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Had another trip planed for early October.
Wasn't really sure where I would end up but I brought all the necessary equipment just in case.
Kayak, check
Backpack & camping gear, check
Shovel, tow strap & battery jump starter, check
I was ready to take in some natural splendor!
Headed up north and stopped by Lockett Meadow in the San Francisco Peaks for some fall colors
![DSC05523.JPG DSC05523.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70732-feb9510d12b2060ddc43ea08b5b53fcc.jpg)
![DSC05539.JPG DSC05539.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70733-c80bf886bbff769f78b22f12f9496f67.jpg)
Decided to head toward Lee's Ferry for the night. Been wanting to hike the Spencer Trail and find a web cam that the National Park service has built up there.
After camping out I got up at 3:30 AM and hit the trail...
![DSC05600.JPG DSC05600.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70734-1440e564d3bb84ffb9ccebd50e97ba82.jpg)
Got to the top of ridge before sunrise and took in Lee's Ferry from above
![DSC05624.JPG DSC05624.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70735-65d9b17a76f57a3aea396f19010edf8f.jpg)
Looking toward Page, AZ
![DSC05641.JPG DSC05641.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70736-17d8d1c68ab3c92df32f91e3e94c7f8f.jpg)
![DSC05668 (2).JPG DSC05668 (2).JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70737-4eabad8c92165ee661fa84d3b0dc5213.jpg)
My destination!
![DSC05676.JPG DSC05676.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70738-6868af2ac830b6fcd9f8055ab1fd8b5d.jpg)
Had to take a selfie with the webcam!
Hiking down the Spencer trail was a whole new experience without using a headlamp! It really is just switchbacks along the side of a cliff
![DSC05717.JPG DSC05717.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70741-a2d5b42659918a963ab14cfd4fdff787.jpg)
After seeing Marble canyon and Horseshoe Bend in the distance from the top... I decided to load up the kayak and head upstream & camp by Horseshoe Bend. I mean how hard could it really be?
![DSC05729.JPG DSC05729.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70742-0e7f9b5ea2fb89b53b73be1ae2a9fa96.jpg)
A mear 4 miles later I'm exhausted! Its 9 miles to Horseshoe bend & I'm not even halfway there. I'm camping for the night and see if I can regroup in the morning. This would turn out to be a great thing my campsite had the perfect view for sunset.
![DSC05801.JPG DSC05801.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70744-48b10f227a076d3ed4d53b3f75f3aa49.jpg)
![DSC05825.JPG DSC05825.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70745-1c37a14ae8a0d234c5a4f955bdabc0e5.jpg)
One of the coolest sunset photos I've taken...
![backcountry-05833.jpg backcountry-05833.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70746-925c4dd03b6d94611e7880efd7e04c97.jpg)
First light of the day hits the canyon wall
![DSC05859.JPG DSC05859.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70747-2810fc9a71dd26099075820cdb2e7994.jpg)
![DSC05884.JPG DSC05884.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70748-1aed2491b907aa08f87fb1ae7b47efae.jpg)
![DSC05895.JPG DSC05895.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70749-a1eff66cd7ee6d3b9b9a8d4272986833.jpg)
The beauty of the canyon keeps me going... just gotta fight that current a little more. GPS says its just around the bend
![backcountry-05916.jpg backcountry-05916.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70750-7d41f11fe3fa5ae0a3916519b2cb0ddd.jpg)
A last... my first view of all the tourists standing at the edge of Horseshoe bend.... Just little specks mind you at the top of that cliff, but at least I've arrived!
![DSC05953.JPG DSC05953.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70751-10796febbaa32bcb781944d5668a1142.jpg)
Looking straight up at the new platform they made with a lot of tourists enjoying the view![backcountry-05967.jpg backcountry-05967.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70753-f82fd975a191129bf6bfeef87fbe9914.jpg)
![backcountry-05971.jpg backcountry-05971.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70755-63382c86dd0e52aabff1c0a9f90a2caf.jpg)
![backcountry-05970.jpg backcountry-05970.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70754-3692d3f4780ceecc9fe2e07ec9a599be.jpg)
After a little lunch I decide to head back. It barely took two hours to float back to Lee's Ferry. I then made a decision that would have huge impact on the rest of the trip.
