 136KB, 799x599 154 ut09-d1-130r ??
enlarge 106KB, 600x800 155 ut09-d1-131k Rock patterns.
enlarge 170KB, 600x800 156 ut09-d1-132k Ryan heading up side canyon.
enlarge 99KB, 600x800 157 ut09-d1-133k Rock Patterns.
enlarge 213KB, 599x799 158 ut09-d1-134r Chris exploring side canyon.
enlarge 194KB, 599x799 159 ut09-d1-135r Shelby
enlarge 170KB, 599x799 160 ut09-d1-136r Kristina.
enlarge 135KB, 600x800 161 ut09-d1-137k View down canyon from our break spot.
enlarge 150KB, 600x800 162 ut09-d1-138k View through the trees.
enlarge 102KB, 600x800 163 ut09-d1-139k On our way - Ryan and Austin up ahead.
enlarge 145KB, 599x799 164 ut09-d1-140r Austin and Kristina.
enlarge 153KB, 599x799 165 ut09-d1-141r Kristina.
enlarge 107KB, 599x799 166 ut09-d1-142r Austin - note the wash has dried up.
enlarge 145KB, 599x799 167 ut09-d1-143r Unusual buttress projecting out from cliff.
enlarge 153KB, 599x799 168 ut09-d1-144r Another view.
enlarge 143KB, 599x799 169 ut09-d1-145r Kristina- around bend from buttress (note shadow on wall and compare to previous photo).
enlarge 122KB, 600x800 170 ut09-d1-148k Roger.
enlarge 124KB, 600x800 171 ut09-d1-151b Fred, Austin, and Bill P.
enlarge 117KB, 600x800 172 ut09-d1-152b I headed out early, as I'm the slowest and the guys caught up to me.
enlarge 141KB, 599x799 173 ut09-d1-146r Roger and Kristina
enlarge 144KB, 800x600 174 ut09-d1-149k Austin, Ryan, and Roger.
enlarge 144KB, 799x599 175 ut09-d1-147r Austin, Roger, and Kristina further behind.
enlarge 108KB, 600x800 176 ut09-d1-150k Ryan, Roger, and Austin.
enlarge 133KB, 800x600 177 ut09-d1-153k Roger, Fred, Bill M., Bill P., Austin, and Ryan.
enlarge 109KB, 600x800 178 ut09-d1-154k Very impressive Rock Wall in lower Rock Springs Creek.
enlarge 141KB, 599x799 179 ut09-d1-155r Another view from further down the canyon.
enlarge 125KB, 800x600 180 ut09-d1-156k Another view.
enlarge 162KB, 800x600 181 ut09-d1-157k Boulder jumble at canyon floor.
enlarge 61KB, 800x450 182 ut09-d1-158k View of rock walls in the lower canyon.
enlarge 123KB, 600x800 183 ut09-d1-159k Lower Rock Springs Creek.
enlarge 128KB, 599x799 184 ut09-d1-160r Kristina.
enlarge 138KB, 599x799 185 ut09-d1-161r Canyon opening up just before entering the main Paria River Canyon - Bill and Fred at isolated rock pillar at the mouth of Rock Springs Canyon.
enlarge 122KB, 599x799 186 ut09-d1-162r Rock striations - Bill and Fred up ahead.
enlarge 138KB, 799x599 187 ut09-d1-163r Kristina - Looking back up Rock Springs Canyon.
enlarge 121KB, 800x600 188 ut09-d1-164k Derek and Chris.
enlarge 103KB, 600x800 189 ut09-d1-165k Isolated Rock Pillar at the left marks the mouth of Rock Springs Canyon - the main Paria is beyond.
enlarge 130KB, 799x599 190 ut09-d1-166r Chris and Derek at mouth of Rock Springs Creek.
enlarge 138KB, 799x599 191 ut09-d1-167r We're here! - the Paria Canyon (Fred, Austin, Derek, and Chris)
enlarge 110KB, 599x799 192 ut09-d1-168r Looking for the petroglyphs on the big Rock at the mouth Rock Springs Cr.
enlarge 134KB, 599x799 193 ut09-d1-169r Cave?
enlarge 99KB, 799x599 194 ut09-d1-170r Bill P,Fred, Austin, and Chris.
enlarge 94KB, 600x800 195 ut09-d1-171k What's in there? (Not much)
enlarge 70KB, 800x600 196 ut09-d1-172b Bearpaw and Bird Track petroglyphs.
enlarge 80KB, 600x800 197 ut09-d1-173k Another view.
enlarge 89KB, 799x599 198 ut09-d1-174r Closeup.
enlarge 97KB, 599x799 199 ut09-d1-175r More petroglyphs.
