HayDay 7: Druid Arch
Friday, April 7th, 2023, 0650-1930Lost Canyon site 3, Canyonlands NP to HomeWater Spring S3 mm 25.525 miles (includes 4 mile side trip to Druid Arch), elevation 6400′ I finally heard an owl overnight..I think maybe a Mexican spotted owl. Oddly, I hardly heard any other bird song or calls. It was eerily quite in the canyon in the morning. It wasn’t too cold overnight (30 degrees…funny when just below freezing feels like an improvement) and I awoke excited for another day in the park. When we planned our (expensive) overnight in Canyonlands, we did so with the hope of having enough time for a side trip to Druid Arch, a 4 mile RT out and back. Pictures showed a very[…]
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