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Day 2 – Green River Canoe Trip 2017

Day 2 Fort Bottom to Cabin Bottom (Tower Park), 16 miles, 7 hours.

I was up and out of the tent before 7:30 am. Overnight the clouds had blown away leaving us with nothing but a deep blue sky to greet us as we got out of the tent.

Good morning sun.
Kitchen all set up for a hot breakfast complete with coffee.
Just how close the Walker House was to our camp.
Breakfast time just before 7:45 am. We had real cream for our coffee. Sharing oatmeal from the same pot reduced the dishes.
Doing dishes by 8 am.

We did not rush to tear down camp. We had a bigger day planned on the river but we had lots of time to paddle and explore. We had the canoe all packed up just before 9 am.

Sunrise through the reeds.
All packed at 9:07 am. Can see my camera bag right in front of me and the river map open on the left.
The top of the canyon walls tower 1140 ft above the river.

Shortly after leaving camp we watched two birds circle their way up the cliffs riding the thermals. One appeared to be a hawk or raptor the other bird was different but they made no aggressive move towards each other. We spent a good few minutes just watching the birds rise up the cliff until they disappeared over top of the cliff.

Our entertainment.
Watching as they disappear over the top of the cliff.

After leaving the bend where our campsite was located at Fort Bottom we traveled a long straight stretch of the river that passed by Potato Bottom. The White Rim Road descends all the way down to the river at Potato Bottom. There are some designated car camping sites at Potato Bottom allowing those driving the road access to the river.

I quite like what appears to be a lone butte. The small butte is actually attached via a small saddle to the much larger Steer Mesa.
Another picture of the butte and Steer Mesa. There is a dip in the rocks forming a saddle between the butte and the much larger mesa it was once a part of.
Topographical map showing the small butte and Steer Mesa and the saddle joining the two features.
At 10 am, nearing the end of Potato Bottom, the White Rim Sandstone first appears at river level.
Some turbulent water caused by debris just below the surface.
Laura pointing at the Buttes of the Cross named by John W Powell during his first trip down the Colorado River in July 1869. The feature is actually two buttes that appear to form a cross.
Cross-bedding on the White Rim Sandstone provides evidence of the sand dunes and their migration that created the features.
Hey, it’s me. Steer Mesa in the background.
Note the somewhat choppy water. We are passing by Millard Canyon a long and narrow drainage that creates some very large floods. The choppy water is caused by flood debris deposited in the river. Motorized boats have to be careful passing by Millard Canyon in times of low water to avoid damage to the props. We had no issues floating by in our canoe.
Buttes of the Cross.
Laura paddling past Queen Anne Bottom on her left. The feature just left of centre in the distance is Candlestick Tower.

I love the story behind Queen Anne Bottom. The area was was named in the 1920’s. Many people were trying to make a living in the bottom of the river. So a women named Anne had a boat that she had named the Queen Anne and had set up her camp in what is now know as Queen Anne Bottom. Her plan was to run the boat up and down the river bringing supplies to the homesteaders. Apparently the boat was too large and was unable to run in times of low water and Anne gave up her homestead after just a couple of years.

Some fun geology in the sandstone.
Look closely at the uncomformity and I believe it is a Blue Heron.
Sandstone is resistant to erosion and forms cliffs. As we approached Anderson Bottom a new rock type emerged from the river that formed a rubbly slope at the base of the White Rim Sandstone. This new rock is made out of shale which erodes easily and is called Organ Rock Shale. Took me a while to remember why I took these photos.
Canada Goose in flight.
Approaching Anderson Bottom and our first stop of the day.
Large boulder partially submerged. Behind the boulder on a small rock are some signatures of early boaters carved into the rock.
Arrival at Anderson Bottom.

We arrived at Anderson Bottom and had the canoe all secured at 11:30 am. We had traveled none stop since leaving our camp at Fort Bottom a distance of 10 miles in 2.5 hours.

Laura surveying the area while Frosty hangs about.
View back out to the river.

There were several places of interest at Anderson Bottom. There are ruins of an old dance hall (we never found it), a cave used by the NPS for storage, a gated trail to the top and a fun little slot canyon. Including lunch we spent 2 hours exploring the area. Had we tried to hike to the rim or explore the slot canyon some more we easily could have spent another couple of hours at Anderson Bottom.

