San Rafael Swell & Goblin Valley in Utah

[Charlie Horse]

Here's a neat shot of Bacchus (2.5 years old) on some awesome sandstone:



Here we are going past some interesting dry pools in the stone floor of the canyon.  Some of these were full of water as you'll see later.  BTW, a few days after we left, the San Rafael got 1.1 inches of rain.  That'll cause trouble in the washes for sure!  But I bet it was spectacular.



Sarah decided to come on the trip at the last minute and brought her baby, Saskya, who is apparently super cheerful and easy going.  She really was no problem!



One of the dry waterfalls dissappeared into a giant crack on the floor.  We went around, though I think humans could have climbed down.  The crack went on for a while and we backtracked into it to take a look.  Here you'll see Captain Morgan, a 4 month old Alpine/Nubian doing what he does best:  Climb on stuff and strike a pose.



Dont you love the sound of your new packs scraping against sandstone?  Here's Shelby GT showing how its done, being a legit pack goat.



Wildhorse Canyon turns and runs along the reef for a while, with one side being huge, super smooth cliffs and the other side being more of a rocky hilly type of terrain with a lot of junipers.



It seems that if you're going to encounter some narrows, it'll be near the end of any of the canyons.  This one is not that narrow nor that tall compared to Little Wildhorse, but even so its still kindof a slot canyon for a hundred yards.



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