Crossing the Paria at the Mouth of Deer Creek 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 26, 2009. Album by Cascade Bill. Photos by WHM/Ryan/Kristina/Allison. 1 - 91 of 91 Total. 422 Visits.
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enlarge 114KB, 800x600 2 ut09-d3-001b The mouth of Deer Cr Canyon - Ainar getting ready for the first river crossing of the day.
enlarge 146KB, 800x600 3 ut09-d3-002b Danny, Derek, and Shelby on a cold morning.
enlarge 114KB, 800x600 4 ut09-d3-003k What' cha waiting for - the waters fine!
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Crossing the Paria at the mouth of Deer Cr Canyon. It was a sunny but very cold morning with a stiff breeze.
enlarge 130KB, 800x600 6 ut09-d3-004k Heading across the bench near Deer Cr. - Austin, Ryan, Shelby, and Derek
enlarge 103KB, 800x600 7 ut09-d3-005k About 15 minutes down canyon from Deer Cr.
enlarge 85KB, 800x600 8 ut09-d3-006b By the time I got there there was no one in sight.
enlarge 84KB, 800x600 9 ut09-d3-007b Looking back - you can see the white cliffs in the distance.
enlarge 100KB, 600x800 10 ut09-d3-008k Ryan
enlarge 90KB, 800x600 11 ut09-d3-009r Roger crossing the river at the next bend.
enlarge 143KB, 800x600 12 ut09-d3-010r Derek crossing a bench at a bend in the river.
enlarge 102KB, 800x600 13 ut09-d3-011r Another bend and river crossing.
enlarge 114KB, 800x600 14 ut09-d3-012r Crossing another bench - The ATV's have made these into regular roads.
enlarge 102KB, 800x600 15 ut09-d3-013r Near the end of the "Road" across the bench of the previous photo.
enlarge 85KB, 800x600 16 ut09-d3-014r Almost to the end - note the rock wall at the left.
enlarge 134KB, 800x600 17 ut09-d3-015r Looking back at bench from previous photos- Kristina, Fred, and Bill P.
enlarge 115KB, 800x600 18 ut09-d3-016r Red rock cliff (noted on previous photo).
enlarge 106KB, 800x600 19 ut09-d3-017r Fred and Bill P heading down canyon past red rock cliff.
enlarge 102KB, 800x600 20 ut09-d3-018b Looking back up canyon.
enlarge 112KB, 800x600 21 ut09-d3-020k Ryan (foreground), Bill and Fred ahead.
enlarge 119KB, 800x600 22 ut09-d3-021a Paria River just above Snake Canyon - Note White sandstone "cap" at upper right of photo.
enlarge 137KB, 800x600 23 ut09-d3-022a Eric and Allison.
enlarge 137KB, 800x600 24 ut09-d3-023a Close up - Eric and Allison.
enlarge 109KB, 800x600 25 ut09-d3-024r View of White sandstone cap that was noted in previous photo (point 5771 on topo map). CLICK HERE for location of cap on Google Maps.
enlarge 145KB, 800x600 26 ut09-d3-025r On the other side of the river, just up from the mouth of Snake Canyon.
enlarge 132KB, 800x600 27 ut09-d3-026r Bill P. and Fred.
enlarge 131KB, 600x800 28 ut09-d3-027r Kristina - looking back up canyon (this is near Snake Canyon)
enlarge 89KB, 800x600 29 ut09-d3-028k looking up canyon - you can see point 5679 (see topo map) at top right of photo).
enlarge 111KB, 800x600 30 ut09-d3-029r Bill P. and Fred off in distance between two large red rock boulders on either side of stream.
enlarge 155KB, 800x600 31 ut09-d3-030k Side of Canyon.
enlarge 91KB, 800x600 32 ut09-d3-031b Looking back at the two red rock boulders opposite mouth of Snake Canyon - Point 5679 at right.
enlarge 107KB, 800x600 33 ut09-d3-032r Taking a Break - A cloud blew over and it started to snow. CLICK HERE for location on Google Maps.
enlarge 120KB, 800x600 34 ut09-d3-033r Hagar, Eric, and Katrina.
enlarge 73KB, 600x800 35 ut09-d3-034r Ryan having a snack.
enlarge 177KB, 600x800 36 ut09-d3-035r Danny.
enlarge 145KB, 600x800 37 ut09-d3-036r Kristina.
enlarge 154KB, 800x600 38 ut09-d3-037r More snowflakes - Kristina, Austin, and Roger.
enlarge 82KB, 600x800 39 ut09-d3-038r Roger
enlarge 124KB, 600x800 40 ut09-d3-039r Roger.
enlarge 137KB, 800x600 41 ut09-d3-040r Allison, Bill (me) , and Chris.
enlarge 83KB, 800x600 42 ut09-d3-041k Snow flurries did not dampen spirits - Ainar and Eric.
enlarge 136KB, 800x600 43 ut09-d3-042k Sun's back out but flurries continue.
enlarge 86KB, 800x600 44 ut09-d3-043k Looking down canyon through the flurries.
enlarge 120KB, 800x600 45 ut09-d3-044k Just as quick as it started, it was over and the blue skies returned.
enlarge 75KB, 800x600 47 ut09-d3-046b Starting off again - more clouds on the horizon. I'm at the back of the group as usual -Bill P and Fred at right.
