It was a steep hike up rock, sand and crumbly clay but after an hour we got to this entire village of Indian Ruins. There must have been a community of 50 people or so here. Very similar to Mesa Verde, but you can still crawl through them. Not only was the brick work amazing, but there were petroglyphs and spots on the wall where they sharpened arrowheads. The views from the top were spectacular - they picked out some fine real estate to settle on.
Oh YEAH...after climbing up the arch, we set lines, took a deep breath and rappelled off the top of Corona Arch, descending 115 feet. It's a little unnerving when you run out of rock to stand on and have to jump to the hanging position.
It was such a kick in the pants, we did it three times!!
This is the confluence of the Green River (left) and the Colorado River, just outside Moab, Utah. It's amazing to see the two rivers actually mixing right before your eyes!
This was a guy trip - Mike's brothers Charlie, Tom and Dan, along with his flying buddy Joe, and nephews Tim (Chicago) and Matt& Nick (Moline) . Mike and I did a similar (and shorter) version on our honeymoon. 60% of this hike is in the water in a slot canyon. It's so scenic, so cool (view and weatherwise). You have to wear special water boots to go through the river, which is (per the ranger) like walking on greased bowling balls.
Wow, what a spectacular view! From the left, Joe Sulc, our friend and flying partner, Mike, me, Vicki and Dan Raney (Mike's brother). Great skiing - today we're expecting a huge snowstorm, so we're stoking up the firewood in our condo :)