Anderson Bottom is an abandoned meander or rincon. The river used to flow around Anderson bottom until erosion broke through the land separating adjacent sections of the river causing the river to intersect with itself and shorten, abandoning the longer route known as a meander.
Elevated view to the east of Anderson Bottom. The feature in the distance at upper left is Steer Mesa. The cliffs in the distance on the right has the overlook at Willow Flats.
Looking at the Buttes of the Cross from the side. Not so cross like.
Cross-bedded sandstone of the White Rim Sandstone.
A gate leading up to some pasture land on the rim built in 1957 shortly before the NPS ran the farmer out of Anderson Bottom.
Laura not excited about exploring the slot canyon.
Looking up.
The smooth walls caused by flowing water.
Paw prints, mostly likely coyotes.
Frosty and me in the slot canyon.
Concretions in the mud stone. You can see how the mud flowed after deposition and prior to lithification.
A long view to Candlestick Tower.
Getting ready to leave Anderson Bottom.
Back on the river, have to head around Bonita Bend.
Alcove in the White Rim Sandstone.

Alcove formation is enabled by water that is absorbed into and percolates through pores in sandstone in the rock above, in this case the White Rim Sandstone. Beneath and sometimes within the sandstone are layers of shale which are impermeable to water. Water flows along the top of the shale layers and dissolves the calcium carbonate that holds the sandstone together weakening the sandstone. The freeze thaw cycle in the winter can crack the sandstone which will then eventually fall away from the cliff. As a lower layer erodes, layers of rock above are no longer supported and gravity pulls the weakened sandstone off the cliff face forming the alcove.

Laura looking up at the cliffs of Steer Mesa. Unknown Bottom is on the left.
A plant growing out of the wall utilizing a seep as a water source.
Granaries in the cliffs.
Going to need a ladder to access that granary.
Something as caught Laura’s attention. Deer Canyon is straight ahead.
Great view of Candlestick Tower. The area on the inside of the corner is known as Valentine Bottom. There are some camping spots in the area and a panel of pictographs that we did not stop to investigate.
Coming around the corner our next stop are some cliff dwellings that I marked as “Best Ruins” on the map. They are straight ahead in the white cliff that is below the peaks in distance.

We arrived at an unnamed canyon where there were suppose to be some amazing examples of Anasazi Cliff Dwellings at 2:55 pm. It had been about 1 hr 20 min since we left Anderson Bottom travailing a distance of just over 5 miles.

First glimpse of the cliff dwellings at the far end of Valentine Bottom.
I scampered up a small cliff to get an elevated view east up river back towards Islands in the Sky.
Looking downriver. The break in the cliff is where we will be camping for the night.
Laura down below.
Looking up at the Anasazi cliff dwellings.
Close up view.
In great shape considering how old they are.
Very amazing cliff dwellings.
It is a huge cliff, the small person on the left is Laura for scale.
Did not see the owner of this anywhere.
One last photo.
Very odd little box canyon. Small with an abrupt ending.
Laura walking carefully past the cacti. That is one nice boulder.
Look but don’t touch.
There was a trail leading from the river but it was a fight to get through.
Laura ready for the last part of today’s journey.

We spent almost 50 minutes looking at the cliff dwellings and exploring the small canyon. We were back in the canoe at 3:45 pm. It was less than half a mile to where we planned to camp known as Tower Park or Cabin Bottom. It would seem officially it is Tower Park named in the Powell Report back in 1869. The name comes from the towering cliffs and several miles of green “parkland” bordering the river. The guidebook calls it Cabin Bottom after a cabin that was built there and burned down in 1930’s. We found a great place to dock the boat near some cottonwood trees as described in the guidebook. It was 4 pm when we finished tying up the canoe. We had traveled 16 miles in 7 hours and spent several hours exploring along the way.

Had the tent set up by 4:30 pm.

I made dinner, pasta and sausages. Laura was in the tent with an upset stomach. Which was good as she did not see what I did to the dinner. One of the changes I would make on my next canoe trip would be to bring my two burner car camping stove. I was using my backpacking stove which is great for heating water and warming up meals but not practical for cooking. Without thinking too hard I moved the veggies off to the side to prevent them from burning, this had the unintended consequence of unbalancing the stove and everything tipped over into the sand! I did attempt to get as much sand out of the dinner as I could. When serving up dinner I confessed to Laura what had happened and while there was some grit in our dinner it did not turn out that bad.

Where we tied up the canoe. Not sure the cooler being so close to the edge is a great idea.

After dinner I went for a bit of a walk about. Laura came a little way but she was not really feeling that great. There were two couples camping just a short way from us. They were experienced canoeists and came with Tex’s Riverways but had their own canoes. They had camped just a little upstream of us the night before. One thing we noticed right away was that they had a table and chairs.

Looking upstream. We are camped in the trees just beyond the two tents in the field.

