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Salt Creek Backpack Day 1: Jason and I originally planned this as an out and back trip. We had secured the required permits to camp at SC1 (night 1), SC3 (night 2), and then back to SC2 (night 3). At the last minute, Lisa was able to join us. We met up in Moab and drove to the Needles District back country desk where we lucked out and were able to exchange our SC2 permit (night 3) for a Salt/Horse Zone permit. With 2 vehicles, we could now do this as a through hike- perfect! The weather was looking pretty turbulent and it was possible we'd have problems getting our shuttle vehicle back out on the last day... but we went for it. We dropped our truck off at the exit point and loaded our gear into Lisa's Subaru. An hour later we were at Cathedral Butte TH.
The hike into SC1 is short (GPS tracked us at just over 4.5 miles). After a knee pounding descent from Cathedral Butte, we were in Salt Creek Canyon- home for the next 3 nights. We lucked out and no one was camped at nearby SC2, so we had the southern section of the canyon to ourselves. We set up camp in the last bit of light and settled in for a beautiful night at camp- perhaps the quietest conditions I have found anywhere.
Four day backpack down Salt Creek Canyon in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park: This was a big bucket list backpack for me. After some last minute changes due to the health of a close family member and some luck with the permitting system, we were able to pull this off as a through hike with our good friend Lisa. We spent 4 magical days in the canyon and lucked out with plenty of water and better weather than expected. Including side trips to ruins, rock art, and arches, we covered 35 miles and saw very few people. Life is good.
1. Have a Sunny Weekend, My Friends !, 2. Have a Brilliant Weekend, My Friends !, 3. BLANCO, 4. On Silver Pond ..., 5. Zwei Kleine Babies !, 6. Grains, 7. Prince of the Pond, 8. Louvre,
9. Santorini. Fira by Night, 10. TATA SI FIU, 11. Khania, 12. Have a glorious weekend, my friends !, 13. Cactus in Bloom, 14. Take your umbrella, rain is comming ..., 15. Retour aux nos moutons ... (Have a magnificent weekend my friends !), 16. By the Arsenal ...,
17. Untitled, 18. Asphalt Flowers, 19. Busy Street in Stonetown, 20. GIANT, 21. P1080733, 22. Flamenco, 23. BUSY COLOURS, 24. "Paganini ...",
25. Ninge la Sibiu, 26. By the sea ...
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Three day backpack to Neon and Choprock canyons along the Escalante River. For more of the story, please visit us at: www.evansoutdooradventures.com/?p=3564
Just down that winding mountain road from the butterflies and milkweeds is Eva Chandler Heritage Preserve. It is managed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. And they do a fine job of it.
What got me to stop this time was a fifteen-foot tall Rhododendron maximum blooming just beside the entrance to the preserve. The flowers are just opening, and are in perfect form. The delicate pink around the edges of each petal make this one of my favorite June blossoms...
Since I was already out of the truck and had my camera in tow, I decided to walk the trail a bit. I soon found Prickly pear cactus in bloom. It's delicate, clear yellow flowers had the bees going on that day. It is one of the cactus species that is native to the Southeast, and one that is found all over the state.
On my way back to the truck, I looked up and saw the branch of a tree whose leaves were eaten in such a way that the main supporting structure of the leaf was still there, but most of the rest of the leaf was gone! Quite a sight to see...
August 8, 2024 - Dragonfruit Cactus in Bloom at our Home in Long Beach, CA. Looking forward to the Harvest to come!
Just down that winding mountain road from the butterflies and milkweeds is Eva Chandler Heritage Preserve. It is managed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. And they do a fine job of it.
What got me to stop this time was a fifteen-foot tall Rhododendron maximum blooming just beside the entrance to the preserve. The flowers are just opening, and are in perfect form. The delicate pink around the edges of each petal make this one of my favorite June blossoms...
Since I was already out of the truck and had my camera in tow, I decided to walk the trail a bit. I soon found Prickly pear cactus in bloom. It's delicate, clear yellow flowers had the bees going on that day. It is one of the cactus species that is native to the Southeast, and one that is found all over the state.
On my way back to the truck, I looked up and saw the branch of a tree whose leaves were eaten in such a way that the main supporting structure of the leaf was still there, but most of the rest of the leaf was gone! Quite a sight to see...
Based on a daytime photo of a cactus in bloom, I thought the forms of the succulent plant could be best emphasized fairly monochromatically saving the "pop" of color for the blossom. The idea of a "night time view" just sort of happened as the painting came into its own. The painting is acrylic on 18 x 24" gallery wrapped canvas.