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Coyote Natural Bridge
A view of Coyote Natural Bridge from the 'upstream' side.
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Inee or Outee?
This illusion-creating view of Coyote Natural bridge makes you wonder: is the rock in the arch coming out at you, or going in, away from you... hard to tell!
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Pu for scale
Pu in the shot for scale at Coyote Natural Bridge.
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Jenn under the bridge
Jenn at Coyote Natural Bridge.
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Back through the bridge
From downstream, a view upstream through Coyote Natural Bridge.
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Some bushwacking
Not all of the hiking in Coyote Gulch is pleasant path walking. This is an example of the bushwacking one must do (although this is fairly rare).
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Coyote Un-natural bridge
Pu and Roland make a particularly difficult stream crossing a little bit easier.
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Open Meadow not far from campsite
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courtesy RHanel
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Nearing our campsite
Although we do not know it yet, we are very close to where we will decide to set up camp for the day.
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Secluded Camp Spot
A view of our secluded little campspot in Coyote Gulch, just upstream of Jug Handle Arch.
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Setting up camp
Andrew sets up a tent at our camp site in Coyote Gulch.
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Human reptile warms body
Our human reptile warms his cold-blooded body against the warm desert rock at our campsite.
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Human reptiles warm bodies
Our human reptiles warm their cold-blooded bodies against the warm desert rock at our campsite.
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Boot drying wall
Boots set up to dry at the boot-drying wall at our campsite.
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Campsite from above
You can just see a splotch of purple marking where our campsite is hidden in the trees.
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courtesy RHanel
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Campsite from above
You can just see a splotch of purple marking where our campsite is hidden in the trees.
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Campsite from above
An overhead view of our Coyote Gulch Campsite.
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Campsite from above
An overhead view of our Coyote Gulch Campsite.
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Filtering water
Jenn demonstrates water filtering near our campsite in Coyote Gulch.
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Dinnertime
Eating dinner at our Coyote Gulch camp.
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Packing up for day 2
Getting our packs ready for day 2 of our Coyote Gulch Backpack.
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Jug Handle Arch
It really does look like a Jug Handle, doesn't it?
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Kayenta Waterfall
Our group stands above one of the first of a few waterfalls in the ledgy kayenta sandstone section of Coyote Gulch.
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courtesy PChen
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Wrong turn
Pu captures Andrew, Roland and Jenn on a path high up on the wrong side of the canyon. We should be on the other side.
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courtesy RHanel
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Pu in Coyote Gulch
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courtesy PChen
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Kayenta scrambling
Down here in the Kayenta sandstone, there are a few spots where airy ledges are encountered.
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First Glimpse of Stevens Arch
As we near the mouth of Coyote Gulch, we catch our first glimpse of Stevens Arch in the distance.
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