Looking into Coyote Gulch from the top
Heading down the steep trail to Coyote Gulch
First look at a huge arch
Washing the piggies off in the cool water
An afternoon cruise to "hole in the wall", famous for the Morman pioneers who took wagons/ horses along this route..craziness...
"In 1878 the leaders of their church decided to establish a new colony in a remote area to the east of the Colorado River, in what is now the Four Corners Area. They would travel through the relatively benign terrain near the Escalante River, starting at the head of Fortymile Gulch, find a way to cross the Colorado River, and then negotiate the mesas and canyons on the other side. They eventually ended up founding the community of Bluff. (seemed like a good idea at the time....)
On January 26, 1880, began their descent to the river through hole in the wall. People and livestock climbed down the crevice, and wagons were lowered by a system of ropes. A wooden trackway near the bottom provided access around a gulch filled with boulders. A wooden ferry was built at the river by Charles Hall, and was used to cross the river. Despite the perilous nature of this route, all of the expedition made the descent (a third of it on the first day).
The journey planned for six weeks had instead taken six months. No lives were lost, and two children were born."
And to think I complained about the drive out to see it, obviously I would have never made it as a pioneer....
Hang'n out look'n cool
Alexi looking into a huge pothole on top of a sandstone blob
Lots of good hideouts for the boyz
Alemayehu and Jeremie practice their Avengers arrow shooting techniques
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