I could drive up to Page and see Horseshoe Bend at sunset with all the tourists.... but I've really enjoyed the solitude so far. Why not drive to Alstrom Point for sunset...
What a decision that would be!
![DSC06013.JPG DSC06013.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70756-3b2dce55df60546b13b57b7aa4515ee2.jpg)
![DSC06020.JPG DSC06020.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70757-452753764815f26bba5ebc2766fdeacf.jpg)
Made it to Alstrom Point with just the last moments of daylight...
![DSC06032.JPG DSC06032.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70758-a3296fcaf2f3fff880c17fb4926bee78.jpg)
![DSC06040.JPG DSC06040.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70759-e5948d23e9620a37c379e057709d1200.jpg)
![DSC06054.JPG DSC06054.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70760-01170bec98c539af95eab7c3ce0aa3ac.jpg)
Next morning I woke up to rain...
![DSC06085.JPG DSC06085.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70763-f6fc4ad38676568b69509629b7c34f1a.jpg)
![DSC06080.JPG DSC06080.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70762-eaa88227ae314d974b189c700001bff8.jpg)
Things started to clear up.... and just wow that view!
![backcountry-06103.jpg backcountry-06103.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70761-8f5fb180e17d2ed43dd475be01b985f1.jpg)
and then the rain came again... I was starting to worry about road conditions. There are many miles of blue clay I have to drive over to get back to Big Water. Ya, things are about to get interesting
![DSC06124.JPG DSC06124.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70764-b1c3536bece6643d46cafa60cc37a1d9.jpg)
I waited a few hours after the rain stopped... should be enough time for things to dry out right? WRONG!
![DSC06139.JPG DSC06139.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70765-d470359ffbaba55b493c3a6fca3fd9a7.jpg)
After getting stuck 3 or 4 times in the blue clay I come across a flowing wash.... wait a few more hours for that to go down.
Its been an exhausting day and I'm wishing I had just camped out at Alstrom Point again. I mean beautiful views and no driving on blue clay sounds like a better idea.
But I'm hellbent on getting out... before dark. Ironic because I really have no agenda and nowhere to be for several more days![DSC06150.JPG DSC06150.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70766-532aac5a8b5caba52f4bcafbdeffbca9.jpg)
Ya, made it across the the wash, I'm home free right! NOPE. Not even 2 miles down the road I make a horrible mistake & get STUCK!
![backcountry-06162.jpg backcountry-06162.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70767-f05d8c6b3cd64533aa109fb87692d3b1.jpg)
The next morning.... I didn't take any photos because I was too busy (and dirty) digging myself out of a wash I tried to drive around.
It was a really bad, bad idea. I was high centered and wasn't going anywhere. Amazingly enough I had cell coverage and tried making a few phone calls.
Towing companies pretty much laughed...
So... I was wearing my Backcountry T-shirt and that reminded me that I could make a post on the forum!
Sure appreciated the leads I got! However, within 15 minutes of making the post someone very well prepared came along and pulled me out!
Glad I didn't fall in that ditch... its about 10 feet down![DSC06168.JPG DSC06168.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70769-4219f138dd2bdec415aef76334b75f03.jpg)
Can you say a dirty mess? Still had 10 miles back to highway 89 & the report from the people who pulled me out wasn't reassuring I wasn't going to get stuck again![DSC06166.JPG DSC06166.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70768-7ec5edec732d4211d16bf7ad2fa76544.jpg)
However, the roads were drying & I made it without incident!
Drove to Kanab for the night and got a shower.... and washed the car. I couldn't drive over 45 MPH with all the blue clay stuck to my wheels... the vibration was insane!
