Yesterday after getting into the tent, the wind picked up and the gusts didn’t stop until about 2AM. Not a lot of sleep happened. Go backpacking they said. It’ll be fun they said. Actually it was way fun even if we didn’t get much sleep. I ended up getting up about 6:30 to catch the sunrise. I went back up to the spot Darren showed me yesterday. It was breathtaking. The way the incoming light lit up the whole canyon and all the slickrock was super cool. The sunrise started a little pink and then turned to yellow and orange. Sigh. What a cool experience - magical actually.
After snapping lots of photos and also trying to just be present, I headed down to the actual overlook and enjoyed that spot for a while. It was awesome to get two different views of the beautiful sunrise. I think that this was the best sunrise experience I’ve ever had. Just me and the rocks and the colors of the sky. Sigh!
I came back to camp where I met Darren along the way and boy I love that guy. Turns out he cleaned up all my tent stuff - packed up my sleeping bag and pad and that was just really nice of him. We had a little breakfast and then headed out. Turns out when you follow the trail markers it’s less mileage and a little easier. We made it out pretty quick (well 3 1/2 hours which isn’t really quick but wasn’t bad). I was definitely tired but extremely fulfilled. (Love this pic below that Darren snapped.)
I had packed some lunch stuff so we made ourselves a sandwich which tasted really good. Two hours back to the highway on the dirt road where the washboard stretches were long and plentiful. Then we drove the rest of the way home and make it back about 7:00. That was an incredible, awesome, beautiful adventure! Three out of three for 2026.
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