A Little Adventure

Okay, things have been a little crazy around and we are WAY behind on the posts. Things have gotten a touch less crazy, so I am hoping to push a few posts out the door. This post relates to the trip I took in April that started with the wave.

On day two, we were a bit tired from the previous day’s adventuring around the wave, so we decided to take it easy. I hadn’t been out to see the Wahweap hoodoos, but really wanted to see them. It is best to make the trip in a high clearance vehicle which we had…at least if you come from upstream. There is an approach from downstream, but the hike is much longer although you don’t need a high clearance vehicle to access the trailhead. We opted for the shorter hike. The road was in pretty good condition, and we arrived with little incident. We headed down the wash which still had a bit of flowing water and quickly found the hoodoos. They are striking! The beautiful white hoodoos against the blue sky look fantastic.

Below are photos of the “main” hoodoo in this group. There are lots of angles to shoot, and I couldn’t decide which angle I liked best.

I thought this photo nicely foreshadows the future. The hoodoo in the foreground has lost its cap rock. Sometime in the future, the hoodoo in the background will suffer a similar fate.

I liked the abstract nature of this shot. I love how it shows the flow of the water which hails back to how it was formed. Nice stuff.

There are several other groups of hoodoos in the area. We visited a few of them. Here is one nice photo.

Medium version
Here is a panoramic image of one hoodoo group.

We ended this lazy day by taking the short hike out to the Toadstool Hoodoo. It is a nice hike.

Overall, it was a fantastic trip with a great group. Good times!