Hiking

[Riverkilt]

Had the British Rebel Tan leather kilt out for some air today. Up in Catstair Canyon off the Paria River in southern Utah.

[BKPowell]

Sweet! How was the weather?
BKPowell of the Northern Highlands of Utah

[Riverkilt]

About 60F, cold and windy even though sunny. Good day for a kilted hike...wind cooled off what the Sun overheated. Ground still muddy from the rain but the waterfall at the end of the canyon wasn't running but I'm guessing the tank above it was full. Hope the sun makes it up to the top end of the state for you.

[piperdbh]

I saw a tv show about Monument Valley last night and thought about you, Ron. Thanks for the picture.

[Elf]

Many district tartans claim to reflect the colors of the local landscape. It appears you did the same here. Good work. Thank you for the photo.

[ChromeScholar]

Today would have been a good day for a hike, but I had too much to do.

[Sammac]

I'd take 60 and windy, had -17F this morning on the way to work. Maybe if gets up into the 20's this weekend my wife and I will venture out.

[ASinclair]

That's a lovely rock formation behind you. Thanks for posting, Ron. Oh, and I like that staff.

[Riverkilt]

It is. For those with an interest in the olde ones...the place is called Catstair Canyon (no clue why). Its a side canyon off the Paria River Canyon which runs from Bryce Canyon, Utah down to Lees Ferry, Arizona where it flows into the Colorado River. The olde ones used the river canyon as a highway and the canyon is full of petroglyphs, pictographs, and metates. If an olde one was walking with their family/group and needed to spend the night somewhere Catstair Canyon is perfect. Back up the canyon a little ways is high ground, well hidden from the main route, easily defensible, with an arch for shelter from the weather. The olde ones must have used the spot a lot. The site is rife with petroglyphs (chipped from rock) and Pictographs (painted on the rock). Mostly game animals - elk, sheep, maybe antelope. Other designs one can only ponder what they mean. The metates are well worn into the rock (where corn and other grains were ground). Catstair is a short box canyon - at the end there is a tank that feeds a waterfall when its overflowing. Water source must have lasted longer when hot weather came. The waterfall, when running, must have made a delicious shower. The geology is sandstone but its part of the Cockscomb where the land got shoved together and the original level lines are now at 45 degrees. Would not have wanted to ride out that earthquake!