Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
5-23 thru 5-26 2009
Be sure to scroll down and check out all the great photos!
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Grand Staircase-Escalante National
Monument
The
theme of this trip is rain and water
Highway
12 east of Escalante
Hell’s Backbone Trail
Our
early morning scouting trip had plenty of low clouds
One
brave family on a perch – minus mother
It
looks even worse from afar
Highway
12 back to Escalante offers some amazing views
The
Burr Trail
Jack
surveys the landscape
Viewing
the switchbacks below
A
double arch on the Upper Muley Twist Trail – a short side trail off the Burr
Trail
Strike
Valley above and below after a short hike to an overlook
Grand Staircase-Escalante National
Monument
May 2009
The
theme of this trip is rain and water
The
Hole in the Rock Trail with many more photos to follow
The
water features abound
We
have arrived at the Hole in the Rock
This
doesn’t look like there is room to drop a wagon through the opening in the
rock
Note
the boat in Lake Powell – Many people visit by boat also
We
start our return and follow the same trail out
Dropping
down a shelf
Approaching
Dance Hall Rock
Above
and behind the dance floor
Some
tired dancers
Near
Bryce Canyon on the trip home
Red
Canyon
