Rainy Day in Flag

I started this blog for running ventures that never came to be due to bum knees. I plan on having surgery next month on one knee and the other the following month...gotta find a doctor first!

Though I'm somewhat out of commission I'm still finding time to get out and explore. Last weekend I drove up to the south end of Grand Staircase-Escalante to explore the Coyote Buttes area including the Wave. I met a guy up there who had permits and since they were hard to get...really hard, I had no problem hiking with a stranger.

The Wave was amazing. There was a frozen puddle at the base of it and the sun hadn't quite reached the bottom of the formation so I was sliding up and down this thing. As the sun started to show itself, my last and final slide cracked the ice. I heard a deep sound and got off as fast as I could....it was great!

The next day we drove out to a place called Cottonwood Teepees and walked around. There were amazing fin formations in the sandstone. Irv, the dude I was hiking with said it was crazy they hadn't been knocked over by 'coyotes chasing rabbits.' I though it was nuts wind hadn't blown them over they looked so fragile.

After this nice area we drove to a place called White Pockets which was basically as my pal Emily from the U of A called them, giant turtles...good call Em. They were a lot of fun to run around on, my knees would pay for it later but I cared not!

The night inbetween these two days I stayed at the bunkhouse inbetween Page, AZ and Kanab, UT. There was a stove in the building and they gave me all the wood I could ever need. There was a microwave in there, plenty of bunks, running water but the stove was my favorite...I wish I had a fireplace of my own! 15 bucks a night is well worth it, they only take cash so if you go keep that in mind.