Pioneer Day in Escalante - July 22-25, 2005 - Page 5
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Up in Escalante, we went to Escalante Outfitters for a little pizza and beer on the porch on a fine summer evening. No surprise, we found my friends Aimee and Rick (from Escalante Excursions) hanging out. And, more importantly, game for a little adventure the next day. We had tried to rappel Lower Calf Creek Falls a few weeks before, but failed to bring sufficient rope (a minor problem), so a return was scheduled for the next day. |
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| Morning finds us hiking down to Upper Calf Creek Falls. |
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| Last trip, I had been told there were great jumping pools at the top of the Upper Falls. We found a nice pool, but only 3 feet deep. With Rick and Aimee along, we were clued in that the good pools were a few hundred yards upcanyon. Ryan and I, after being baked for two days out at Camp Windy Point, were ready for a cooling jump, even at 8 in the morning.
Tom jumps first...
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| Ryan jumps second. |
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| Then we climbed down beside Upper Calf Creek Falls. |
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| The hike between Upper and the Lower Falls is amazing - a beautiful stroll down a creek in a jungle. A perfect dayhike for Escalante in July. Ryan in the jungle. |
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