enlarge 109KB, 800x600 48 ut09-d3-048k Rock strata.
enlarge 99KB, 800x600 49 ut09-d3-049r Looking back up canyon - A wide spot in the canyon. Zoom in to see Eric and Bill M.
enlarge 120KB, 800x600 50 ut09-d3-050r Eric, Bill M, and Allison.
enlarge 96KB, 800x600 51 ut09-d3-047k Heading towards a narrowing of the canyon with a red cliff on the left.
enlarge 88KB, 800x600 52 ut09-d3-051r The guys ahead approaching the impressive red cliff at the narrowing of the canyon. CLICK HERE for location on Google Maps.
enlarge 94KB, 800x600 53 ut09-d3-052k Telephoto view - Austin, Fred, Chris, Bill P, Roger, Derek, and Shelby.
enlarge 83KB, 600x800 54 ut09-d3-053r Walking along the cliff, which is marked with white alkali staining along it's base.
enlarge 101KB, 600x800 55 ut09-d3-054r Kristina at right - almost at the end of the cliff.
enlarge 41KB, 600x800 56 ut09-d3-055r Sun and shadow at Red Cliff.
enlarge 102KB, 600x800 57 ut09-d3-056r Alkali staining at base of Red Cliff.
enlarge 99KB, 800x600 58 ut09-d3-057r The end of the wall where the canyon opens up again - there is a side canyon coming in just to the left of the red cliff.
enlarge 96KB, 800x600 59 ut09-d3-058b Allison along the Red cliff.
enlarge 127KB, 800x600 60 ut09-d3-059k Canyon wall on south end of the red cliff.
enlarge 197KB, 800x600 61 ut09-d3-060r At the end of the long red cliff, there is a side canyon and the guys went up to look for a campsite.
enlarge 206KB, 600x800 62 ut09-d3-061r Shelby
enlarge 117KB, 600x800 63 ut09-d3-062r Austin.
enlarge 90KB, 900x506 64 ut09-d3-063k Looking across the river at the end of the red cliff.
enlarge 119KB, 800x600 65 ut09-d3-064r Roger and Chris- Note rock formations at left.
enlarge 126KB, 600x800 66 ut09-d3-065r Massive pillar (see previous photo)
enlarge 139KB, 800x600 67 ut09-d3-066a Just across from the rock pillars noted on previous photos - the canyon walls are impressive here.
enlarge 107KB, 600x800 68 ut09-d3-067b Looking back at the canyon wall from another angle.
enlarge 122KB, 800x600 69 ut09-d3-068r Coming up to a big meander bend in the river.
enlarge 106KB, 800x600 70 ut09-d3-069r Following the "road" to the big Meander - just visible ahead.
enlarge 89KB, 800x600 71 ut09-d3-070r Rib of the upstream side of the meander bend.
enlarge 88KB, 800x600 72 ut09-d3-071k Telephoto
enlarge 98KB, 600x800 73 ut09-d3-072k Ryan - you can tell from the clothing, it was COLD! Not like the first day of our hike.
enlarge 129KB, 800x600 74 ut09-d3-073r Kristina going around the upstream side of the big meander bend.
enlarge 148KB, 800x600 75 ut09-d3-074r Kristina - looking back at the meander bend - the trail goes over the low bench at the apex of the bend. CLICK HERE for location on Google Maps.
enlarge 117KB, 800x600 76 ut09-d3-075a Close up of the rib of the meander from the downstream side.
enlarge 148KB, 800x600 77 ut09-d3-076a Close up of rocks on the meander rib - - the "notch" in the rib seen from the upstream side is foreshortened in this picture from the downstream side, and is not really visible in a two dimensional photo.
enlarge 183KB, 800x600 78 ut09-d3-077a Down stream of the meander bend.
enlarge 98KB, 600x800 79 ut09-d3-078k Ryan crossing the next bench.
enlarge 81KB, 800x600 80 ut09-d3-079k A moth in a water bottle.
enlarge 156KB, 800x600 81 ut09-d3-080k Taking a break downcanyon from the big meander bend.
enlarge 132KB, 800x600 82 ut09-d3-081r On our way again around a bend in the river on a high bench just upcanyon from Kitchen Canyon.
enlarge 162KB, 800x600 83 ut09-d3-082r Crossing the bench at the mouth of Kitchen canyon. We got to the potential camp site but the wind was so strong coming down Kitchen that we opted to cross the canyon to the side canyon on the opposite side (to the right of the pillar above).
enlarge 130KB, 800x600 84 ut09-d3-083k View of the headland at Kitchen Canyon.
enlarge 112KB, 600x800 85 ut09-d3-084k Rocks near Kitchen Canyon.
enlarge 124KB, 800x600 86 ut09-d3-085k No water in the side canyon opposite Kitchen, so we are trying to figure out what to do.
enlarge 127KB, 800x600 88 ut09-d3-087k Looking back across to Kitchen Canyon - we decide to go back and make camp there despite the wind.
enlarge 138KB, 600x800 89 ut09-d3-088k Camp at Kitchen Canyon - This rock wedged in the tree makes you feel a little uncomfortable about camping next to a cliff.
enlarge 86KB, 800x600 90 ut09-d3-089a Allison holds a winning hand much to the chagrin of Ainar - the card game moved inside the tent because of the extreme cold.
