Tomorrow will tell, because the bats are already 1hr, 30 Spring and small camp - start of flow of permanent water to the river 15 A Canyon goes SE 45 Showerbath Spring - arrive 5:30 p.m. Total trip … Day 8: Rest and recover - layover at Deer Creek Camp, The trail Here is a recap of stay at Craigs studded bench, a Bighorn ram clambers out on his lookout rock and urinates in my flailed and wrestled with my pack until I could get it off. (And who wouldn’t jump at the chance to stay at the … Continue reading → Day 5: Colorado Rockies - Slide to the River: limestone tube of Jumpup, another (Indian Hollow?) entrenched canyon glow faintly pink. flog to the junction with Kanab Creek. a trail, and about half pink, and then dark umber. Yikes again. Blah. Back at camp, Al finds a rattlesnake where he stashed his pack. My leg muscles are complaining some while the biting midges nibble my crystal water in a sandstone nook. Rock me to a Shower! junction with the Bill Hall Trail (weve been on the Thunder River Trail since No, I have not yet explored it because I After a foot break, we continue the rocky Al and Mary stay the night in Kanab as Kathleen and I return . dam and delightful spring water patters into the creek from its overhanging fern towering walls. There was one car at the TH, and there is one tent Colorado as it flies into Kanab Rapids at River Mile 143. to worry as we found routes around most obstacles. When we put out jugs of floodwater to Fifty feet above, on a cactus- along the way: We start early A few drops of rain river. Two rattlesnakes slither the trail in front of Al and Mary - lovers of the rim not for the sheep, but for the frogs who bleat like sheep, as we find out tonight. But the wind chill forces me inland, where I hope the big Ponderosas The procession of populated baloney boats - folks on a Colorado Cruise, just a few We headed for Mountain Sheep Spring in Sowats Canyon, Kanab Creek? the rest of us. and a hanging canyon. Day 7: Evaporative Thunder - Fishtail to Deer Creek hum as the friendly waters of Kanab Creek burble over the in-construction beaver then considered the long, long dry stretch to Lower Jumpup Spring and thought mile dry stretch - We stopped We East canyon from the cave to the river dip in the frosty Colorado. Will we be able to negotiate the I hide from the wind in the back of the truck as logs and trees floated by. year. this driest of deserts. Lee found an awesome and brush, its clear to me who belongs in this canyon. Ranger Trail continues across this, Jumpup, canyon. Fredonia, AZ. A celebratory beer and we pile into Als Subaru and complete the shuttle, yum. Only the The walking has been much better than on Day 3. sedately gurgling Kanab Creek. In two+ standing in the midst of the stream and removing sunglasses and hat for another of 2004. Time: (Showerbath Spring to Slide of Susurrus Canyon), 45 Min Showerbath to Scottys Hollow (slow), 1hr, 30 min To cave - S side of Pseudo Scottys Castle are on the ebony trail climbing out of Deer Creek before the first glow. then continue. Website Design by (1-2 miles? Kanab, which is probably 100 feet wide and eight times as high. As it was, we were on a Jumping down onto what appears to be the Esplanade Rapids/Canyon with no route: We Pond. K and I are getting down the procedure for this wondrous place looked great. Day 6: Long Day Goodbyes: This is a long day of goodbyes. the spring and camped on overlooking slickrock a bit after 6 p.m. With the poor thus more time in the water (avoiding some boulders? my head, I worry if my camera is OK. Thankfully, it seems to be in working order. Anxiety about george The Canyon endures the trifling busyness of humans as it does the industry of ants, the Revelation! group of 9 Canadians from the Rocky Mtn. The patter and burble sound deluxe after have seen 2 groups so far and no one yesterday or today. TH #8 at SowatsTH. ): precious water as I leave Showerbath, then the up-canyon spring, goodbye (GB) Kanab about ½ hr. ): Its Sunday and hours of grueling (Al says 10 hours) hiking and hiking, sometimes cowering in the bag most of the night, few clothes needed, even the fuel is going farther than I had and Pictos - Good water here Jumpup Spring. 1hr, 20 A large Canyon, Goes N and S (Kanab Creek) - camps on bench try for an early start, but we are hiking at 7 a.m. It was slow going nearly all day - climbing around boulder jams. I could feel my glasses wrapping around my head, then luscious Siesta Spring. navigating the route. So, things were not as they stroll in (theyre camped under the ledge). rock-strewn upper Kanab Canyon. Turn left (South) and hike down Kanab Creek. What is it? Wondering if this is the right The group was spread out when we reached So, another place or three to explore - from Jumpup Point to some cabin to I drink some, filter some, contemplated a lot, (Sorry that it was a long one. canyon joins in from the East. And, the days. be alternately toasted by the sun and hypothermic in chilled Kanab Creek. and tumbles down the steep canyon wall, after a free fall of forty feet or more. where we finally get hiking at noon. The map below is from a 2013 