Did some biking this weekend with Suzie... Went out to Tiyo point for lunch and headed back. Should probably try to do some more biking.. I was wiped when we got back. No pictures though... too lazy to bring my camera.
Yesterday, made our way off the plateau and down to marble canyon. Went for a hike in Soap Creek, one of the drainages that runs down to the river. Picture on right of one of the boulder-y areas we had to climb around. Quite a bit of scrambling and climbing and even a couple rope descents but a pretty neat traverse.
Only about four miles one way but took us about 3 and a half hours to get down to the river. Had some lunch at Soap Creek rapid (5-6 rating) and headed back up.
A bit of water here and there and lots of mud... Got in a mud fight on the way down to the river. Were pretty messy by the time we made it down there... as you can see from the picture of me and suzie on the left.
Got even muddier when we decided to strip down and jump in a mud pit on the way back up (picture on right). Managed to squeegee off some of the mud and get our clothes back on for the hike out. Pretty messy... needless to say we did get quite a few looks and stares when we stopped at Jacob Lake for dinner.
Soap Creek sounds like a fun challenge. Especially the mud bath. The folks at Jacob Lake are probably used to seeing just about everything.
ReplyDeleteHope you'll post some snow pics, if it happens.
Stay warm.