Wrap-up Hole-In-The-Rock (north trail), visit Kodachrome Basin S.P.
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| Start the day |
| Another line of cars - nobody around. |
| Water source for cattle. The old setup had an unknown power source (probably a diesel engine) to run a mechanical ?pump-jack? that partially remains. The new setup looks to be an in-well electric motor pump operated via the solar panels / batteries. |
| The old setup. |
| Navajo Mountain Cell tower atop it provides reception |
| The Hole |
| End of the trail for me. A white pickup/camper to the left and two vehicles to the right. No person in sight for my time here. |
| The cactus were flowering |
| When I traveled the south portion of the trail last fall (pictures here), the end of that trail I think ends somewhere in the yellow box. |
| Pictures
taken - now to see about stopping at the slot canyons on the way out.
I'd like to visit them, depending upon how long the hike would be. |
| Panorama Click for a larger size Within coverage of the cell tower, tending a "new speakers, no sound" call. This was my office view for 20 minutes or so. |
| Road's dry - all good for today. This is one section where when quite wet - no thank you. |
| Another small, down-n-up canyon. |
| At
the slot canyon trailhead. A couple said they did the loop in three
hours (more time than I wish to consume). A comment was - the trail
seemed a couple inches narrower than this narrow-width-gauge. |
| Back to asphalt, heading west on UT-12 for Kodachrome Basin S.P. |
| Panorama Click for a larger size |
| Going for a hike on the Angel's Palace trail |
| Panorama Click for a larger size |
| Panorama Click for a larger size |
| Panorama Click for a larger size |
| This reminds me, ever so slightly, of Angel's Landing at Zion N.P. We travel a wide path to a narrow dip then out to a point. To the left of this point, the fall is not terrible - some scrapes. To the right, certainly severe. I didn't venture down the dip to the point - but we'll have some pictures... |
| Who's going for it? Will it hold you? |
| Back to the trailhead 3:30p - 4:30p, one hour |
| Headed west for a motel in Panguitch. Looking west towards Bryce Canyon N.P. |
| This
horse caught my eye. It's on the road-side of the fence. It seems to be
waiting for the gate to be opened to get back to the other side. |
| Mossy Cave trail near Bryce. |