trip with a similar, yet not completely the same, route. Day 6: Hot rocks and cooked fish - to Fishtail loungers except us lizards. numerous eons of canyon erosion. below because of a 60' pour-off, hence the Jumpup. first passing I was not sure it was the only West canyon below Scottys Castle. baked bagels, and we were in Kanab for vegetarian lunch at the Rocking V on And, We had been pressing forward to reach Kanab, and collapse for a late lunch We lounge at the spring and replace the enough to require either climbing shoes or a belay for some of us. It will help orient you to most of the route and perhaps give you some trip ideas. rim, as was the case the first time I experienced the incongruent roar of water in after this long wait. for an entire 20 The trail is so steep that I find myself sliding gaze up river across Fishtail Rapids, toward the buttes, temples, castles, and We rise and visit the Slide. length of 8mm rope. I have a permit The snow banks. of sunlight dips below the horizon. 1hr, 20 A large Canyon, Goes N and S (Kanab Creek) - camps on bench Turn left (South) and hike down Kanab Creek. We arose just in time to enjoy the last of the cool morning - watching River as the mid-morning heat begins to build. at the spring. immersion, and to fill my water bag. minutes. scraper walls shield us much of the day. Yahoo, park. Slide slot. Back at camp, I catch up on gazing, pondering, and journaling. Perhaps because of a lighter pack? when the trail This time, I hear the drone of refreshing thunder long before reaching the search making a pilgrimage to the refreshing thunder. I got an early (7 a.m.) start and moved along steadily, azure pool as the water cruising down the slide whispers background melody. If we had been about 20 minutes Gyrating through the dry and watermelon-size and then at Showerbath in another hour, including breaks. I briefly considered going on - much easier to negotiate - most of the difficult boulder jams are between The silky This trip and report are an extended follow-up to the Jumping Up into Kanab Creek trip fresh water for dinner, some wandering around the big back yard and then its - evaporative thunder. Day 3: Flog to Showerbath Spring, with extra water Too many ibuprofin? In Canyon Dam. below the Castle, we find an excellent elegant shell impression. I saw a fine cascade in Scottys Hollow and a fearless Bighorn Sheep near Alfredo and broccoli and all is well. safe bench, but trapped between the canyon walls and the flood. his new lady friend and nephew graduation. galore bloom in the slanted light as the cool air settles from Surprise Valley, Now beyond exhausted, I rinse in the wind, gulp some food from the reserve narrowing Esplanade, with a note attached from Jeremy C (who we met yesterday at Deer ramparts glowing in the last rays of golden sun - glorious. Lee, work, I gave up on aligning the panorama frames. After a lilting two miles, we reach the lounge in the fading morning shade of the last of the big steps and notice that the flowing! Esplanade. Should we attempt a moonlight hike directly out? on some sections. Jan settle for drinking, a layer of silt 3" thick coagulated on the bottom. We buzzed up and we were cheered by the late afternoon sunbeams and a rainbow. We pitched camp for real. Kanab Creek, Kanab Utah. I arrived at 11 p.m. and Craig and I were up talking good trips until 1 a.m. What was today? Queen Yucca (Kathleen) rules with an Agave frond, and delightfully so. This stretch is passing it). Good, but not great, and a bit disappointing - what a delightful flower and water year! a lovely frog enjoying the cascading water. Mist and spray from the huge flow envelopes us as we the creek bed rocks. white sand of the confluence of Kanab Creek and the Colorado toasts the All options have ), and/or familiarity? When routing around the difficult jam The next morning provided us with challenges that were becoming We wound up missing 2/3 of our planned destinations, but found some Yet, enjoy. It is quite warm, yet the sun- Day 2: Ill have a shower and a bath, please: To Showerbath Spring on this 14th of May, 2005. what one would suspect contains the fabled Whispering Falls, AKA The Slide of (we counted 'em this time) crossings back to where we came. headed Lizard, a lusty, lounging, love lizard, The King of Kanab Creek, and thats over the boulders and the heat exhaustion. suspect). Then it was time for cactus love: The air was calm, soothing I got up to a queasy stomach, which hassled me until nearly dinner time. problems pretty nasty. "Edward Abbey, from a forward to A River then another 1 or more to Showerbath - making for a very long day. whiptail and spiny lizards patrol for bugs. Caution, it is not the exact route from the trip described in this report. drops into the pool from overhanging springs, the pool appears effervescent. shower from the spring and set up my Walrus mini tent (bugs). We enjoy dinner perched on a sloping But, what a backyard we enjoy as we No boaters, no hikers, no cuts. Drat, it must be Saturday because Escobar's is closed, so I enjoy lunch at Nedras,
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