Hole in the Rock 04-12-2002
A drive through Monument Valley on the way to the "Hole in the Rock" trail. Great Scenery.
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Heading in to Monument Valley.
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Following Matt into the heart of the valley
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more monuments
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climbing one of the most scariest roads I've ever travelled on in North America. 3 miles of switchbacks straight up, with a post
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Looking back on the switchbacks.
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View of the valley from the top of the switchback climb
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a couple small boulders to play on before starting off on the trail.
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It's steep.
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Matt disconnects his sway bars
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The first real trail obstacle - a large rock step
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Matt's turn
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You can see how high the step is as Matt scrapes his rear bumper on departure. He's got 35" tires.
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Another nice steep descent.
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setting up camp for the night, about 1/3 of the way in on the trail.
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panoramic view of camp.
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cattle on the trail (hard to see from this photo)
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brand new baby calf!
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The San Juan river, just past the 1/2 way point on the trail
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another San Juan shot
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Entering "The Chute"
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That first step is a doozy!
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Matt entering the Chute.
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"Incoming!"
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Matt descending the final portion of the chute
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the Chute exit (it can be tricky)
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A shot of the valley beneath our camp site.
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Wow. Lake Powell. (a 3 mile hike down to the lake from camp).
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big lake. you can see a tiny matt near the water.
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on the way out, a steep, steep descent. I don't know if it's scarier going up or coming down.
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Or watching someone else come down.
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climbing the Chute.
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the sunset as we left the trail.