enlarge 195KB, 799x599 202 ut09-d1-178r Heading up over the bench adjacent to the petroglyph panels.
enlarge 142KB, 799x599 203 ut09-d1-179r Following the trail up and over the bench.
enlarge 142KB, 600x800 204 ut09-d1-180b Another view.
enlarge 118KB, 600x800 205 ut09-d1-181k Note the impressive cliffs of this section of the Paria.
enlarge 142KB, 600x800 206 ut09-d1-182k At the top of the bench, looking down the canyon - the river beyond.
enlarge 125KB, 800x600 207 ut09-d1-183a Eric pondering the first river crossing. A lot of our group tried to find a crossing that would keep them relatively dry, but as this was the first of many, it did no good to try to keep dry. Fortunately, the river is not deep (unlike the Escalante).
enlarge 125KB, 600x800 208 ut09-d1-184a Just upstream of previous photo.
enlarge 154KB, 800x600 209 ut09-d1-185a After the first crossing, the river goes around the bend and you have to cross it again. The canyon walls are quite impressive in this stretch of the canyon.
enlarge 131KB, 599x799 210 ut09-d1-186r Kristina after crossing bench at the first crossing.
enlarge 159KB, 599x799 211 ut09-d1-187r Kristina and rock formation at bend in river.
enlarge 172KB, 599x799 212 ut09-d1-189r Bill crossing the bench after the 1st river crossing.
enlarge 91KB, 799x599 213 ut09-d1-190r Looking downriver from previous photo, the canyon turns to the left.
enlarge 111KB, 800x600 214 ut09-d1-191a Danny after crossing the river for the 2nd time. Note the tire tracks in the mud - Even though the canyon is under study as a wilderness area, ATV's use the canyon as a superhighway. We didn't see any on our trip. As a matter of fact, we only saw one other party - a couple.
enlarge 137KB, 800x600 215 ut09-d1-192k After rounding the bend at the 2nd river crossing, we took another break (about 1.5 hours from our first break).
enlarge 165KB, 799x599 216 ut09-d1-193r Austin, Kristina, and Fred - On our way again, crossing the bench beyond our break point. The canyon is fairly wide here and very scenic - the river meanders from side to side of the canyon.
enlarge 121KB, 600x800 217 ut09-d1-194k Fred crossing the bench (note Kristina taking picture in previous photo).
enlarge 161KB, 799x599 218 ut09-d1-195r After crossing the bench, the river makes a long sweeping curve - Bill P., Austin, and Fred.
enlarge 107KB, 600x800 219 ut09-d1-196b Looking down the beach along the river - Ryan, Kristina, Austin, Bill P., and Fred in the distance.
enlarge 96KB, 799x599 220 ut09-d1-197r Kristina, Bill, and Shelby - Shelby elects to cross the river here but the rest of us follow the beach along the river.
enlarge 116KB, 800x600 221 ut09-d1-201b Shelby after crossing the river.
enlarge 177KB, 799x599 222 ut09-d1-198r Shelby on fallen cottonwood.
enlarge 171KB, 799x599 223 ut09-d1-199r Shelby in classic Buckwheat pose (See 1998 Bridger album).
enlarge 163KB, 799x599 224 ut09-d1-200r Austin, Bill P., and Fred after another river crossing.
enlarge 94KB, 800x600 225 ut09-d1-202k Imposing canyon walls of this stretch of the Paria.
enlarge 104KB, 800x600 226 ut09-d1-203k View along the canyon.
enlarge 116KB, 800x600 227 ut09-d1-205k Further down the canyon, the high walls are further back with lower walls along the river.
enlarge 83KB, 800x600 228 ut09-d1-207b Bill - self portrait. Looking up canyon (note higher walls set back from river)
enlarge 98KB, 800x600 229 ut09-d1-206b Looking down canyon (at same spot as self portrait). I don't know what happened but only a few pictures were taken between our 2nd break and Sheep Canyon. Maybe we were all getting tired of crossing the river time after time.
enlarge 141KB, 599x799 230 ut09-d1-204r Roger taking a break.
enlarge 107KB, 800x600 231 ut09-d1-208b After another break, the group is fairly close again. This is a bend or two above Sheep Canyon (our projected camp.)
enlarge 101KB, 800x600 232 ut09-d1-209k Ryan heading up Sheep Canyon. We almost missed the entrance to Sheep Canyon as it comes in at a very oblique angle. I might have missed it had I not gone over to talk to a couple who were putting on their packs just down canyon from the mouth. They had day hiked down to Deer Canyon and were going to hike back up the canyon a ways before camping. They were the only people we saw on the trip.
enlarge 77KB, 600x800 233 ut09-d1-210k Twilight picture near our camp in Sheep Canyon.
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