I can’t even remember when this trip started getting planned, but I am sure it was right during the last trip with my friend Rod. Months of planning on what to do for him and a few other guys from down under to make the trip the best it could be for a bunch of photographers. Many ideas, hikes, gear, roads, and places to stay were all sorted out and most of it went well. Of course we had a few snags out and about, but that’s what makes and adventure.
I met was planning to meet the 4 Aussies in Springdale on September 8th midafternoon, so I had some time to kill since I came the day before with my wife and some cousins. We spent the first night out under the stars up on the Upper East side of Zion National Park. It was pretty quiet other than the random car driving by us painting with light and shooting stars. It was a relaxing start to the trip that was going to be a busy one.
Up the next morning an hour after I really wanted to be up hiking the Narrows, but I figured I was going to be doing it again the next day with the guys so I took my time. In fact I think it was the first time I didn’t take any real camera gear too. I am glad I didn’t bother since there were way to many people anyway. We took our time but I was still in a hurry to get down and meet up at the right time since cell coverage wasn’t much and with numbers from Australia my phone wouldn’t let me call anyway. But a good old fashion note at their hotel was good enough. Now it was time to get this party started!
First stop Angels Landing, of course this was going to be a touristy trip, but for those that have never been here before it was the place to go! Being tired and out of shape by the time we got up there then my mental strength was gone about going to the top. I get scared of heights randomly, and this time it wasn’t in my favor. All of us made it past some chains except one who might have been the smartest one. Rod and Daniel were bound to the top though and they made it like real men. After a boring sunset we made it down in the dark and off for some dinner and beer!

We were looking at the weather and seeing if we needed to change some plans since there was some rain heading our way the next couple of days, but we stuck to our plans. Next morning bright and early I said goodbye to my wife for the week as she was heading home and now it was a guys trip. We got to the Shuttle stop for the 1st bus and not knowing they changed the schedule that very day we wasted an hour sitting waiting for it to show up. More people showed up to when if finally got there, so we moved fast up the Narrows to get to some nice spots for shots. However for anyone who has been there before it would be easy, but those first timers looking at the awesome views this was hard to do. Got to stop and take some pictures. We stayed a head of the crowd up to the Orderville jct where we kicked up the very first Jesus Fish I have seen! Well it was a good sized Trout that was spooked and trying to get away from us and once it got over some rocks it had such a good momentum that it cruised on top of the water for about 20 ft. We made our way up to Wall Street and hung out for a while before heading back down the canyon and to the Hotel where we hit the pool. Now I am usually camping and the river is my pool, but this was a nice change for once. That evening we headed back up the Canyon to the Upper East to see what there was to shoot till sunset and worked our way down to the bridge shooting the classic shot to Watchman. It was ok.

The next morning we were up at 4 am and heading to Bryce Canyon for Sunrise. I will say that I think it was the best one I have seen there yet! Plus there wasn’t a tour bus of other foreigners standing next to you like last time we were there. It was quite nice. However the most talked about part of Bryce Canyon was my breakfast. Anyone from the United States knows what Biscuits and Gravy are, but to my Aussies friends it was the most disgusting thing they had heard of. Since a Biscuit is more like a hard cookie to them. So add some gravy to your cookies next time and see what you think! Only one of them manned up to give it a try. Well it is still one of my favorite things to eat. After breakfast we drove through to Cedar Breaks for 2 seconds then down to Kanarra Creek. So far the trip had been pretty sweet, other then I was gonna fall asleep driving. Good thing we got out for a hike to wake me up. It was a Monday so this hike only had a few others there which made it nice for shooting some pictures. Once we got to the first waterfall Ryan told me how awesome the place was, and I just told him we weren’t to the good stuff yet. Shwing, he was… well excited! We made our way up to the last waterfall as the sun was starting to peak around to shine some harsh light in the canyon, along with some other groups catching up to us so it was time to get out of there. It started raining once we got back to Zion which made for some fun times. We set out for a sunset but with the storm that just went over us we kept our eyes open for floods too, since Daniel and I were now standing in the river trying to get a shot of a cloud that looked like a fireball over Watchman. To bad the cliffs didn’t light up though. We all met back up in an open field and started seeing some lightening rolling it. It was a bit to the North and even with a zoom lens on was nothing extra. Then it was coming right at us from the West, and some big bolts too. These guys had never shot lightening before so I showed them what I do and it was an exciting evening. We all got some sweet shots, and packed up as the rain was heading toward us. I didn’t want to stop shooting so I would randomly stop and shoot and it was as if the lightening was waiting for me. Crash! It was pretty sweet. Even once we got back to our room I was still shooting, which made it hard once we went to dinner cause I just watched out the window wishing I was out in it still. At least it died down.

