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Event Coordinator(s): Rhonda S
Participants: Marlis *, Lana T, Rhonda S This afternoon hike into the canyon turned out to be a real treat. From the moment we pulled into the parking lot and saw only one other car, we knew we’d have the canyon practically to ourselves. We weren’t too sure how much water there would be in the creek, and as it turned out there wasn’t much. Rhonda entertained us with tales of a previous trek in which the creek water was so high, they had to give up after a short distance. That wasn’t the case for us, and we marched right in barely getting the soles of our shoes wet. Entering the narrower parts of canyon is an almost spiritual experience, as you wonder about the forces that created it. The natives found this a spiritual place too, and we did manage to find some of the pictographs they’d left behind for us to ponder, shellacked but not overly well preserved. Beyond the narrow bits, the canyon opens up into a glorious valley, complete with a very cool cave and hoodoo-like rock formation that we imagined was a medieval castle. We of course were in the moat! Back in the canyon, we did encounter a few souls, and some very friendly dogs. But mostly we were left to enjoy the sights, and sounds of our own very entertaining discussion about how far technology has come in our lifetime. Imagine a TV remote with a cord, a microwave with push buttons, and a VCR that cost $1000 and was huge! All this and an amazing late afternoon sun to really light up the mountains in the background. On the way home, we discovered how Heart Mountain got it’s name, and encountered a “Cow Crossing” that involved the cops, a renegade cow, a stodgy old lady with a stop sign, and a lot of Mooing…clearly the highlight of the day for the city girl giggling in the front seat! -- Lana |
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Lana
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Rhonda
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Hoodoo Cave
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Grotto Canyon
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Shadows
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Grotto Lake