The second group we met where the large group camping above us last night. They were hard core river travelers. They had their own rocket box and had a backcountry margarita maker! This group was definitely on the river to relax and enjoy themselves. As I headed back they offered me a beer but I declined as I said I had to get back to Laura who was not feeling well, so they gave me two beers to take with me. These beers would be a highlight of the following day. Neither of the groups we met had done any exploring on the river. After leaving Fort Bottom both groups just paddled and floated all day until arriving at Cabin Bottom.

The next group on the bottom were serious boaters, they had their own rocket box (toilet).
Called a “rocket box” not because of the present contents but that they are made from milatry surplus ammo boxes.
I have hiked a little further down the bottom. Can see the “fun bunch” camped at lower left. Laura is in her red puffy in the sunshine on the left.
Looking down river. The plan was to hike to the end of the bottom in the morning where there was suppose to be some excellent panels of rock art.
Sun is starting to set.

We went to bed about 9 pm. With the clear skies I decided to get up and try some night time photography. I was out of the the tent at 3:30 am and I was not disappointed. This would be the first time I able to captured multiple pictures of the Milky Way. I remember being quite frustrated because I could not quite see the Milky Way, it was quite bright out, but I new it was there. I ended up taking pictures in all directions before I just captured a corner of it that I saw in my viewer on the camera. I was then able to hone in on the Milky Way and was quite satisfied with the results. I was quite pleased when I went back to the tent at 4 am.

Still quite a lot of light about.
The canoe and some of the Milky Way. A lot of light in the distance. I think maybe there was a bright moon that evening.
The canoe in the dark.
There! Found the Milky Way.
Good Night from Cabin Bottom.

Green River Canoe Trip Day 3

Green River Canoe Trip Home

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New trip posted, three day trip in the Rockwall in New trip posted, three day trip in the Rockwall in Kootenay NP with @sio.mellors. Introduction and Day 1 up on Bootwreckers.

Trip was suppose to be hiking Northover Ridge in Kanananaskis but smoke had us change plans at the last minute.

This would be my third multi day trip on the Rockwall but the first for Siobhan.

Managed to get two camping sites on the Rockwall and instead of smoke we had to deal with the threat of rain.

We did get wet but we had a blast.

Day 1 is from Paint Pots TH to Helmet Falls CG, with a side trip to get up close the the falls. Pretty straightforward day but visiting Helmet Falls is always special.

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The sixth and final day of our 2022 GDT Section D The sixth and final day of our 2022 GDT Section D hike is up on Bootwreckers, see link in bio.

This day took us from a random camp on the Howse Floodplain to the Mustafa Canyon parking lot. This was an adventurous day with bushwhacking, stream crossings and dead fall but a simply glorious end to a wonderful hike on the GDT. 

Again thanks  to Sara (@sd_kuz) and Lillian (@waterlilizee) for sharing this adventure with me. I am sure we will meet again on a trail someday.

Photo 1 - Morning Colors

Photo 2 - tents on the floodplain

Photo 3 - bushwhacking to start the day

Photo 4 - fields of flowers going to seed

Photo 5 - looking south down the Howse River

Photo 6 - thigh deep water crossing

Photo 7 - big views

Photo 8 - Sara crossing some dead fall

Photo 9 -Mistaya Canyon

Photo 10 - picked up a thru hiker named Roy, enjoying beverages left by Natasha and Kyle from Backpacks and Bikeracks

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Day 5 of our 2022 Great Divide Trail Section D hik Day 5 of our 2022 Great Divide Trail Section D hike is posted on Bootwreckers, see link in bio.

Truly epic day on the trail. Pass through the debris of two avalanches, had lunch by a waterfall, crawled over so much dead fall and hiked on the Howse Flood Plain.

The sunset on the flood plain was one of most magical I have seen.

As always a big thanks to Sara (@sd_kuz) and Lillian (@waterlilizee) for sharing this adventure with me. The Team totally rocked the trail.

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Evening light on Picketpost Mt. #aztrail #aztasso Evening light on Picketpost Mt.

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Arizona Trail Passages 14 and 15. Some photos of Arizona Trail Passages 14 and 15.

Some photos of my recent hike down a couple of Passages of the Arizona Trail. 

The trail is so diverse, rolling terrain cut by shallow washes leads to the expanse of the desert then into rugged canyons and tall peaks, all in a space of 92 km (58 miles).

Had a great time, some blisters gave me some concerns but they seem to be doing fine now that they are out of my hiking shoes.

Got lucky with Trail Magic courtesy of Condiments who drove his 4x4 deep into an unarmed wash, was really in the middle of no where, and then again at the start of Passage 15, missed the Trail Angel's name, the wind was so loud.

