Monday, October 13, 2008

Hiding in the Rocks out in Hoodoo Land

We got back last night from a couple of days backpacking in the Needles District. Ty, Bre, Kell, Toad, and Ash came down and we hiked the same loop we did last year, except this year we went over into Chesler Park and the Joint Trail. We were expecting a major winter storm and were surprised to get sunshine pretty much all weekend. If you ever need a place to hide from the authorities keep this place in mind, it is a maze of slickrock canyons.

Highlights of the trip included the ravens figuring out how to open the zipper on Kells backpack and stealing all of her food, and the old German ladies walking in on River in the bathroom at the end of the trip.



Ty exploring a side canyon "joint"


River and Toad peering in from above in another joint

Looking down on River

The ladder into Squaw Canyon

Chesler Park

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