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2019 Fish & Owl: Day 2
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Fish-Owl Loop: Day 2

May 7, 2019

Bill Hiking Down Fish Canyon

Our second day on the trail is through one of the most scenic canyon hikes around. Unlimited variations of distinctive hoodoos greeted us around every bend in the canyon. Unlike most canyons on Cedar Mesa, there is flowing water through much of its length. Beautiful pools and trickling waterfalls beckon.

Unfortunately, it was going to be a very long day that entailed a lot of bushwhacking through brush and over rocky stretches of wash. Because of the slow pace, Nick and Jon were able to do some explorations along the route. When we started in the morning, there wasn't a cloud in the sky. As the day progressed, more and more clouds appeared. During the last stretch, we had a short shower that cleared up after we got into camp

Our campsite is one of the best canyon camps we've had, featuring a large mostly flat boulder that served as a table and bench for making and consuming our dinner as well as ample level space to pitch our tents.

Note photo takers are given in the titles under the thumbnails:

Kickass Trekkers on this trip were: Bill Mooseker, Nick McMahan, Tracy McMahan, Jon Younger, Fred Stong, Mike Stong, Will Stong, Nancy Stong, Allan Hoseth

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-Cascade Bill Mooseker


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Tracy getting some early morning sun by his tent

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Oatmeal, coffee, and cocoa for breakfast - Bill & Mike

We used this rock as a table back in 2007: CLICK HERE. In fact I'm sitting in the exact same spot!

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Making up the "piles" of troop gear for the day

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Bill, Nancy, & Tracy

As we were making breakfast, we saw that the couple that had been camped below us had reached the rim of the canyon already. I guess they got an early start in order to miss the heat of the sun.

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Allan's video of the group getting ready for the day's hike

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Everyone's just about packed up and ready to go - we left camp shortly after 10:00 am.

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Yuccas, weathered snags, and red cliffs show the beauty of the canyon

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Cactus blooms on the way

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Another view

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Pristine Pool below our camp

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Allan's video of hiking down from our camp toward the junction with the main fork of Fish Canyon

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Hiking down canyon from our camp

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Three towers - these preside over the junction with the main fork

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Jon's video showing a pool a ways down canyon from our camp.  This is the same pool that is shown in photos 11 & 12.

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Tracy near the junction

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Allan's video showing the pools just above the junction.  The video continues on past the junction into the main arm of Fish Canyon.

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Bill's video of the pools just above the junction (same pool as in the beginning of Allan's video)

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Large Pool just above the junction. In 2001 & 2007 this pool was dry with just a trickle of water as shown in this PHOTO

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Fred & Tracy take advantage of the low overhang at the side of the pool to avoid the long slog and bushwhack around the pool

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Looking down canyon - Fred, Tracy, & Bill bushwhacking through the brush

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Some nice slickrock - we would take a break in the shade of the trees ahead

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Looking back towards the junction

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Google maps shows a large beaver dam near the junction.  Here is a tree felled by beavers.  We did not see any evidence of the beaver dam, which has been washed away by flash flooding.  Location is HERE

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Mike's video showing canyon just below the junction

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Tracy

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Tower at the east side of the junction

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Looking back towards the junction

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What I call the "Nixon" rock - It's much more prominent in the afternoon light as shown HERE in 2007

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Fred adjusting Allan's pack as Will & Nancy hike down this boulder strewn stretch of Fish Canyon (12:05 pm)

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Will, Allan, & Fred hiking below the "Nixon" rock

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Will and Nancy along the "trail" - many miles of rocky stretches like this

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Bill

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Looking downcanyon

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Nancy

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Telephoto of tower at junction

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Allan's video of Nick trying unsuccessfully to convince Bill to take an early lunch.

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Break time but no lunch yet (12:50 pm)

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Bill studying the maps during the break

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Tracy

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Will & Nick

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View of canyon walls opposite our break point

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Impressive hoodoo opposite our break point.  Hoodoo is located HERE

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Another view

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Right side of Canyon Wall, looking down canyon(LDC) opposite our break point

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Another photo of the right side (LDC) a little further down

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Another view

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Fred - on the trail again

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Desert colors

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Another lizard

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Another view

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A view of the Hoodoo opposite our break from a ways down canyon

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Claret Cup cactus in bloom.

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Another view

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Close up of blooms

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Allan & Nancy crossing bench with a large expanse of Cryptobiotic Soil.

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Looking down canyon to impressive rock chimney on the right.  I've named this formation, The "Devil's Chimney". On the left side at the top are unusual sandstone "mushroom" hoodoos resulting from erosion. (1:13 pm)

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view of the Cryptobiotic soil on the bench.  The bench is located HERE.

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Allan's video taken from the bench

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Telephoto of the Devil's Chimney

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This cluster of daisies is hugging the ground

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Utah Sweet Peas add color to the trail.

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Close up of the Utah Sweet Pea's blooms

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More Sweet Peas

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I hit the bench about 7 or 8 minutes behind Will, Allan, Nancy, & Mike

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Bill at the bench (photo by Fred)

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Allan & Mike back down in the wash

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Allan heading down the wash - If you enlarge the photo, you can make out Fred below the hoodoo that resembles a fat buddha (1:40 pm)

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Jon's video - hiking down the canyon just above the "Devil's Chimney"

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Tracy below the "Devil's Chimney"

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Looking back up canyon from the same location of the previous photos.  The headland in the distance is located HERE

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Looking back at the "mushroom" hoodoos from down canyon.

