So we had a beautiful drive and got to Glen canyon were we wanted to check out cathedral wash. Its a fairly popular canyon although we only saw 3 groups.
Its a very striking canyon and very different to any ive seen. The upper part of the walls are classic red Utah sandstone, and the lower parts are whitish and pitted with tafoni. With a perfect horizontal divide between the layers.
Would love some geological explanation on this place. Edit: it looks like the layers are moenkopi formation, kaibab limestone and then below there is toroweap formation.
The last part of the canyon is suposed to be fairly scrambly fun and then you end in the colorado, but we were running out of daylight and didnt want to be doing route finding over 50ft drops in the dark. But it looked so fun we really want to come back and finish it.
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We did a quick pit stop at the Navajo Bridge and I spotted what looked like condor under the bridge so I went back for my binos. Sure enough we saw 6 condor getting ready for bed and a peregrine falcon.
Met a lady monitoring the condor and she pointed us towards a juvenile that had hatched in spring.
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We then did a short detour to get fried chicken in Page ( we allways get fried chicken in Page) on our way to Navajo Nation.
Logistics in Navajo Nation and Hopi Land can be a bit more complicated (you cant just roll and explore and sleep in the car) since you might need permits, guides and to stay in designated campsites. Many areas are off limits unless you are escorted. They are also still opening up to outsiders since they had to shut during the Plague.
The Cameron Trading post has an RV park but no bathrooms or water so not useful to car campers. Tuba city has also an RV park but I struggled to get hold of them.
So we decided just to get a motel room at the Cameron Trading post.
Its a very striking canyon and very different to any ive seen. The upper part of the walls are classic red Utah sandstone, and the lower parts are whitish and pitted with tafoni. With a perfect horizontal divide between the layers.
Would love some geological explanation on this place. Edit: it looks like the layers are moenkopi formation, kaibab limestone and then below there is toroweap formation.
The last part of the canyon is suposed to be fairly scrambly fun and then you end in the colorado, but we were running out of daylight and didnt want to be doing route finding over 50ft drops in the dark. But it looked so fun we really want to come back and finish it.
We did a quick pit stop at the Navajo Bridge and I spotted what looked like condor under the bridge so I went back for my binos. Sure enough we saw 6 condor getting ready for bed and a peregrine falcon.
Met a lady monitoring the condor and she pointed us towards a juvenile that had hatched in spring.
We then did a short detour to get fried chicken in Page ( we allways get fried chicken in Page) on our way to Navajo Nation.
Logistics in Navajo Nation and Hopi Land can be a bit more complicated (you cant just roll and explore and sleep in the car) since you might need permits, guides and to stay in designated campsites. Many areas are off limits unless you are escorted. They are also still opening up to outsiders since they had to shut during the Plague.
The Cameron Trading post has an RV park but no bathrooms or water so not useful to car campers. Tuba city has also an RV park but I struggled to get hold of them.
So we decided just to get a motel room at the Cameron Trading post.