Today we turned left at the Colorado River and followed the Escalante route. This was another challenging and rewarding day which included lots of riverside walking, up and downing, some scrambling, rain squall, lining packs, bush wacking along the river. We had two long detours from the river as side canyons blocked ability to follow the river directly.
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| Early start |
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| Raining |
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| Side canyon detour - trail seen on right rim edge |
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| Scrambled down this to exit the canyon along the bottom |
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| Ken bush wacking alone the river |
Camp tonight was at the Papago canyon beneath a huge rock overhang.
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| Very pleased with new solo MEC Spark 1 tent |
For the first time I can remember I developed a blister and it was a whopper on the inside of my right heel. Tired the old Camino trick of piercing the blister with a needle and leaving a length of thread to allow it to 'wick' and not reform while still keeping protective skin intact.
For the first time I can remember I developed a blister and it was a whopper on the inside of my right heel. Tired the old Camino trick of piercing the blister with a needle and leaving a length of thread to allow it to 'wick' and not reform while still keeping protective skin intact.
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