Definitely learned a few things though.... rain and blue clay is not fun
![DSC06176.JPG DSC06176.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70770-de8d337d4a05b63da2be971f57b184ec.jpg)
Next day I was back at it... a local slot canyon would do the trick!![DSC06210.JPG DSC06210.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70771-11ed42a507ea6e2bada8e388ff08bd72.jpg)
![DSC06244.JPG DSC06244.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70772-e2a5eadb0a4a0aea628762386a946b7e.jpg)
![DSC06295.JPG DSC06295.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70774-fff071b3253abee928df6fd3ea0e6bdc.jpg)
![DSC06247.JPG DSC06247.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70773-b7ab0901e64e521708245f5c63db0705.jpg)
![DSC06307.JPG DSC06307.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70775-659d879d3c7d4614a16107e2b7bb0ab7.jpg)
Spent most of the day exploring the slot canyon... from there I was heading to Escalante as I had a cabin waiting for me.
Since I was driving through Bryce and the sun was setting I thought I'd sit and reflect...![DSC06373.JPG DSC06373.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70776-28fd84c9343dcf99c9dea45a91091027.jpg)
![DSC06371.JPG DSC06371.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70777-a9926ea633bbef2fe27ad070613765b0.jpg)
![DSC06384.JPG DSC06384.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70778-8a01dab2267c6f6b1a9f364e34cbd47c.jpg)
Next day I thought I'd see how the Fall colors were coming by the Escalante river.![DSC06428.JPG DSC06428.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70779-9ac66ddd79752ca5c246eaae02212de4.jpg)
![DSC06490.JPG DSC06490.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70780-e720fc4ebdd68c6092ed5fceafbc4beb.jpg)
Thought this was a little out of place... almost touched the wire too
![DSC06491.JPG DSC06491.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70781-c953e527a2270af4686eb7fec04ec4b7.jpg)
Headed over to Lower Calf Creek Falls afterward
![DSC06577.JPG DSC06577.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70782-1ead84a02415d6e41c8027554ad4acf6.jpg)
A lovely sign by the Falls...![DSC06566.JPG DSC06566.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70783-56c18e9dc247975b7fa4a6dfe845d00c.jpg)
Stopped by the Escalante overlook for sunset... nice colors but a few clouds would have been nice![backcountry-06659.jpg backcountry-06659.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70784-21847304683b204d87526867bd41a59c.jpg)
![backcountry-06679.jpg backcountry-06679.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70786-543788125773e81362bdc2fa69a67ed5.jpg)
Next day was time to drive home.... since I didn't stop by the Horseshoe Bend overlook earlier I thought I correct that mistake.
![backcountry-06715.jpg backcountry-06715.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70788-a351974cb77352c3952bf43b99dd93a6.jpg)
Wasn't really sure where I would end up but I brought all the necessary equipment just in case.
Kayak, check
Backpack & camping gear, check
Shovel, tow strap & battery jump starter, check
I was ready to take in some natural splendor!
Headed up north and stopped by Lockett Meadow in the San Francisco Peaks for some fall colors
![DSC05523.JPG DSC05523.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70732-feb9510d12b2060ddc43ea08b5b53fcc.jpg)
![DSC05539.JPG DSC05539.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70733-c80bf886bbff769f78b22f12f9496f67.jpg)
Decided to head toward Lee's Ferry for the night. Been wanting to hike the Spencer Trail and find a web cam that the National Park service has built up there.
After camping out I got up at 3:30 AM and hit the trail...
![DSC05600.JPG DSC05600.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70734-1440e564d3bb84ffb9ccebd50e97ba82.jpg)
Got to the top of ridge before sunrise and took in Lee's Ferry from above
![DSC05624.JPG DSC05624.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70735-65d9b17a76f57a3aea396f19010edf8f.jpg)
Looking toward Page, AZ
![DSC05641.JPG DSC05641.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70736-17d8d1c68ab3c92df32f91e3e94c7f8f.jpg)
![DSC05668 (2).JPG DSC05668 (2).JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70737-4eabad8c92165ee661fa84d3b0dc5213.jpg)
My destination!
![DSC05676.JPG DSC05676.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70738-6868af2ac830b6fcd9f8055ab1fd8b5d.jpg)
Had to take a selfie with the webcam!
![IMG_7225.png IMG_7225.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70740-b5fe475ae00ce043331d839a61b6bf62.jpg)
![DSC05717.JPG DSC05717.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70741-a2d5b42659918a963ab14cfd4fdff787.jpg)
After seeing Marble canyon and Horseshoe Bend in the distance from the top... I decided to load up the kayak and head upstream & camp by Horseshoe Bend. I mean how hard could it really be?
