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    Bullet Canyon

    Arizona Strip & Southern Utah Wanderings | Day 8
    Saturday, October 13, 2012

    The Original Trip Report on ADVENTR.CO

    It rained again on Friday night. Not near as much as the previous night, but enough to make everything wet when we took down camp in the morning. Once we got our camp packed up into the Jeep and had a little breakfast, we drove over to the Bullet Canyon trailhead so we could start our hike for the day. Our main destinations for today would be Perfect Kiva and Jailhouse Ruin, but we would explore the canyon along the way, too.

    About seven miles to Grand Gulch from here, but we weren't planning on going that far this time. I'm definitely going to have to check out the full canyon on a future backpacking trip.


    To Grand Gulch by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

    Shortly after descending into Bullet Canyon from the rim, Jared spotted these pictographs.


    White Pictographs by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

    We also passed the remains of a tower up on the rim of the canyon.


    Rim Tower by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

    Jared was spotting the rock art left and right on this hike. He spotted these faint red pictographs on a small ledge above us.


    Red Anthropomorph by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

    Eventually the canyon opened up a bit, the hiking got easier, and there were plenty of nice campsites to be found.


    Bullet Canyon by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

    The trail down Bullet Canyon.


    Bullet Trail by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

    Soon we found ourselves climbing up to the large alcove that houses the Perfect Kiva. This rectangular room was found along the back wall of the alcove.


    T-Door by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

    The second Perfect Kiva we had visited in the same number of days.


    Perfect Kiva Entry by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

    I climbed down the ladder into the kiva and was happy to find a nice beam of light shining through the opening to the floor. I took a few photos...


    Kiva Ladder by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr


    Beam of Light by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr


    Light Beam by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

    There were a few pictographs found on the back wall of the large alcove, too.


    Small White Man by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr


    Red Hands by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr


    Red Paint by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

    After leaving the kiva, we hiked just a little bit further down the canyon to visit the Jailhouse Ruins. You might be able to guess where the name comes from? I've never seen a window like this before which makes me wonder if this section of the wall has just fallen apart revealing the interior structure?


    Jailhouse Window by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

    An interior room at the Jailhouse site with a smoke-stained ceiling.


    Inside Room by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

    Some painted designs and handprints on the ceiling above.


    Jailhouse Design by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

    When we were done visiting the Jailhouse Ruins we hiked back up the canyon to my Jeep and started the drive back home. We had completed yet another excellent October trip!

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    Randy Langstraat
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    Amazing kiva...all original?
    Keep your lens clean and your mind open

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    Bullet Canyon

    Not this one. The roof has been replaced and the ladder is not original.
    Randy Langstraat
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    Love the kiva shots. The beam of light entering through the roof is very nice. What time of day did you shoot these?
    We must go forward, even if we can't!

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    Been lurking for sometime (over a year) getting trip reports via email. I just want to say that I really enjoy your adventures and photography. You have inspired me to return to the 4 corners next spring and do more exploring. Thanks for sharing. I especially like the shafts of light; well done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by clikrf8 View Post
    Been lurking for sometime (over a year) getting trip reports via email. I just want to say that I really enjoy your adventures and photography. You have inspired me to return to the 4 corners next spring and do more exploring. Thanks for sharing. I especially like the shafts of light; well done.
    Thanks!
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    Very, Very nice photography Randy. I (and probably everyone else on the site) love your trip reports and wanderings. Keep up the great work and keep the cool stuff coming. Thanks again. Oz....
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