November 19, 2012, 9:42 pm Karen and I went hiking (and geocaching) today in Las Trampas Regional Park, starting from the Hemme Ave. trailhead. After bumping into Lee (Alamogul) at the trailhead we headed up a use trail along the creek. After finding the first cache, we continued on, hoping to find a fairly easy way to escape the creek bottom and get to the ridge above where another cache was located. The trail got narrower and slicker until Karen was having difficulty with the footing, so we turned back.
At this point she had lost confidence, so wanted to lean over and put her hand down on the uphill side. I wanted to explain vector forces to her, but she clearly was in no mood to listen (the more you lean, the more likely you are to slip). So I just hung on to her, and we made it out of the bad part. The rest of the hike was nice, and I think she has forgiven me.
We found five caches, didn’t find two, and met another geocacher (Bassocantor) at one of the caches.
November 19, 2012, 3:00 pm  Grosvenor Arch on a perfectly clear day in May 2012. Named in honor of Gilbert Grosvenor, long-time president of the National Geographic Society.
November 17, 2012, 9:54 am  I think this is a remarkable photo, even though it just looks like a dirty waterfall on Sulfur Creek. First of all, this photo is hand held at 1/10 second exposure. I love Canon’s image stabilized lenses. Second, the grandkids had so much fun here. We had hiked up the creek, trying to keep our boots dry, until we were stopped by this 6 ft falls. It was passable with a little effort, but scary for the kids. On the way back, since we were all kind of wet anyway, we just waded in the creek. The canyon walls were high, so here’s an uncropped version of the photo to put it in context. The top of the canyon wall is far above. I sure would like to go back. I love southern Utah. Photo taken May 25, 2012.
|
Consider this:“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.” Colossians 3:16 |
