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Rambling, Malarky, Rants, Etc. => Willys photo and story threads... => Topic started by: calvinhunt on October 12, 2014, 10:43:50 AM

Title: Back into Arch Canyon
Post by: calvinhunt on October 12, 2014, 10:43:50 AM: [size=12]Today's line-up: Carl (KY) and Bob (CO)

(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo336/calvinhunt/Jeep%20Arch%20Canyon%20Bob/IMG_3973.jpg)

Heading out.ï¿½ I left my Jeep home rather than drive alone and have Carl drive alone.

(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo336/calvinhunt/Jeep%20Arch%20Canyon%20Bob/IMG_3919.jpg)

Bob's following.ï¿½ You can see that a flash flood from a recent desert rainstorm has laid the grasses down.ï¿½ This canyon is the drainage for an 8000 square mile area of Southern Utah.

(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo336/calvinhunt/Jeep%20Arch%20Canyon%20Bob/IMG_3916.jpg)

A muddy bottom with a sandy bank is giving Carl some trouble.

(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo336/calvinhunt/Jeep%20Arch%20Canyon%20Bob/IMG_3932.jpg)

(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo336/calvinhunt/Jeep%20Arch%20Canyon%20Bob/IMG_3934.jpg)

Trying a new angle.

(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo336/calvinhunt/Jeep%20Arch%20Canyon%20Bob/IMG_3937.jpg)[/size]

[size=12]Worked for Carl so Bob will try that route. Sand was too soft...and, Carl has lockers.

(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo336/calvinhunt/Jeep%20Arch%20Canyon%20Bob/IMG_3943.jpg)

Notice how high the driftwood is (I mean the drift logs on the rocks to the right).

(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo336/calvinhunt/Jeep%20Arch%20Canyon%20Bob/IMG_3947.jpg)

Trails end.ï¿½ A good place to have lunch.

(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo336/calvinhunt/Jeep%20Arch%20Canyon%20Bob/IMG_3959.jpg)

Heading back after lunch.ï¿½ Bob asked me to drive his jeep back out.ï¿½ I enjoyed that.

(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo336/calvinhunt/Jeep%20Arch%20Canyon%20Bob/IMG_3967.jpg)

Beautiful day.

(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo336/calvinhunt/Jeep%20Arch%20Canyon%20Bob/IMG_3968.jpg)

Back at the trail head there is the largest Cottonwood Tree I've ever seen.

(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo336/calvinhunt/Jeep%20Arch%20Canyon%20Bob/IMG_3977.jpg)

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Title: Re: Back into Arch Canyon
Post by: Carls_jeep on October 12, 2014, 12:28:26 PM: A Jeep is 57 1/4" wide so that will give some idea as to the width of the tree. It's a huge tree.

The trail changes every year depending on the rain falls. A heavy rain will completely change the trail and the stream path down the canyon. I think it is worse this year than the last time I was in the canyon. It was a challenge and a lot of fun to me.
Title: Re: Back into Arch Canyon
Post by: corpsman on February 13, 2015, 12:00:31 AM: awesome! thanks for posting the pictures!