Monday, November 14, 2011

2011 River Trip Day 6 9/29 Zoroaster (rm85) Rattlesnake hike Tabernacle Route (@m74.5)

2011 River Trip Day 6 9/29 Zoroaster (rm85) Rattlesnake hike Tabernacle Route (@m74.5)


this was a great day - we finish three days of consecutive hikes on Supergroup deposits!
-breakfast blueberry pancakes, grits w/hot sauce (love the grits!)
-lunch was whole grain bread and avocado sandwich
-dinner was a sausage and veggie stew - nice and spicy
desert was spice cake with fresh berries


we start at Lava Camp - early wake up at around 05:30

06:05 my campsite at Lava Camp

06:05 below is view of the chair that came with my campsite

06:29 great pancake breakfast

yet another fine sauce AzRa had on this trip

06:47 breakfast cleanup

08:00 look at Lava Butte across river from our camp

09:01 Cardenas Lava filled gap right side of Supergroup sedimentary rock



09:01 another fine view of Supergroup deposits (I am a Supergroup groupie)

09:19 Hilltop Ruin

09:20 Angel Gate views


09:44 arch site on river right

11:47 Desert Watchtower

10:00 we stop at Rattlesnake to do the route up to Tabernacle

at start of ridge line portion of hike

11:06 looking down ridgeline - "route" is indistinct thru here but direction obvious

11:53 Dennis at break spot

Tom and Alana at break spot before final climb to Tabernacle

climbers on Tabernacle



Tabernacle photos by James Rayment

James at break spot 

Tabernacle climbers at top

James Rayment at top

view from top

14:03 reboarding boats after hike

15:42 on Capt Jack boat - looking upriver

16:03 approaching Zoroaster Camp

16:48 Zoroaster Camp


17:21 my campsite at Zoroaster

17:24 view from groover

17:27 groover at Zoroaster

dinner was a sausage and veggie stew - nice and spicy
desert was spice cake with fresh berries
this was a great day - we finish three days of consecutive hikes on Supergroup deposits!

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