Like to thank my Trail Angels, Carole for driving me to Oracle to start the trip, with side trip to a Hayden Az, a real ghost town and to Edith for leaving a water cache for me at Passage 15.

Included a video of my time at the high point for Passage 15. My kid likes it when you stop and enjoy the view you earned, thought they would appreciate my effort in the face of 1000 mph winds (ok maybe thats a bit of an exaggeration).

Thanks Arizona and the AZT for providing more memories.

I will be back

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That sunset says when I wake up it will be time to That sunset says when I wake up it will be time to start my hike on the Arizona Trail, Passages 14 and 15

Love my little motel in Superior, Az, Copper Mt Motel. Has murals painted on all the buildings

Spied the Grand Canyon from the plane 

Adventure awaits 

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Frosty Paws all packed and ready for an adventure. Frosty Paws all packed and ready for an adventure.

Arizona Trail Passages 14 and 15 starting Sunday

Off weekend gooooooo!

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Last weekend before heading to Arizona for a four Last weekend before heading to Arizona for a four day adventure on the Arizona Trail.

I wonder if hiking in the 15 cm of fresh snow will be good prepared for hiking the deserts of Passages 14 and 15?

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Day 4 of our 2022 GDT Section D hike is up on the Day 4 of our 2022 GDT Section D hike is up on the website, see link in bio.

This was a truly epic day spent on the Amiskwi and Collie Creek Alternates.

The weather cooperated starting with a spectacular sunrise on the Mummery Glacier, rainbows and blue skies on the ridge.

We had a brief encounter with a little black bear who scampered quickly away. 

Finished off the day with a cold beer, Grizzly Paw Rutting Elk Red, that I had carried with me and it tasted great.

Easily one of th best days on the trail ever.

Again big thanks to Sara (@sd_kuz) and Lillian (@waterlilizee) for sharing this adventure with me. The Team totally rocked the trail.

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Day 3 of our 2022 Section D hike is posted, see li Day 3 of our 2022 Section D hike is posted, see link in bio.

This was a shorter day, only about 17 km but took us from the end of the Kiwetinok Alternate up to Amiskwi Pass and then a beautiful meadow at the the base of the Amiskwi Ridge.

Photo 1 - morning sky

Photo 2 - on the Kiwetinok Alternate

Photo 3 - Kiwetinok Alternate

Photo 4 - break time at a stream crossing, Frosty Paws hanging in there

Photo 5 - Fireweed with a view down the Amiskwi Valley,

Photo 6 - fields of flowers as we approached Amiskwi Pass

Photo 7 - Yellow Columbine on the way up to Amiskwi Lodge

Photo 8 - Our camp in the meadow

Photo 9 - Setting sun

Photo 10 - one of the best adventure stories ever! True story of how three prisoners of war escaped and climbed Mt Kenya

Again big thanks to Sara (@sd_kuz) and Lillian (@waterlilizee) for sharing this adventure with me. The Team totally rocked the trail.

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First two days of my 2022 Great Divide Trail Secti First two days of my 2022 Great Divide Trail Section D adventure are up on the blog, see profile for link.

Day 1 was from Burgess Pass Trail head to Yoho Lake Campground. A relatively short day but a good warm up for the rest of the trip.

Big thanks to Sara (@sd_kuz) and Lillian (@waterlilizee) for sharing this adventure with me. The Team totally rocked the trail.

Photo 1 - at Burgess Pass looking at Mt Wapta

Photo 2 - Flowers, it was a great time to hike to see all the flowers in August bloom

Photo 3 - Emerald Lake from up high

Photo 4 - at Yoho Pass, did I mention the flowers

Photo 5 - Duplex tent all set up with Frosty Paws on guard, and oh ya, more flowers

Photo 6 - the north end of Wapta Mt as seen from Yoho Lake.

Super fun little day, the opening a grand adventure.

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Sound On. Video clips from my hike along th Supe Sound On. 

Video clips from my hike along th Superstion Ridgeline.

Was an epic hike, 24km from my campsite at Miners Needle to First Water Trailhead where my car was.

Wouldn't recommend doing all in one day backpacking, as the final descent down Siphon Draw Wash is brutal, but I did it in 10hrs 45min

Would love to redo th hike at some point and actaull stop and camp along the ridge.

I had enough water to stop, but I was enticed by the prospects of a beer to finish.

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Day 5 and 6 of our Green River Canoe trip from 201 Day 5 and 6 of our Green River Canoe trip from 2017 is up on Bootwreckers, see link in Bio.

The day started in the dark with a hike up to the Dollhouse to watch the sunrise.

