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Utah 2007: Day 2

Owl & Fish Canyon Loop: Day 2
Cedar Mesa, Utah
April 2007

Day 2: Pouroff Pool to lower Fish Canyon.

Owl Canyon - Cedar Mesa, Utah

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 - 94 of 94 Total. 286 Visits.

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enlarge 130KB, 600x800 1 ut07-d2-001j Day 2: The sun on the pouroff with the pool in shadow.	enlarge 172KB, 800x600 2 ut07-d2-002aj Day 2: Bill, Roger, & Danny getting ready to head out.
enlarge 158KB, 800x600 3 ut07-d2-002j Danny heading out of camp - the side canyon is to the right.	enlarge 112KB, 600x800 4 ut07-d2-003b This slickrock section below our camp was in the shade as we headed out.
enlarge 123KB, 800x600 5 ut07-d2-004j We won't be in the shade long.	enlarge 134KB, 600x800 6 ut07-d2-005j Roger breaks out of the shade - you can see the junction with another branch of Owl Canyon just ahead. Note the Hoodoo at the junction.
enlarge 166KB, 800x600 7 ut07-d2-006j Another flower along the way (Firecracker Penstemon??)	enlarge 162KB, 800x600 8 ut07-d2-007j Danny taking in a large pouroff pool.
enlarge 141KB, 600x800 9 ut07-d2-008b Roger at pouroff pool.	enlarge 170KB, 800x598 10 ut07-d2-009a Joel, Danny, and Roger - the big pool is just below them.
enlarge 166KB, 800x600 11 ut07-d2-010j Roger, Danny, and Allison with Bill bringing up the rear, coming out of the main canyon on the right. The pouroff pool is at the junction of the two branches of Owl Canyon.	enlarge 160KB, 600x800 12 ut07-d2-011j Danny and Roger - you can see the height of the pouroff here.
enlarge 173KB, 800x598 13 ut07-d2-012a You can see the top of the pouroff here.	enlarge 152KB, 598x800 14 ut07-d2-013a Another shot of Danny above pouroff pool.
enlarge 186KB, 800x598 15 ut07-d2-014a Joel	enlarge 164KB, 800x598 16 ut07-d2-015a Bill coming up to the pouroff pool.
enlarge 116KB, 600x800 17 ut07-d2-016b The distinctive Hoodoo at the junction of the two branches of Owl Canyon.	enlarge 169KB, 800x600 18 ut07-d2-017r Cactus flowers - "Claret Cup"
enlarge 160KB, 800x600 19 ut07-d2-018r Another shot.	enlarge 175KB, 800x600 20 ut07-d2-019b Bill's photo of same cactus.
enlarge 219KB, 800x600 21 ut07-d2-020j Joel gets one in too.	enlarge 177KB, 800x598 22 ut07-d2-021a Allison's shot.
enlarge 204KB, 800x598 23 ut07-d2-022a close up of flowers.	enlarge 94KB, 800x600 24 ut07-d2-023j Joel gets in really close.
enlarge 133KB, 600x800 25 ut07-d2-024b Another flower (firecracker penstemon??) on the way down.	enlarge 167KB, 800x598 26 ut07-d2-025a Joel photographing yucca plant.
enlarge 126KB, 800x600 27 ut07-d2-026j Joel's photo of Yucca.	enlarge 68KB, 800x600 28 ut07-d2-027j Close up of Yucca.
enlarge 208KB, 600x800 29 ut07-d2-028j Yucca blossum.	enlarge 94KB, 800x600 30 ut07-d2-029j Closeup of yucca blossum photographed by Joel.
enlarge 75KB, 800x600 31 ut07-d2-030j Joel captures another flower in closeup view (Utah Sweet Pea?).	enlarge 94KB, 600x800 32 ut07-d2-031b Heading down canyon, I got this shot of the group across the way.
enlarge 146KB, 600x800 33 ut07-d2-032b Telephoto of group across the way.	enlarge 96KB, 800x598 34 ut07-d2-033a Rustic snag (you can see it in previous photos)
enlarge 187KB, 800x598 35 ut07-d2-034a Roger heading out.	enlarge 165KB, 800x600 36 ut07-d2-035j Another shot of Roger.
enlarge 170KB, 800x600 37 ut07-d2-036j Roger heading around large boulder.	enlarge 183KB, 800x600 38 ut07-d2-037j Roger.
enlarge 132KB, 600x800 39 ut07-d2-038j Rounding a big bend, we come to a nice campsite still in the shade, where we take a break.	enlarge 145KB, 600x800 40 ut07-d2-039r Allison at breaktime.
enlarge 154KB, 800x600 41 ut07-d2-041j Bill's pooped.	enlarge 179KB, 800x600 42 ut07-d2-042r Field of flowers near the campsite (Utah Sweet Pea??)
enlarge 186KB, 800x600 43 ut07-d2-043r Another shot of flower field.	enlarge 165KB, 800x600 44 ut07-d2-044j Bill heading down canyon through field of Utah Sweet Peas (??)
