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Published: October 1st 2004
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Calf Creek Campground
Kelly at the campground sign this is the only organized campground Boulder / Escalante Utah Today we are on our way to Boulder UT. A stop at the Anasazi Museum was very worthwhile. The video was exceptionally well done and traced the history of the Puebloan People as hunters/gathers and how they developed a sophisticated society of people farming, hunting and building.
Highway 12 is beautiful, it winds up and down the mountains showing off the aspens. However, the area from Boulder to Escalante is what the locals call “hogback”. We are actually driving on the top a ridge looking down at the canyons on both sides, not good if you are bothered by vertigo. The scenery is just astounding.
We located
CALF CREEK CAMPGROUND and the host was expecting us - part of the American Hiking Society. We keep learning about the Sprinter—the propane works well for the frig.
October 2, Saturday.
Calf Creek Campground
Grand Staircase Escalante NM
We hiked the 2.7 miles out to Calf Creek Falls—just beautiful. This is Everette Reiuss Art weekend in Calf Creek. We browsed around at the art on display and some hometown bar-b-que. Late that evening the team leaders arrived after some car trouble.
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Calf Creek Falls
Kelly and Bob at Falls, the trail from the campground to the falls is a little over 2 miles It is well used We were there to help the AHS rebuilt the trail. The BLM runs this park 3, Sunday.
Calf Creek Campground, Grand Staircase Escalante NM
Introductions all around from AHS and BLM folks. We hiked the trail again
And marked the work areas with orange tape. After driving back to Boulder, we had some lunch and got back in time for the team meeting. The team included ten folks from Washington, California, Colorado, Utah and Pennsylvania. Time frame for Monday was established.
October 4, Monday.
Calf Creek Campground, Grand Staircase Escalante NM
The day began with a safety meeting regarding tools, etc. Sue from the BLM arrived and off we went to work, work, work. And this we did! The day was hot the work hard and the team leader driven. Doing trail work is labor intensive. We were divided into three units and I was “lucky” enough to work with Richard, the team leader. It was a treat to take a shower in the Sprinter and have a nice dinner with good libations. The team leader worked us hard and there was some unrest among the troops.
October 5, Tuesday.
Calf Creek Campground, Grand Staircase Escalante NM
After a night of rain the morning was cooler and still
Falls
Water is from a spring above waht a great source of water cloudy, hooray! It was determined we would work at a slower pace and finish by 3PM—This is a volunteer vacation?! Today I used almost all the tools—the pickmatic, a Pulaski, a lopper, shovels, saws etc. The only tool I did not use was the rock bar—really heavy. Today’s ranger, Brian, was very hard working and knowledgeable. I watched him identify an area at the edge of the trail that was eroded. He promptly reinforced it with rock, as he broke it apart, and distributed dirt (red sandstone) and re-directed the pathway, and was ready to move on! Today we are stopping for breaks.
After another hard day of work we enjoy a good meal and some relaxation. We managed to see the debate at a RV of one of the team members.
"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts." -Rachel Carson
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Wonderful pictures wonderful memories
My husband Bill and I did that same hike up Calf Creek two summers ago. We got a wonderful picture of the falls also and have made lots of copies to give friends as gifts. That was one of the highlights of our visit to Escalante. Thank you to all of your group for working on the trail. We might enjoy doing that kind of vacation some day ourselves. We also had a guide who lives in the town of Escalante who helped us go through a fantastic really, really skinny slot canyon. Peekaboo and Spooky were the names of the Slots. My husband had one spot where his backbone and his breastbone were touching the walls at the same time. That was pretty tight since he is not a fat man. Thanks for the memories your blog produced for us. - Nancy and Bill