After doing an bit of exploring including a short hike out to Beehive Arch we headed back to camp to pack up and catch the jet boat ride back to Moab.

No trip to Moab is complete without a stop at the Moab Brewery, I had a tall smooth Derailleur Ale to compliment my mushroom, Swiss bacon burger.

Once back home it was time for snuggles with the little fella who waited patently for us whole we were away. Doggie snuggles for the win!

Another epic adventure in the books.

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Just some of my favorite photos from my New Year's Just some of my favorite photos from my New Year's Arizona trip to the Superstitions

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Just a few photos from my epic 3 day hike through Just a few photos from my epic 3 day hike through Superstion Mts of Arizona. 

I think it was Plan D or maybe E. Saw photos of th Grand Canyon and many of th roads there were closed, so good choice not to go.

Day 1 - First Water TH over to Ther Battleship via many stream crossings and camp near Black Top Mesa. Due to the heavy rains, water was not an issue.

Day 2 - up past Weavers Needle and over to camp below Miners Needle

Day 3 - Epic 26 km day up on down the Superstions Ridge Trail and back to the car. This was probably the second hardest day I hav e had on trail. The trail is more "route" very ill defined for the first 2/3rds of the way. Also includes numerous down climbs, I frequently tossed my poles down 3m (10ft) of more. This is not an easy trail, and the final descent down Siphon Wash is absolutely intense. After leaving camp at 7:15am (sunrise at 7:30) I arrived at the car at 5;45pm.

Needless to say I didn't do much Friday.

Will write more later.

Thanks to my adopted trail team, James, John, Kevin and Patrick. Four Med students from UofM who allowed me to tag along as the caboose for the first two days.

Now, time to fly home.....

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Sound On! About that hike.....it is not going to Sound On!

About that hike.....it is not going to happen this year.

A winter storm has come through, bringing rain, risk of flash floods and near freezing temperatures. At the prospect of hiking two or even three days in the rain, I kept hearing this voice in my head "You know, I'm not having any fun" , spoken by @kbsymington on day two of a four day hike, I could totally see that thought passing through my head if I went ahead with the hike.

I did meet my Trail Angel Bev the Kelvin TH and the scenery was just spectacular! I could hear the desert calling me. It was simply beautiful, but Bev didn't try to talk me into going and did say when I come back I was to contact her, can't wait.

My motel manger told me to go up Hwy 60 towards Globe, AZ, and check out the Queen River Canyon just after the tunnel.

It was a lot of fun to do a little exploring and it actually confirmed I made the right decision,  I got so cold in the few minutes I was out taking photos.

As I got back to the motel I was happy to see a ray of light at the horizon, maybe the rain is going to go away.

I also discovered my getting old hiking shoes leak.....

Planning on a 4 day trip around th Superstitions starting the day after tomorrow. 

Happy trails.

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Happy New Year from Superior, Arizona. Getting re Happy New Year from Superior, Arizona.

Getting ready for 5 days on the Arizona Trail, passages 14 and 15, if the weather allows (could rain, hard, in the desert eh, who knew)

Now time for some sleep

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Day 4 on the Green River was another great day exp Day 4 on the Green River was another great day exploring canyons, hiking and of course paddling. Full summary on the website, see link in bio.

We started off the day exploring Jasper Canyon, found an amazing Anasazi house.

Then we hit the river and joined the Colorado River for the last couple of miles to our final desk at Spanish Bottom.

After dinner we took a quick hike up to Doll House, which we would revisit the next morning for sunrise.

A real mix of a day which made it a whole lotta fun.

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Day 3 of our 2017 Green River Canoe trip up on Boo Day 3 of our 2017 Green River Canoe trip up on Bootwreckers, see link in bio.

15 mile paddle from Cabin Bottom to Jasper Canyon. 

Checked out Anasazi Petroglyphs at Cabin Bottom. Stopped to explore Turks Head Bottom where there were two sets of Anasazi dwellings. 

After a good day on the river enjoyed a beer given to us by some friendly boaters. 

Finished off th evening taking some fun night time photos of the stars and the tent.

Was an amazing trip with still one more day on the river and one day exploring.

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On the river with Day of our 2017 trip down the Gr On the river with Day of our 2017 trip down the Green River, see link in bio for full summary.

Was a fantastic day with blue skies and warmer weather. We made two stops to explore Anderson Bottom and some Anasazi granaries that were located about 30ft up a cliff!

Stopped at Cabin Bottom where I dumped dinner in the sand but rescued it and got two free beers.

Finished the day off getting up at 3 am to take pictures of th Milky Way.

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Always a great day being out on the river.
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