Fish Creek Canyon and more
Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 28, 2011
Amanda and I have a little tradition of heading down to Comb Ridge and Cedar Mesa for the Memorial Day weekend. In the past she has had no trouble getting the weekend off from work, but unfortunately she was unable to get it off again this year. I had invited a friend or two to join me, but neither of them were able to make it down this weekend. That meant I would be heading down by myself.
After driving down through Moab, Monticello and Blanding , I setup my camp in Comb Wash and got ready to start my first hike into Lower Fish Creek Canyon.
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Hands Through Ruin by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
After finding my way into the canyon from the new trailhead (the BLM has closed a few roads in the area recently), I soon stopped at the first set of ruins I came across. There are a few faint reverse handprints on the ceiling above the ruin.
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First Ruins by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
A closer look at the first set of ruins.
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Hands Around a Crack by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
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Reverse Handprints Ruin by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
After hiking just a little further up-canyon I came across the set of ruins I was most looking forward to visiting on this hike.
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Great Hands by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
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