I tend to be a little chatty, even over this series of tubes know mysteriously as the "internet".
Welcome to the club, JB.
One advantage of the Internet: when folks don't want to "hear" chatty, they just skip over it.
(Unlike at a party when you can't always avoid chatty folks.
)
Having said that, I 'spect you'll feel right at home here.
... one of the things I'm most excited about moving down there is the prospect of frequent camping trips, on account of there being so many prime spots that you don't even have to drive half an hour to get to.
I am oxidized sandstone with envy. (I would say "
green", but there's not much
green in southern UT.)
When I lived in the SW, southern UT was my absolute most favorite place for canyon backpacking. If you're into canyon walking, check out
the Fish and Owl Canyon loop just east and a bit north of Grand Gulch in south central UT. Awesome country. Getting into either one, especially going in from Owl Canyon rim, takes some route finding ability.
Another fine one is Dark Canyon, a tributary of the Colorado that runs south out of Glen Canyon. Thumbnail 4 is a view into the canyon from it's west rim where the trail intersects it. (The Colorado River is just two miles to the "left". Took us over an hour just to
find the way down into the canyon from the rim nearby some interesting boulders (thumbnail 2), and another hour to drop down the steep scree-slope switchback to the bottom (thumbnail 1) with supplies for several days. Well worth the climb cause there's awesome water in the bottom (thumbnail 3) if you go at the right time of year. (But be careful of flashfloods in summer; a storm can happen 30 miles upstream, and wipe your camp out in minutes.)
But remember this around all canyons in southern Utah: they don't call it "slick rock" for nothing. (
AAAaaaaaaaaiiiiiiihhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! )
I've unfortunately moved from the region now, and probably won't get back. (I'm heading north next.) But I miss it a LOT.
But if I were to walk there today, or anywhere in southern UT (or most other places),
you can bet good money I'd be carrying
a mod 65 AND my 1894C.
So tell me, gentlemen, should I take the plunge?
Two friendly suggestions:
1) Remember, please, that THR is composed of men AND women.
More of one than the other, perhaps, but we suggest that you not omit reference to either.
2) JUMP
(into the world of the 1894C)!
PS: sorry for the OT photos.
But that country is just made for 1894C.