This day's trail required a drive of 29 miles following the Colorado River while having towering red sandstone walls on either side. We passed a winery and restaurant, orchard and elegant dude ranch for a short distance when the valley widened.
The trail itself was miles of large stones, boulders and broken ledges to climb. It was slow going. Arriving at the top made it all worthwhile. We could see for miles - typical of the Colorado Plateau. It was dizzying to go anywhere near the edges as the drop was about 2,000 ft.
The color of each area is in huge contrast with the one next to it.
Funny, just when we think we have the entire world to ourselves, along comes someone else. It's rather nice to be alone but there is also the fact that there is safety in numbers. Knowing there is someone else in the vicinity if we have trouble is comforting.
Hoodoos 2,000 ft below. This is the first we have ever looked down on a formation of this type. They usually tower hundreds of feet over us.
On the trip back down, the terrain turns pale.
Back at the beginning of the trail is the historic Dewey Bridge. A ferry operated at this site on the Colorado River until the building of this suspension bridge in the early 1900s. There was even a school to educate the children of the ferry operator. When this bridge was built the ferry operator lost his job. There were no longer any children to educate and the teacher's job also went away. Now there is only a sign to commemorate what once was. Of course there is a massive bridge to replace the original.
The trail itself was miles of large stones, boulders and broken ledges to climb. It was slow going. Arriving at the top made it all worthwhile. We could see for miles - typical of the Colorado Plateau. It was dizzying to go anywhere near the edges as the drop was about 2,000 ft.
The color of each area is in huge contrast with the one next to it.
Funny, just when we think we have the entire world to ourselves, along comes someone else. It's rather nice to be alone but there is also the fact that there is safety in numbers. Knowing there is someone else in the vicinity if we have trouble is comforting.
Hoodoos 2,000 ft below. This is the first we have ever looked down on a formation of this type. They usually tower hundreds of feet over us.
On the trip back down, the terrain turns pale.
Back at the beginning of the trail is the historic Dewey Bridge. A ferry operated at this site on the Colorado River until the building of this suspension bridge in the early 1900s. There was even a school to educate the children of the ferry operator. When this bridge was built the ferry operator lost his job. There were no longer any children to educate and the teacher's job also went away. Now there is only a sign to commemorate what once was. Of course there is a massive bridge to replace the original. 
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