Snow Canyon secret petroglyphs (Fall 2005)

Not far from our home, these Anasazi petroglyphs are viewable only by climbing up a steep cliff to access a ledge. They are some of the most unusual petroglyphs around.




















Hands or clans connected with energy or lightning?

Sublime Point looking South (Oct 2005)

The 17 miles of dirt road along the North Rim to Sublime Pt is quite an adventure, and should not be attempted if the road is wet. But the views are great when you get there. I road my motorcycle out and camped at the point for one night.

Here is the view looking south in the afternoon from Sublime Point at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Notice Boucher Rapids.




Sunrise at Sublime Pt.


















Blue sunrise!

















Rainbow over the canyon!

The Subway in Zion (Oct 2005)

In October 2005, I hiked with my hiking buddy, Mike Burkley, 4.5 miles up the Left Fork or North Fork of the Virgin River, aka. 'The Subway'. This is a fun hike any time of the year, but is especially neat with the fall colors. It has dinosaur tracks, cascades, waterfalls, slots, swimming holes (great in the summer), slickrock, forests, plunge pools, and the famous subway-shaped tunnel slot.
















Here we are posing next to an incredible series of cascades that runs the length of a football field.














Mike next to some leaves and a cascading waterfall.













The lower end of the 'Subway'.



















Cascading plunge pools and forest above the slot canyon.

Boomer Hill (Fall 2005)

South of Santa Clara several miles there is a round mesa called Boomer Hill that rises 500' above the desert. Kim and I hiked out there and scrambled up the steep upper portion. We continued out to the southwest point, where there were these crazy plank-like rocks sticking over the edge. Kim practiced some yoga poses on the edge here.