lake Powell Day 5(the slot canyon)

Okay everyone do me a big favor and start reading at the bottom of this post. I am too lazy to rearrange all of the photos.

We did it, we made it out of the slot, now we had another mile or so to get back to the boat. Tara had taken Kaylee back before the rest of us turned around. So they got back to the boat first. I was glad they did because they had a little surprise when they got there. A couple of Ravens had raided our food that we had in bags on the boat. They ate almost an entire 4 pound bag of starburst, wrappers and all, chips, and goldfish crackers. They made a huge mess on the Scotts boat and pooped all over it. Tara swears that there was chocolate in some of the droppings so they must have eaten something else too. By the time the rest of us returned they had the mess cleaned up.

This was one of the funnest things that we did on our trip. Thanks to the Scotts for finding out about it for us.

Seth & Mason

This water was ice cold in the middle of the slot. It was about thigh deep and squishy mud that kept sucking my flip flops down. I tried really hard not to think about how gross the water was and how many people have peed in it, or walked in it, ect. Mason informed us that he peed in it on our way out.

These next shots are all scenery. Jeff had Taylor for awhile while some of us others kept going. He played around a lot to get some great pictures.
Our little family.
Here is our happy little group. Good job Jeff on the self timer shot. We did not see another person while we were on the hike.

We made it to the beginning of the slot canyon. It was nice and cool in there and breathtaking formations of rock. It was amazing to see how varied it was within the canyon. Around every corner the rock would change even the ground would be different.

There was one point in the hike where we had to go through some thick jungle. The sand thru here was really hot!

We were grateful for any shade to keep us cool.

Taylor was intent on doing the hike by herself. "I do it mybelf"

The beginning of the hike is through a wide open canyon that has a little stream flowing through it. There were a ton on tadpoles in the water. They were so numerous that it was impossible not to step on them. We also encountered frogs, lizards, and one weird little snake.

It was a hot day and Makenna was sunburned so that is why she is wearing a towel for a cover up. I also wish that I had something besides flip flops. We also should have packed way more water. It is nearly impossible to explain rationing to thirsty kids.

Start reading here and then move up. Our friends the Scotts had read in some Lake Powell literature about this cool slot canyon hike that you can take. After some research and looking at the map we realized it was right around the corner from the canyons that we have been staying in for every year that I have been to Lake Powell. The hike starts at the end of Smithfield Canyon. We parked their boat and began the hike not knowing what to expect.