![DSC05729.JPG DSC05729.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70742-0e7f9b5ea2fb89b53b73be1ae2a9fa96.jpg)
A mear 4 miles later I'm exhausted! Its 9 miles to Horseshoe bend & I'm not even halfway there. I'm camping for the night and see if I can regroup in the morning. This would turn out to be a great thing my campsite had the perfect view for sunset.
![DSC05801.JPG DSC05801.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70744-48b10f227a076d3ed4d53b3f75f3aa49.jpg)
![DSC05825.JPG DSC05825.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70745-1c37a14ae8a0d234c5a4f955bdabc0e5.jpg)
One of the coolest sunset photos I've taken...
![backcountry-05833.jpg backcountry-05833.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70746-925c4dd03b6d94611e7880efd7e04c97.jpg)
First light of the day hits the canyon wall
![DSC05859.JPG DSC05859.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70747-2810fc9a71dd26099075820cdb2e7994.jpg)
![DSC05884.JPG DSC05884.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70748-1aed2491b907aa08f87fb1ae7b47efae.jpg)
![DSC05895.JPG DSC05895.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70749-a1eff66cd7ee6d3b9b9a8d4272986833.jpg)
The beauty of the canyon keeps me going... just gotta fight that current a little more. GPS says its just around the bend
![backcountry-05916.jpg backcountry-05916.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70750-7d41f11fe3fa5ae0a3916519b2cb0ddd.jpg)
A last... my first view of all the tourists standing at the edge of Horseshoe bend.... Just little specks mind you at the top of that cliff, but at least I've arrived!
![DSC05953.JPG DSC05953.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70751-10796febbaa32bcb781944d5668a1142.jpg)
Looking straight up at the new platform they made with a lot of tourists enjoying the view
![backcountry-05967.jpg backcountry-05967.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70753-f82fd975a191129bf6bfeef87fbe9914.jpg)
![backcountry-05971.jpg backcountry-05971.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70755-63382c86dd0e52aabff1c0a9f90a2caf.jpg)
![backcountry-05970.jpg backcountry-05970.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70754-3692d3f4780ceecc9fe2e07ec9a599be.jpg)
After a little lunch I decide to head back. It barely took two hours to float back to Lee's Ferry. I then made a decision that would have huge impact on the rest of the trip.
I could drive up to Page and see Horseshoe Bend at sunset with all the tourists.... but I've really enjoyed the solitude so far. Why not drive to Alstrom Point for sunset...
What a decision that would be!
![DSC06013.JPG DSC06013.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70756-3b2dce55df60546b13b57b7aa4515ee2.jpg)
![DSC06020.JPG DSC06020.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70757-452753764815f26bba5ebc2766fdeacf.jpg)
Made it to Alstrom Point with just the last moments of daylight...
![DSC06032.JPG DSC06032.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70758-a3296fcaf2f3fff880c17fb4926bee78.jpg)
![DSC06040.JPG DSC06040.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70759-e5948d23e9620a37c379e057709d1200.jpg)
![DSC06054.JPG DSC06054.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70760-01170bec98c539af95eab7c3ce0aa3ac.jpg)
Next morning I woke up to rain...
![DSC06085.JPG DSC06085.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70763-f6fc4ad38676568b69509629b7c34f1a.jpg)
![DSC06080.JPG DSC06080.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70762-eaa88227ae314d974b189c700001bff8.jpg)
Things started to clear up.... and just wow that view!
![backcountry-06103.jpg backcountry-06103.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70761-8f5fb180e17d2ed43dd475be01b985f1.jpg)
and then the rain came again... I was starting to worry about road conditions. There are many miles of blue clay I have to drive over to get back to Big Water. Ya, things are about to get interesting
![DSC06124.JPG DSC06124.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70764-b1c3536bece6643d46cafa60cc37a1d9.jpg)
I waited a few hours after the rain stopped... should be enough time for things to dry out right? WRONG!