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Close up of "mushroom" hoodoos which are located HERE

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Close up of Canyon wall adjacent to "mushroom" hoodoos

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Details of hoodoos (including the fat buddha at the far right) that can be seen in the distance in this PHOTO

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Will's video of a spring bubbling up in one of the pools in the wash

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Looking up canyon: The "Devil's Chimney" can be seen on the left and the "mushroom" hoodoos across the canyon on the right

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Bill hiking down canyon with the "Devil's Chimney" beyond.  Note this "Devil's Chimney" is much more impressive than the one that comes up in a Google search CLICK HERE

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Will & Nancy hiking across this bench located HERE

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Allan's video - starts looking up canyon and ends looking down canyon

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About to say goodbye to the "Devil's Chimney": Will & Nancy with Allan and Bill further up canyon

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Photo taken just after the previous one, except is looking down canyon: Allan in foreground with Will, Nancy, & Mike further down

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Mike's video showing Nancy & Will crossing stream with Allan & Bill further back

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Bill & Allan

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Mike & Allan - Slickrock section where the water flows with little waterfalls here and there. Location is HERE (3:35 pm)

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Bill's video - taking a breather and listening to the water cascading over the sandstone

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Beautiful pool - (same pool in 2007, click HERE)

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Bill at the pool - location is HERE (3:53 pm)

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Mike

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Will & Nancy hiking down canyon

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Looking back up canyon

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Jon's "fish eye" photo of the hoodoo tower shown in the subsequent photos.

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Tracy taking a break - photo is taken looking north from this point (Click HERE)

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Tracy - same location as previous photo, but looking down canyon.  If you enlarge photo you can see Will bushwhacking through the brush at the center of the photo, as well as a far off hoodoo that looks like a rabbit with short ears. That marks the big bend where our camp will be.

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Across the canyon from Tracy is is castle like formation

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Looking back up canyon towards hoodoo tower from this location: Click HERE (4:43 pm)

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Photo taken a little ways down canyon from the previous one (note boulder referenced previously at the center right of the photo)

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Nick going for a little reflection action with this photo - note the "stone butterfly" sitting on top of the sandstone peak at the right.

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The end is in sight as you can see the "big bend" and the "short eared" rabbit in the distance. If you enlarge the photo, you can see Allan at the far end of this terrible foot punishing, knee knocking stretch of rocky rubblely wash.  The "stone butterfly" is now closer (Its location is HERE)  (5:20 pm)

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Jon's video taken at the "big bend" that was very close to our destination. You can see the "short eared" rabbit hoodoo

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Bill & Nick - Nick hiked back to get my pack as I was lagging behind (as usual).  Just awhile before this we had a short intense rain shower and I had to scramble to get my pack cover on. Note the "stone butterfly" rock is now behind us at the center of the photo.

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Bill & Nick

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Bill & Nick turning into the "big bend" for the last leg of the day's hike.  "Short Eared" rabbit hoodoo is prominent at the right.

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Nick carrying my pack - if you enlarge the photo and look closely you can see Mike hoisting Allan's pack that he had come back for. (in the bushes to the right of Nick)

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The "short eared rabbit" hoodoo as it appears from our camp.

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Just above our campsite (No explanation needed) - my companions kept asking me how will they know that they have come to the campsite. I told them if they look back and see a big penis, that they had gone too far!

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Allan rests after a long day

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Allan - I am amazed how indefatigable he was on the hike, even though his every step was painful for his knees.  Even after this long day he was soon up and taking photos and videos.

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Allan's video showing the crew setting up their tents. Mike comes into camp after retrieving Allan's pack. Nick and Jon shepherd Bill into camp after a long day.

(I'm amazed that Allan was able to have the energy to film this after such a long day - although his fatigue shows as he gets the times wrong for our start (10 am not 6 am) and end (6 pm not 8 pm for an 8 hour day not 10. As for me, I just collapsed into Fred's lawn chair!!)


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Fred setting up his tent

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Bill - Collapsed in Fred's chair. I was tuckered out after our long day

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Mike & Nick

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Nick - finishing up our daily lunch.

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Jon setting up his tent

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Jon - lays out the tent and inserts the poles

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Nancy blowing up her air mattress

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Nancy & Jon - Setting up camp for the night

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Jon flipping his dome tent into position

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Jon - tent ready for the rain fly

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Fred

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Tracy

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Will

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Tracy & Nick heading out to fill the water jugs

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Tracy & Nick

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Allan exploring around our camp showing where we got water

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Typical night at camp: Mike & Tracy are pumping water; Fred has the Dragonfly stoves boiling water; Allan is filming a video; Nick is preparing pudding; and Bill is rummaging through his pack.

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Allan's video showing preparation of our supper

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Allan's video showing final preparation and dishing out of our supper.  The large "table" rock makes a good bench for eating our dinner.

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Jon ready for dinner

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Fred dishing out our dinner: Cheese Enchilada Ranchero

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Bill getting his bottle after Mike has pumped it full.

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Fred & Tracy

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It's nice to get off your feet for a while

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Tent City: (clockwise) Mike, Nancy & Will, Jon, Allan, Fred.  I haven't pitched mine yet (I remember doing it via headlamp). My spot was behind the yuccas at the center.

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Winding up dinner - Tracy dishing out some chocolate pudding.

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Another view - we still have dishes to do.

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I don't remember what we all were looking at

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Bill getting ready for bed

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Denny's has "Moons over my Hammy" - You can name this one yourself!!

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