lambertiana
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This weekend I went to St George, UT for my brother's wedding. While there I stayed at my parents' house in Hurricane, UT, which is about 30 miles west of Zion National Park. Since I did not have a full day to devote to a trip to Zion, I went for a quick exploratory trip down a small canyon that is behind his house.
Here is the view from their back porch. See the small slash in the ground just beyond the road/path? That is our destination. It is nothing more than a gully that empties into the Virgin River on the left.
Once we started dropping into it, here is a view down the canyon.
There is a stream in the bottom (not always flowing)
The local geology is a 250,000 year old cap of basalt on top of mesozoic red sandstones.
Views along the canyon
You've got to watch out for the jumping cholla. One time I just brushed one with my leather boot as I walked by, and I had to use pliers to remove the spines from the leather
And it seems that raccoons are everywhere
We eventually reached the main canyon of the Virgin River
I really liked the texture of the basalt, sandstone, and old cottonwood log here
From what I have been able to tell, these little hidden canyons can be found all over that region. If I had lived there when I was growing up, I would have spent a lot of time in that little canyon. It was a very nice way to spend a morning.
Here is the view from their back porch. See the small slash in the ground just beyond the road/path? That is our destination. It is nothing more than a gully that empties into the Virgin River on the left.
Once we started dropping into it, here is a view down the canyon.
There is a stream in the bottom (not always flowing)
The local geology is a 250,000 year old cap of basalt on top of mesozoic red sandstones.
Views along the canyon
You've got to watch out for the jumping cholla. One time I just brushed one with my leather boot as I walked by, and I had to use pliers to remove the spines from the leather
And it seems that raccoons are everywhere
We eventually reached the main canyon of the Virgin River
I really liked the texture of the basalt, sandstone, and old cottonwood log here
From what I have been able to tell, these little hidden canyons can be found all over that region. If I had lived there when I was growing up, I would have spent a lot of time in that little canyon. It was a very nice way to spend a morning.
