Tuesday, July 13, 2010

More from Moab



We liked this rock. I mean really, how did it get there? It's not even the same kind of rock. It just looks like someone stacked it on top of that pillar. Actually, we kind of questioned the validity of the whole area after we spotted a beautiful waterfall that a little too high on the ridge to actually be fed by any snow melt or other natural sources. Sure enough there's a big pipe coming our of the rock. Even the "caves" in the area where clearly man made.

Still, we had fun taking pictures, climbing on it, and playing "who can toss a rock on top and have it stay." I was disqualified for safety reasons after my first throw went behind me.





Our next canyon was Medieval Chamber. It's pretty popular so we ended up waiting around two hours for the first rappel. We took naps, though, and Mike entertained everyone by inching a dead lizard on a stick close to those that wanted nothing to do with it. We found out as we came to the second rappel that the delay was caused by a group of first timers including a 12 year old boy paralyzed with fear on the very edge of a 140 ft. cliff. He was sobbing so loud we heard him before we ever saw him. Chris thought the whole thing was pretty funny. You can read his account on his blog. I felt so bad for him.





1 comment:

David and Mary Walton said...

I love the color of those rocks...makes great pictures. That first formation is amazing. And you guys make pretty good formations too. Looks like an awesome trip.