The next morning it was off to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. It rained most the night and this morning’s sunrise was a bust! However I got a cool time lapse of the clouds swirling and the rain coming in. We were heading out of the park as waterfalls were flowing down the cliffs and I really wanted to stay cause I had the feeling there was going to be some flooding! No one else wanted to stay, and this was their trip so off we went. Raining most the way we weren’t sure what to expect once we got to the canyon. Oh wait, what canyon? You couldn’t see much of anything through the fog and clouds anywhere until you went to the back of the lodge then you could see the canyon. So we drove out to Cape Royal to see what was going on there. Sure was a lot of fog out that way too till we hiked out to the edge. We could see the canyon with the clouds moving through which was pretty sweet. I thought I would do a time lapse there too. Then I realized how fast the clouds were moving and that I was wasting my time. We were in the cloud now and it started to rain like mad! Good thing I brought my dry bags so I just put them over top the camera on the tripod and waited to see what happened. You would see small rivers forming and hear waterfalls going over the edge, it was pretty sweet other then you couldn’t get any shots. Then the fog went away for a couple mins again then back to the same thing. So we drove back to the lodge and tried some shots from there. It just wasn’t working so we headed to our place to stay. The worst place ever, Kaibab Lodge.  Now this place could have been better, but first off having the fog didn’t help, and even more so them not giving us a rollaway bed that had been discussed when the place was booked. They said they would for and EXTRA amount that they never said before. Well one never got brought and Rod tried to sleep on the love seat. Along with their wifi having no internet speed faster then a snail, the food and beer was horrible! We picked out some new stuff to drink that was the worst stuff on the planet, so that was our fault. Then once we started getting some food it was either frozen in the middle or way over cooked. And I don’t know what they think a Filet Minion looks like but just cause you call it that doesn’t mean that doesn’t mean that is what it is. It was like beef jerky, way over cooked and looked odd. To expensive for crap! The toilet didn’t work in one of our cabins either….. so we couldn’t wait to get the heck out of there! One last try though for the Grand Canyon and a sunrise that next morning. It wasn’t bad but still a bit to many clouds. I just told the guys that it was Arizona and to remember the awesomeness in Utah.

On our way to Page now hoping to make up for the wasted day we just had. The sky was looking good with nice fluffy clouds so we stopped overlooking the Vermillion Cliffs. As we were about ready to leave Jason pointed out a big bird flying by, it was a Condor. I have been to a spot around there before when they have released some into the wild years back not far from there, so I was excited to see this one go land on some rocks not far from us. I grabbed my zoom and headed toward it. Daniel was the only one that followed me to see how close we could get. And I can’t believe how close it let us get. I tried to keep my distance still but we got about 20 feet from it. I felt that we were going to have some rangers on us soon yelling at us for getting to close to the rare bird that we left it alone after a ton of shots. No one came though, it’s not like shooting wildlife in Yellowstone when your to close anyway. Once back to the car it flew right towards us going above as if it wanted to give us more photo opps. It was the highlight of my trip so far! The guys that didn’t go with were now jealous when I showed them what I got.

The sky kept looking amazing as we were planning to do Horseshoe bend for sunset, but the first stop was Lower Antelope Canyon. What no cars in the parking lot, this isn’t right, yep it was closed due to the storm that blasted through overnight. We were told that it might be open the next day. So we went to check into our hotel and found that Rod left his credit card at Jacob Lake! At least they had it for us, but now we had to backtrack that way on our way back to Zion. So we kicked back for a little waiting to do sunset and what happens in the meantime, the clouds disappear! This is typical for me and Horseshoe Bend. Good thing I filled my pack full of beer to make up for a crappy sky. The next morning we were up and at the gates in a long line of cars waiting to get into Lower Antelope. Finally the crew shows up and we are excited to get in. NOPE, they need to clean it out and make sure people can go through so it might open at Noon. I would love to go in there with water since that would be a different shot, but it wasn’t going to happen. We had to be back to Zion to get our Subway permits so we decided that Saturday, which had nothing planned, that we would drive back and do the canyon. Arizona was just no good on this trip!

We made it back to Zion and picked up our permits for the next day and decided to do the Narrows that evening. I have always wanted to see the light in the evening there. Hiking up I can see that from the storm the other day it was brutal. I wished we didn’t leave so I could have got some flooding shots, but maybe next time. The river which was clear a few days before was now muddy, and full of sand. It gave us a different perspective though on what the canyon can look like. The light wasn’t anything exciting too, morning is much better. However it was just like the morning with people, not many of them. I think we were the last ones out.

