{"id":3827,"date":"2008-05-01T22:39:57","date_gmt":"2008-05-02T02:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainecourse.com\/mt\/?p=2958"},"modified":"2008-05-01T22:39:57","modified_gmt":"2008-05-02T02:39:57","slug":"hi-im-back-from-the-canyons-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainecourse.com\/mt\/2008\/05\/01\/hi-im-back-from-the-canyons-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hi, I'm Back From the Canyons"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hi Katie,<\/p>\n

Yesterday I returned to civilization from our Escalante side-canyons trip. At our base camp, the wind blew like a banshee all day and every day. But on our hikes down into the canyons we were protected from the winds and it was warmer and more fun. We day-hiked in 2 canyons — Horse and Death Hollow — and backpacked through 2 others — Wolverine and Silver Falls. Wolverine had the most interesting rocks — petrified wood, agate, and blobby things that might have been coprolites. I’m sending a picture taken down in Wolverine Canyon where the walls narrowed down to a “slot”. Part of the slot was only about 6 feet wide and over a hundred feet deep. Death Hollow has better slots, but those were technically difficult to pass through, requiring roped climbing, mud wallowing, and swimming.<\/p>\n

There weren’t as many flowers on this trip as last year’s, but that may have been because it rained the first day on that trip. This time, rain would have been welcome! In the 4 canyons we visited we found more flowering plants in Silver Falls canyon than in the others. One was a flowering Fishhook Cactus, with barbs that would never let go if you let them touch you. There were springs in Silver Falls Canyon, and a small creek that reflected the green leaves of the cottonwoods, the red sandstone cliffs, and the deep blue sky.<\/p>\n

It was great out there in the desert, but flush toilets, running tap water, and refrigeration do have their attractions.<\/p>\n

Love, Dad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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