Sunday, October 11, 2009

Day 10 (mile 136)


Back in the paddle boat, but we had no head wind so a whole lot more fun. A couple of rapids today that could have gone either way, if done well nice fun rides if not then things could have got messy. Service to say they both went without a hitch so no problem.

Stopped at a place called dear creak. This starts with a walk along the top of a truly exceptional slit canyon where you can hear the water below but you can’t actually see it so this requires carful foot work as I have no desire to see how deep this actually is.

The valley at the end of this is actually quite lush, not a word you use a lot around here. It is amazing how a little stream can change things so much only 20 meters wither side of the stream it is back to desert but here it is actually a little overgrown.

We then walked up to the start of the stream, it is strange to see it just spurting from a hole in the canyon wall but that is what it is.

Some camper with too much energy and spear time have moved a whole lot of rocks into chairs in what is known as the throne room. It is surprising that a chair totally made from lumps of sandstone can be quite comfortable. Maybe it is just that I haven’t seen a real chair for so long but I don’t think so.

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