On the trail--Henry Mts. in background
Tiny waterfall
Tiny waterfallWed, 7/29/09
Singletree Na Forest CG, near Torrey, UT: Up this morning and did a few chores. Filled the water tank. Mike made a modification to his transfer pump system and it worked really well. Decided to hike the little trail to the waterfall. The trail starts right in the campground. Fortunately, I took my trekking poles because the trail was a lot more rugged than we thought. Was pretty flat for a while but then started down a pretty steep slope via a series of switchbacks. Lots of loose gravel and we both started losing our footing. A beautiful view of the valley below and the Henry Mountains in the distance. The waterfall flowed over a large sandstone hill. We headed back when we started hearing thunder and noticed the sky was pretty threatening. This was not a good place to be out in a thunder storm. Hurried back mostly up hill huffing and puffing—not being used to the elevation change yet. It stormed pretty good for a while. Mike grilled pork chops for dinner and we got rid of a bunch of left-overs in the refrigerator. Some mashed potatoes had been in there for a while, but they weren’t green yet and they tasted pretty good. Had a fire after dinner.
Singletree Na Forest CG, near Torrey, UT: Up this morning and did a few chores. Filled the water tank. Mike made a modification to his transfer pump system and it worked really well. Decided to hike the little trail to the waterfall. The trail starts right in the campground. Fortunately, I took my trekking poles because the trail was a lot more rugged than we thought. Was pretty flat for a while but then started down a pretty steep slope via a series of switchbacks. Lots of loose gravel and we both started losing our footing. A beautiful view of the valley below and the Henry Mountains in the distance. The waterfall flowed over a large sandstone hill. We headed back when we started hearing thunder and noticed the sky was pretty threatening. This was not a good place to be out in a thunder storm. Hurried back mostly up hill huffing and puffing—not being used to the elevation change yet. It stormed pretty good for a while. Mike grilled pork chops for dinner and we got rid of a bunch of left-overs in the refrigerator. Some mashed potatoes had been in there for a while, but they weren’t green yet and they tasted pretty good. Had a fire after dinner.
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