Friday afternoon after work we got packed up and headed off up Red Mountain Trail. We hiked up a ways after the overlook into Snow Canyon and then went up and over a ridge and down into another canyon away from the trail and set up camp under a big, convenient for hanging everything on, Juniper tree. It was perfect weather. We had a dinner of ham and beans, flatbread and oranges. Mmm good. We hiked up to the top of a hill and looked out over Snow Canyon and up to Pine Valley and then down a really pretty wash. It was good hiking because it had rained recently enough that the sand was still wet in lots of places. We got back to camp just at dark and had hot chocolate, talked some on the phone to Juge and Lou, and then hit the sack. We didn't bring a tent, but did bring the airbed, so we had a comfy bed and a great view of the stars. It was pretty cool by morning, so we stayed snuggled in until the sun was up. We had warm granola and hot chocolate for breakfast...very good. We broke camp and headed out to see the slick rock, ponds and beautiful vistas. After hiking around there some and stashing our packs, we headed off to see if we could find the overlook into Hellhole (Kayenta) Canyon. Paul is pretty good with his map and compass and we actually found it enjoying some amazing scenery on the way. We had lunch there and then headed back. It was a beautiful day for hiking. We got back just in time for Paul to make it to his 4:00 stake conference meeting. It was probably about 15 miles total. It was a great first night under the stars and lots a amazing scenery!
Beautiful camp sight!
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