![DSC06139.JPG DSC06139.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70765-d470359ffbaba55b493c3a6fca3fd9a7.jpg)
After getting stuck 3 or 4 times in the blue clay I come across a flowing wash.... wait a few more hours for that to go down.
Its been an exhausting day and I'm wishing I had just camped out at Alstrom Point again. I mean beautiful views and no driving on blue clay sounds like a better idea.
But I'm hellbent on getting out... before dark. Ironic because I really have no agenda and nowhere to be for several more days
![DSC06150.JPG DSC06150.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70766-532aac5a8b5caba52f4bcafbdeffbca9.jpg)
Ya, made it across the the wash, I'm home free right! NOPE. Not even 2 miles down the road I make a horrible mistake & get STUCK!
![backcountry-06162.jpg backcountry-06162.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70767-f05d8c6b3cd64533aa109fb87692d3b1.jpg)
The next morning.... I didn't take any photos because I was too busy (and dirty) digging myself out of a wash I tried to drive around.
It was a really bad, bad idea. I was high centered and wasn't going anywhere. Amazingly enough I had cell coverage and tried making a few phone calls.
Towing companies pretty much laughed...
So... I was wearing my Backcountry T-shirt and that reminded me that I could make a post on the forum!
Sure appreciated the leads I got! However, within 15 minutes of making the post someone very well prepared came along and pulled me out!
Glad I didn't fall in that ditch... its about 10 feet down
![DSC06168.JPG DSC06168.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70769-4219f138dd2bdec415aef76334b75f03.jpg)
Can you say a dirty mess? Still had 10 miles back to highway 89 & the report from the people who pulled me out wasn't reassuring I wasn't going to get stuck again
![DSC06166.JPG DSC06166.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70768-7ec5edec732d4211d16bf7ad2fa76544.jpg)
However, the roads were drying & I made it without incident!
Drove to Kanab for the night and got a shower.... and washed the car. I couldn't drive over 45 MPH with all the blue clay stuck to my wheels... the vibration was insane!
Definitely learned a few things though.... rain and blue clay is not fun
![DSC06176.JPG DSC06176.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70770-de8d337d4a05b63da2be971f57b184ec.jpg)
Next day I was back at it... a local slot canyon would do the trick!
![DSC06210.JPG DSC06210.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70771-11ed42a507ea6e2bada8e388ff08bd72.jpg)
![DSC06244.JPG DSC06244.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70772-e2a5eadb0a4a0aea628762386a946b7e.jpg)
![DSC06295.JPG DSC06295.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70774-fff071b3253abee928df6fd3ea0e6bdc.jpg)
![DSC06247.JPG DSC06247.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70773-b7ab0901e64e521708245f5c63db0705.jpg)
![DSC06307.JPG DSC06307.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70775-659d879d3c7d4614a16107e2b7bb0ab7.jpg)
Spent most of the day exploring the slot canyon... from there I was heading to Escalante as I had a cabin waiting for me.
Since I was driving through Bryce and the sun was setting I thought I'd sit and reflect...
![DSC06373.JPG DSC06373.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70776-28fd84c9343dcf99c9dea45a91091027.jpg)
![DSC06371.JPG DSC06371.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70777-a9926ea633bbef2fe27ad070613765b0.jpg)
![DSC06384.JPG DSC06384.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70778-8a01dab2267c6f6b1a9f364e34cbd47c.jpg)
Next day I thought I'd see how the Fall colors were coming by the Escalante river.
![DSC06428.JPG DSC06428.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70779-9ac66ddd79752ca5c246eaae02212de4.jpg)
![DSC06490.JPG DSC06490.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70780-e720fc4ebdd68c6092ed5fceafbc4beb.jpg)
Thought this was a little out of place... almost touched the wire too
![DSC06491.JPG DSC06491.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/70/70781-c953e527a2270af4686eb7fec04ec4b7.jpg)
Headed over to Lower Calf Creek Falls afterward
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A lovely sign by the Falls...
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Stopped by the Escalante overlook for sunset... nice colors but a few clouds would have been nice
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Next day was time to drive home.... since I didn't stop by the Horseshoe Bend overlook earlier I thought I correct that mistake.
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