kiwi_outdoors
03-31-2013, 07:43 PM
FWIW - some terse notes from October 2011 - including the entire trip there and back
October 2011 Canyoneering and Canyonlands
Originally planned to include car camping at Canyonlands, and hiking the Virgin River Narrows in Zion – cancelled that part due to weather.
Sept 27 - Day 1 – left home in Oakland, CA, circa 2 pm for a leisurely drive to Bakersfield, we had a hard time finding a dinner restaurant in this part of town, and when we did find one it was mediocre anyway.
Sep 28 – Day 2 – walked to breakfast at Dennys, drove to St. George (stopped at AAA for maps and at Best Buy to look at cameras), then on to Escalante, dropped by Excursions of Escalante to say hello, played “slobber ball” with Sam the black Lab (Rick’s last dog). Lodging at Circle D, good dinner at Cowboy Blues (caf
October 2011 Canyoneering and Canyonlands
Originally planned to include car camping at Canyonlands, and hiking the Virgin River Narrows in Zion – cancelled that part due to weather.
Sept 27 - Day 1 – left home in Oakland, CA, circa 2 pm for a leisurely drive to Bakersfield, we had a hard time finding a dinner restaurant in this part of town, and when we did find one it was mediocre anyway.
Sep 28 – Day 2 – walked to breakfast at Dennys, drove to St. George (stopped at AAA for maps and at Best Buy to look at cameras), then on to Escalante, dropped by Excursions of Escalante to say hello, played “slobber ball” with Sam the black Lab (Rick’s last dog). Lodging at Circle D, good dinner at Cowboy Blues (caf