You get to sleep in on Hole day. After sipping scotch at midnight and a restful sleep, the call went out at 8 AM. The sun was up, offering one of the few sunrises of note, on the trip.
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Now two plus days removed from any substantial weather, it is time to say adieu to Arches. She has served us well, provided treats, kept us safe, while the rest of the canyon world found its way back "into condition."
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The next day was in the Fractured Fairyland. We awoke to low clouds and drove back towards the park. This Fairyland is a complex area of passage ways. It can be quite physical and is a ton of fun.
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That afternoon, after getting back to the car, we headed off to a panel of rock art, not more than a hundred yards off a major park trail. Some know of it, most don't. Heard there are many such places in the park.
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Rain or snow, everyday. 40-80%, depending on the day or night specified. Makes someone who didn't know better want to go home
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Then a few hours before dawn, the sounds of light rain woke us in our tents and tarps. No problem, it was pretty light.
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The idea of being stuck for a few days isn't so bad. It is the loss of options, that bothers me. I had driven in 12 miles on the Roost Road to the Flattops. Snugly positioned behind the south one, on its eastern side, the substantial wind could sometimes be heard, but never felt and the dash to pavement, not too long, if the skies let loose.
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I know she was having a good time that evening, for the conversation lasted until 1 AM instead of the usual 11 PM, in which time we solved all the troubles of the world, except the tsunami, which we had not heard of yet.
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I, like several other folks I imagine, had wondered for a long time... does the Hole freeze solid in winter? Open water? A nightmare of thin, break through ice? Inquiring wackos want to know!
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So, we’re in the Escalante out of Harris Wash, and there’s this area called Red Breaks. It’s really no formal canyon, as much as a series of them. The rock formations are very colorful.
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