enlarge 164KB, 800x600 45 ut07-d2-045j Allison and Bill skirting pouroff.	enlarge 132KB, 800x600 46 ut07-d2-046j Allison and Bill entering a section of slickrock.
enlarge 185KB, 600x800 47 ut07-d2-047j Typical canyon wash hiking.	enlarge 152KB, 800x600 48 ut07-d2-048j Owl Canyon starts to open up a little just above Neville's Arch.
enlarge 131KB, 600x800 49 ut07-d2-049j This is the bend just before Neville's Arch.	enlarge 108KB, 800x600 50 ut07-d2-050j This was about the end of the water in Owl Canyon.
enlarge 140KB, 600x800 51 ut07-d2-051j Distinctive Hoodoo marks the bend in the Canyon before Neville's Arch.	enlarge 77KB, 800x600 52 ut07-d2-052j Another shot of Hoodoo.
enlarge 88KB, 800x600 53 ut07-d2-053j Around the next bend we come to Neville's Arch.	enlarge 88KB, 800x600 54 ut07-d2-054b Another view.
enlarge 96KB, 800x600 55 ut07-d2-055j View of the Canyon near Neville's Arch - we camped here in 2001, but there was no water in the wash in 2007.	enlarge 122KB, 600x800 56 ut07-d2-056b More Neville's Arch.
enlarge 91KB, 600x800 57 ut07-d2-057j Looking down the wash at Neville's Arch.	enlarge 91KB, 800x600 58 ut07-d2-058b The trail goes up on this bench.
enlarge 64KB, 800x600 59 ut07-d2-059r Clouds.	enlarge 73KB, 800x600 60 ut07-d2-060r The Arch in the Clouds.
enlarge 91KB, 800x600 61 ut07-d2-062r Peekaboo view through arch.	enlarge 110KB, 800x600 62 ut07-d2-063j Textures in an old cottonwood log (Joel's shot)
enlarge 162KB, 800x600 63 ut07-d2-064j Daisies.	enlarge 111KB, 800x600 64 ut07-d2-065j Another view of the arch from further down the canyon.
enlarge 102KB, 600x800 65 ut07-d2-066j Hoodoos near the arch.	enlarge 96KB, 800x600 66 ut07-d2-067b Looking down canyon.
enlarge 84KB, 600x800 67 ut07-d2-068b Shelby and Danny head down canyon.	enlarge 125KB, 800x598 68 ut07-d2-069a Neville's Arch.
enlarge 105KB, 600x800 69 ut07-d2-070b Roger	enlarge 109KB, 600x800 70 ut07-d2-071b Allison and Roger.
enlarge 104KB, 800x600 71 ut07-d2-072b Bill	enlarge 109KB, 800x598 72 ut07-d2-073a Bill and Roger heading down canyon.
enlarge 122KB, 600x800 73 ut07-d2-074b Looking back up Owl Canyon.	enlarge 101KB, 600x800 74 ut07-d2-075b Allison.
enlarge 101KB, 600x800 75 ut07-d2-076b Looking up to the canyon rim.	enlarge 103KB, 800x600 76 ut07-d2-077b Allison heading down canyon.
enlarge 133KB, 800x600 77 ut07-d2-078b Another view looking back up canyon.	enlarge 64KB, 800x600 78 ut07-d2-079j Another flower along the way (Desert Globmallow??)
enlarge 66KB, 800x600 79 ut07-d2-080j Close up of blossum.	enlarge 142KB, 800x600 80 ut07-d2-081j Desert Flowers - Golden Crypanth?
enlarge 202KB, 800x600 81 ut07-d2-082b Indian paintbrush.	enlarge 144KB, 800x600 82 ut07-d2-083j View of Indian Paintbrush.
enlarge 101KB, 800x600 83 ut07-d2-084j Close up of Indian Paintbrush.	enlarge 150KB, 800x600 84 ut07-d2-085j Cryptobiotic Soil formations.
enlarge 122KB, 800x600 85 ut07-d2-086j The dry wash in Owl Canyon below Neville's arch and above the junction with Fish Canyon.	enlarge 128KB, 800x600 86 ut07-d2-087j Another type of desert flower.
enlarge 86KB, 800x600 87 ut07-d2-088j Close up of blooms.	enlarge 174KB, 800x600 88 ut07-d2-090j Bill and Danny - We headed down Fish Canyon looking for a campsite. Here we are waiting for the other members of the group to show up.
enlarge 153KB, 800x598 89 ut07-d2-091a There was a big infestation of caterpillers in Fish Canyon. Every grove of cottonwoods that would be a possible campsite was infested with thousands of of the critters. You could hear their droppings hitting the ground sounding like rain.	enlarge 149KB, 800x598 90 ut07-d2-092a Even if you set your pack down for a minute, the caterpillers were on it in force.
enlarge 117KB, 800x600 91 ut07-d2-093j Joel found this "museum rock" near our campsite.	enlarge 75KB, 800x600 92 ut07-d2-094j View from Joel's tent.
enlarge 96KB, 800x600 93 ut07-d2-095j View from Joel's tent.	enlarge 56KB, 800x600 94 ut07-d2-096j Joel reading in tent.

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Owl & Fish Canyon Loop: Day 2 Cedar Mesa, Utah April 2007

Owl & Fish Canyon Loop: Day 2
Cedar Mesa, Utah
April 2007