So with the threat of mountain lions off the table (recall three posts ago), Steve set off for a sunrise hike around the backside of the gigantic bedrock features that surround our boondocking location. Right away there was a surprise.
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| Sunrise over Glen Canyon NRA, Glen Canyon NRA, March 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge] |
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| Surprise Memorial, Glen Canyon NRA, March 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge] |
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| Around the Back, Glen Canyon NRA, March 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge] |
Walking around the large rock outcropping, I came across a well-preserved memorial from 2015. Very touching. Continuing around and up the backside of the bedrock, I climbed up and got to see another hoodoo, and the rock strata that show where the hoodoo "caps" got their color.
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| Yet Another Hoodoo, Glen Canyon NRA, March 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge] |
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| Where the Hoodoos Get Their Colors, Glen Canyon NRA, March 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge] |
I also continued to be fascinated by the thin layers of rock and how the light played with these layer differences. And so you get to see more of those "stone canvas" photos as well ;-)
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| Stone Canvas IV, Glen Canyon NRA, March 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge] |
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| Stone Canvas V, Glen Canyon NRA, March 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge] |
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| Humpty Dumpty Hoodoo, Glen Canyon NRA, March 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge] |
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| Windy Boondocking Road, Glen Canyon NRA, March 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge] |
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| Stone Canvas VI, Glen Canyon NRA, March 2017 © Steven Crisp [Click on the photo to enlarge] |
It was great fun and a bit challenging to complete the loop to get back to the campsite, after being trapped in a few dead ends. Such is the entertainment value of going where there is no trail.
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