ajroadtrips
10-15-2007, 06:27 PM
I'll cross post my TR from the canyons group in case anyone is interested:
Work left me mentally tired last week, so I decided at the last minute
to head south. A quick call to leave a check-in, a few things thrown
into the car, and I was off!
I arrived in North Wash around 10PM. A quick pass through, and glance
at the large number of cars parked around told me this would not be
the place to find quiet, contemplative solitude. Venturing above
Turkey Knob, however, I found a nice quiet location and setup camp. It
was a perfect starry night, with many shooting stars. Having
experienced snow flurries in the Swell 2 weeks ago, I had brought
extra warm gear, which turned out to be overkill. Temps were perfect
for sleeping.
Saturday morning my loquacious coyote neighbor began chattering bright
and early. My attempts to communicate back with him or her seemed
unsuccessful, but worth a try. After a half or hour so, he left to do
whatever he had to do, leaving me to ponder what the life of a coyote
must be like and what he was trying to communicate.
Loaded for bear, I headed off before sunrise to check out a small
project I had peeked into years ago. I wasn't really expecting much,
and ended up pleasantly surprised. The canyon, Horse Play, turned out
to be a delightful mix of stemming, and squeezing. Never too narrow to
awaken the beast in me, but narrow enough to be engaging. Likely one
of the most action packed short canyons I have seen in awhile. No
rappels or wetsuit needed, this is a fun little romp. A mere 2-3 hours
later found me back at the car enjoying a late breakfast.
Next up was Main Butler. I had been through it several years ago. Some
very old prints and my old webbing at the rappel make me wonder if
anyone else had done it over the last few years? The last rappel was
just going into the sun, so I lazily napped in the sand at it's base
enjoying the ambiance.
All too soon motivation began to overpower laziness, and I hiked out.
With lot's of daylight left, more exploring was to be done before
finally heading north as the suns rays were waning in the sky.
From SLC to SLC I had been gone a mere 30 hours or so, but it seemed
like a world away. Refreshing and rejuvenating.
I wrote up Horse Play and Main Butler with some pics if your
interested. The usual place-
http://www.outdoorzen.org/
Fall is a great time to be out.
Work left me mentally tired last week, so I decided at the last minute
to head south. A quick call to leave a check-in, a few things thrown
into the car, and I was off!
I arrived in North Wash around 10PM. A quick pass through, and glance
at the large number of cars parked around told me this would not be
the place to find quiet, contemplative solitude. Venturing above
Turkey Knob, however, I found a nice quiet location and setup camp. It
was a perfect starry night, with many shooting stars. Having
experienced snow flurries in the Swell 2 weeks ago, I had brought
extra warm gear, which turned out to be overkill. Temps were perfect
for sleeping.
Saturday morning my loquacious coyote neighbor began chattering bright
and early. My attempts to communicate back with him or her seemed
unsuccessful, but worth a try. After a half or hour so, he left to do
whatever he had to do, leaving me to ponder what the life of a coyote
must be like and what he was trying to communicate.
Loaded for bear, I headed off before sunrise to check out a small
project I had peeked into years ago. I wasn't really expecting much,
and ended up pleasantly surprised. The canyon, Horse Play, turned out
to be a delightful mix of stemming, and squeezing. Never too narrow to
awaken the beast in me, but narrow enough to be engaging. Likely one
of the most action packed short canyons I have seen in awhile. No
rappels or wetsuit needed, this is a fun little romp. A mere 2-3 hours
later found me back at the car enjoying a late breakfast.
Next up was Main Butler. I had been through it several years ago. Some
very old prints and my old webbing at the rappel make me wonder if
anyone else had done it over the last few years? The last rappel was
just going into the sun, so I lazily napped in the sand at it's base
enjoying the ambiance.
All too soon motivation began to overpower laziness, and I hiked out.
With lot's of daylight left, more exploring was to be done before
finally heading north as the suns rays were waning in the sky.
From SLC to SLC I had been gone a mere 30 hours or so, but it seemed
like a world away. Refreshing and rejuvenating.
I wrote up Horse Play and Main Butler with some pics if your
interested. The usual place-
http://www.outdoorzen.org/
Fall is a great time to be out.