The next morning it was time for the Subway. This was my 7th time doing this hike, and Rods 2nd. So the others were in for a treat! We worked our way down and I couldn’t wait to show them some of the trail that we got to go down. I just love the look of people when they see what we get to do! Once to the first obstacle I started rigging up the rope and showed them the hole we were going down, they thought I was joking. That’s what makes this hike fun though. We made our way down through some of the most debris I have seen in some of the pools with no problems. The only issue we had was once to the bowling ball swim there was a big log lying across the rock and we couldn’t tell if we would make the swim with the packs full of camera gear we had. I have never done the bypass before, but other did last time I was there, so I figured it would be a new adventure. After crawling through the mud trying not to slide over the edge into the canyon I decided the swim is always the better option! Once down to the North Pole other groups caught up as we took our time shooting the heck out of the place. It is tough to get a shot and angle that I don’t have already, but I sure tried. Once into the main section of the Subway there were logs and sticks everywhere. So we took about 30 mins cleaning the place up to make it a bit more photogenic. I always feel bad for the people that hike bottom up to see just part of the canyon and hang for a few minutes then leave. Top down is the only way to do this. The rock hoping you have to do to get out of there sucks and I would hate to do it twice on the same trip. Rod rolled his ankle so many times getting out of there that I was amazed he walked the whole thing after some of the screams of pain he let out. However we had another safe and successful trip with no injuries. “Do the Subway they said, it will be fun they said,” after a long day and first time it wasn’t as exciting to some until the next day thinking about the adventure we had. It was time to relax forget sunset this evening. It was lame anyway. We were striking out on sunsets this trip.

Our last full day we got in the car and drove back to Page to do one of the main things they travelled here to do, and this time it was open. We did our photo trip through Lower which is much better then Upper cause I can do my own thing as long as I am out in 2 hrs. The downside of this place is the amount of people that come to see it. It was expected though, hell I brought tourist too. At least having beams of light here I could shoot them by myself without 30 other photographers around me. Even though this canyon is nice there are many better ones out there without crowds. Next time that is where I am going.

Our last night we spent taking star trails, another new thing for the guys. I showed how simple it can be with the right settings, but it doesn’t always look how you hope. It was a bit colder this night so we weren’t out long. It was a good ending to a fun week. We jammed a bit of stuff in there, but I would like to hit less tourist stuff next time. However that is hard to do when your showing it off for the first time to others. The next morning we said our goodbyes and I headed home. I couldn’t wait to get some sleep finally. Tons of late nights and early rises, however it was a great adventure.

It has been a few years since I have been to Lake Powell on a boat, and this year it was time again. The last trip was super short due to wind and I was hoping this wasn’t going to happen this year. So we headed down to Bullfrog Monday morning and cruised down the channel to find a spot to camp. Iceburg Canyon was the destination and we found a spot at the back of the canyon. The downside of this spot was it was a pain in the butt to unload the boat up the steep edge. Once we were on top then there were some nice spots to set up our tents. It wasn’t my ideal spot to camp compared to years past cause fishing from shore was off a small cliff and no beach. There were only 2 things I wanted to do on this trip, FISH and take some night pictures. I got both of those done. However I wanted to go crusing for some big Striped Bass. When its not your boat then you get to do what the driver does. That first night was very warm, and I didn’t even pull my sleeping bag out untill 5 am. I just laid there at night thinking to myself this is the most uncomfortable I have been in a tent and thought it would be a rough trip. At least I took a few pictures during the night since I couldn’t sleep. And the 1st night ended up being the worst.

The next day there was a forcast for some wind with 40mph gusts. The day started out calm so we crusied down to the Rhincon area for a bit and battled the waves stirring up. Thoses waves can do some damage even sink your boat when the strong wind hits, so we made it back to our canyon and found some coves to float in for the day. The nice thing about the high cliffs are you can be in the shade most of the day. We found a spot to crusie next to a wall and jig for some Bass while the wind was at its worst. The area we were it didn’t hit to hard but then sometimes a small tornado of water would spray you. It felt great! The best part was the fishing was on FIRE for me…. no my dad. Everytime I would pull up a fish my evil laught came out. I think he got sick of it, cause it happend a lot. I did catch my biggest Small Mouth and Largemouth this day too. So even though the wind was beating up our tents and filling them full of sand, it was a good day.

