Eight in O-Eight: Gulches are Great - Utah 2008 - Extra Buckskin Gulch Images - March 2008

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Shannon and Swirly Orange Stone
Shannon poses in front of a striking sweep of banded orange sandstone near Wire Pass. [enlarge]

Pu and Swirly Orange Stone
Pu poses in front of a striking sweep of banded orange sandstone near Wire Pass. [enlarge]

Narrowest part of Wire Pass
The beginning of the tightest part of the narrows at Wire Pass. [enlarge]

Wire Pass Swirls
Swirls of Sandstone in Wire Pass. [enlarge]

courtesy PChen

Shannon self-portrait
Taken at the Buckskin Gulch / Wire pass junction. [enlarge]

courtesy SRector

Buckskin-Wire Pass Jct
A view looking up Buckskin Gulch at the junction of Wire Pass and Buckskin Gulch. Wire Pass comes in from the shade on the left. [enlarge]

Thin strip of sunlight
Brian hikes through a muddy stretch in Buckskin Gulch. [enlarge]

Past Mayhem
A huge jam of logs, wood, and other debris provides evidence of the forces at work here in Buckskin Gulch during a flash flood. [enlarge]

Majestic and Cave-Like
A dark, almost cave-like section of Buckskin Gulch. [enlarge]

courtesy PChen

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courtesy PChen

Scalloped stone
Some neat scalloped sandstone in Buckskin Gulch. [enlarge]

Towering Glowing Walls
A view of Towering, Glowing walls of sandstone from deep inside Buckskin Gulch. [enlarge]

Crowded Campsite
A view of our impromptu crowded campspot not far before the "Middle Trail" exit in Buckskin Gulch. We elected to stop and camp here due to the late time and the unsettled weather. We are high up on a ledge, about 50 feet above the bottom of the Gulch. [enlarge]