Canyonlands Maze 2008 – Day 4

We were greeted by a warm day with the sunrise at Dollhouse.

Our first objective of the day was a short hike to the Bear Panel to see the rock art We had a general idea of where the panel was so we had to do a little exploring. Due to the Biological soils we had to stay on the trails which led us to a small sheltered area with a few faint images.

 

 

After admiring the art we retraced our step back to camp and headed out on what would be our full day of hiking. Our objective was to visit an ancient granary and then see if we could reach Spanish Bottom and the Colorado River.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From here to the bottom is about 1200 vertical feet.

 

 

Dale was having problems with his knees so he and Shirley headed back to camp from the Granary while Tomas, Nancy and Laura Jane headed off for the hike to Spanish Bottom and the Colorado River.

 

 

 

 

 

The hike from the sign down took about 30 minutes. We spent some time resting on the banks of the river and refueling for the hike back to the top.

Laura Jane lead on the hike back up and it took us only 34 minutes. She is a great hiker. Then it was back to camp.

At Dollhouse Camp

It was a wonderful warm evening at Dollhouse this night. We had the full moon and a great view to enjoy.