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August 11th 2008

Published: August 17th 2008

It's taken us two weeks, but we've finally found a schedule that works for visiting the national parks. We stay two nights at each place, using the arrival day to orient ourselves and watch the introductory video, and the second day to do all of our hiking and geological expeditions. Also, for those of you following along with our route, we took Highway 12 out of Bryce, down 89, and finally foll... Read Full Entry

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Weeping Rock

Weeping at Weeping Rock, so SAD!!!

Weeping Rock

Hanging ferns at Weeping Rock.

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The view of part of the climb up to Hidden Canyon from Weeping Rock. You can't see the canyon for obvious reasons.

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The view of part of the climb up to Hidden Canyon from Weeping Rock. You can't see the canyon for obvious reasons.

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A nice shot of Angel's Landing from the Hidden Canyon trail. AL is the red peak on the left, in front of the white cliff.

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The view of part of the climb up to Hidden Canyon from Weeping Rock. You can't see the canyon for obvious reasons.

Hidden Canyon Trail

More attempts to keep the canyon hidden.

Hidden Canyon Trail

A little intimidating, no?

Hidden Canyon Trail

Nice rear end shot.

Hidden Canyon Trail

Whew!

Hidden Canyon Trail

Hello, and welcome to Hidden Canyon Ranch - "makes everything taste better"...oh wait, that's something else.

Hidden Canyon

Oh yeah, we're no sissies.

Hidden Canyon

Awesome green leaves against the bluest sky we've seen this trip. Wish it could have been like this at Bryce.

Hidden Canyon

How far back does this thing go?? (A looooong way.)

Hidden Canyon

Mini Mesa Verde. "How can we be expected to teach children to learn how to read if they can't even fit inside the building?" What is this, a Mesa Verde for ants??? (For you, Patrick)

Campsite ATTACK!!

Eww. And just after Cody had taken a faucet bath, too. Stupid bird.

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Nickey's second petroglyph encounter. She's becoming a regular archaeologist. This one means either "Beware of a hypnotized Snoopy" or "The chickens drank too much last night." Again, loose interpretations based on her knowledge of the ancient civilizations that used to roam the area.

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A monolith called the Altar of Sacrifice, due to the red streaks running down the sides, reminiscent of blood. Mwahahaha!

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The West Temple. This is the tallest sandstone cliff in the world, at a massive 4000 feet high.

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A blind arch behind The Grotto at sunset. Blind means that you can't see sunlight through it. These are formed when water gets in the cracks and freezes, weakening the stone, eventually causing an arch to form.

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Angel's Landing. If I were an Angel, I don't think I'd land somewhere with such a trek to level ground. To the right is Scout's Lookout, where between it and Angel's Landing, the trail narrows to three feet wide with sheer dropoffs on either side of 800-1200 feet. Eesh!

19th August 2008

G Pa Linscott
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Methodist minister
Rev Frederick Vining Fisher, who came to the canyon in 1916 from Ogden, gave most of the major formations names.

20th August 2008

Cranson
Cody & Nicole Cranson

Methodist Minister
Knew we could count on you, Grandpa! Thanks for the info.

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