I am beat. We started early and hiked late. We went through some tough stuff! The day was good though. We started out hiking up Thunder River. It’s the world’s shortest river. It was amazing though, a river pours right out of a hole in a rock cliff.
On the other side of Surprise Valley, was another waterfall pouring out of a rock, and into Deer Creek. It was also real nice to have trail, if only for 5 miles. Then things got tough. We had 7 miles of walking along the Colorado River, with no trail. Sometimes we would have a game path, but mostly it was boulder hopping on a slope. It was slow going. This is D=rt’s least favorite kind of hiking, and it took him 2 hours longer to complete this stretch than me. I found shade and waited. It didn’t help that we hiked this stretch through the heat of the day.
Kanab creek has been amazing so far. Our feet are wet from trudging through the creek bottom, but the canyon is so cool. The walls rise hundreds of feet on both sides and twist and turn through this amazing landscape. There are hanging gardens and dripping springs. It is great after the hell we both feel we went through today. I am low on food and hungry non-stop! Hoping we can get some good miles in towards Colorado City tomorrow.
No comments:
Post a Comment