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White Rim-Canyonlands National Park: March 15-17
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White Rim-Canyonlands National Park: March 15-17

 
White Rim-Canyonlands National Park:   March 15-17

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Canyonlands National Park March 15-17

March 15

Today was the first on our trip to Canyonlands National Park. For this trip we visited the White Rim in the Island in the Sky section. Our first hike of the day was to Fort Bottom, the Moqui Butte ruins and the Outlaw Cabin. It was a fantastic hike.
In the afternoon Kessler and I scrambled the semi-technical Holeman Slot. It is a short but nice slot with some challenging scrambling.

March 16

After camping at Murphy Hogback, Kessler, Shaylee, Kim and I did the rugged hike down into the Monument Basin on a cold day. There was much scrambling up to class 3 and we had to lift Shaylee up some places. Monument Basin is one fascinating place.

Later that day we explored the North Fork of Buck Canyon. The lower end was easy and the upper end had some interesting scrambling though a tunnel. We passed the children up the tunnel on the way back.

March 17

After camping near the Airport Tower (rock tower) Kessler, Shaylee, Kim and I visited Musselman Arch and hiked the Walking Rocks. After that we did some shorter hikes along the Potash Road (near Moab) before returning home.


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Candlestick Tower

Candlestick Tower

Fort Bottom Butte

Fort Bottom Butte

Holeman Slot

Holeman Slot

Monument Basin

Monument Basin

Colorado River

Colorado River

Monster and the Woman

Monster and the Woman

Standing on top of an arch

Standing on top of an arch

Tower

Tower

Junction Butte

Junction Butte

Soda Spings Basin

Soda Spings Basin

Musselman Arch

Musselman Arch

More huge rock towers

More huge rock towers

Maze like canyons

Maze like canyons

One of my favorite climbs

One of my favorite climbs

Summit of Fort Bottom Butte

Summit of Fort Bottom Butte


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