Wednesday we headed down the channel with the first spot to be Hole in the Rock. Back in April we drove the road to then end and hiked down to the lake. Well I had lost a Go Pro camera in the water from jumping it. It was cold and well it got lost…. So now we were back and I brought some snorkel gear to see if I could be lucky and find it! The water level hadn’t changed much and it was pretty clear. I searched for a while and just enjoyed swimming around. The others were floating in the boat above me and since I could see where the fish were I told them where to cast. I even jigged some line under water while the fish where watching me. I set the hook and my wife reeled in. It was to easy. Unfortuneatly I didn’t find my camera. It might have gone a bit deeper then I could see, or someone else could have found it. I did find some other stuff like sunglasses and bracelets, but not what I wanted.

After here we went down to hike Rainbow Bridge. I have been there many times and last time we had to hike a mile to get there cause the water was so low. This time it wasn’t to bad and only took a few mins to get to it. It always looks the same, clear blue sky, no clouds, the sun shining on the wrong side, but it is still neat to see such a huge bridge. I would love to shoot some night pictures here, but you can’t camp there. After lunch here we went down to Dangling Rope Marina for some ice cream… However their machine was broken! Well we had to cool off the next best way…. jump off the boat in the lake. It felt so good in that water who cared about ice cream.

The last 2 days we just hung around the canyon we were staying at fishing and swimming. It was nice to not have the wind, and great water temps to relax in. I mounted my GoPro camera to my fishing pole to record reeling in a fish, and the only times I used it was when the fishing was slow. At least I caught a Large Mouth when I had it rolling finally. I need to try it again sometime. The sound that it captures is odd in the waterhousing, more the vibrations then anything. This trip was a pretty nice one although not the best camp area it was sad to pack up and start the trek home.

And a video!

So our destination was to get to Hole in the Rock Trail for a bit of some off roading. Heres you a map if your wondering where this is. So our plan was to drive to around Goblin Valley camp one night then head south to the trail the next day. We started early and it sounded like the other 2 vechicles were leaving earlier then we though. Well as the day went by and my wife and I got down and found a camp, the others still had not left. They were trying to get some last minute work done on there truck before they gave up and headed up to meet us. Well now we had a few hours to kill before they were going to get there….. way after dark. We decided to see where Little Wild Horse road ended up going. It was the first time I have been on this road in a while, now that it is paved I guess it will always be a croweded area. We went past Ding and Dang, and for a Thursday both Trail heads had a bit of a crowd. The road seems to be more of a dry river bed, which would not be a good place if it rained. We climbed up and over and though we ended up on a different planet. There were smooth rolling hills of red, grey, and purple dirt. It was a sweet view! The road took us to Muddy Creek, which didn’t live up to its name. That water was very clear. After we got to a bit of some deep sand we turned back to check out Muddy Creek Ranch.

We camped just up Temple Mountain road a bit so our famliy could find us easy. It looked like a popular spot with fire rings built everywhere. And I had never noticed the art up on the wall before. The vandals have taken a toll on it over the years. I took a bunch of photos while waiting for the crew to get there.

After a sleepless night cause the dogs that came along were up all night chasing everything we were on the road. We made it to Bullfrog and played a the lake till the next Ferry was going to arrive. The cost is $25 cash only each way so make sure you have some $$ with you. It was a quick ride across the lake and we only had about 15 miles to the trailhead. Make sure you have enough gas cause it is a bit of a drive, and the first section we took at a ton of deep sand sucking that gas down. There were a couple of old vehicles out on the trail to stop and look at. But the next stop was to find a campsite somewhere out on the trail. We ran into some guys that didn’t have enough gas for all of there jeeps to get out and they were on a mad dash back to Halls Crossing and back down the trail to get there 2 jeeps off the trail. After about 17 miles on the bumpy road we ran into a snag. We were already tired and ready to stop, but adding a broken tension wheel into the mix just sucked. We were next to a dead end road so we just made camp on the road. Lucky for us the guys that were going back to get the jeep out of gas had the same engine and said we could have the part off his jeep once they got back to where they loaded it up on a trailer. Only 9 miles back, but it wasn’t till the next morning till they went back to get the part.

The next morning I woke up with the tent spinning! I couldn’t lay on my side or the spins would start up again. I couldn’t figure out what was going on. I drank tons of water, ate enough food. I was fine if I kept my head straight. But if I turned my head sideways, or looked up or down then I was in some nasty vertigo. We started the day making plans to get the part and move on with our plans. It was a HOT and sunny day. While we waited for the others to drive back to get the new part we didn’t know how long we were going to be waiting. We figured sometime late afternoon if they needed to go get extra gas too. But as we were making lunch here they came back! It took about 3 hours for them to do it. Now that the truck was fixed I was the next problem. I still had my spins and going out on a bumpy ride wasn’t exciting me. I took some ibuprofens and a power nap and woke up feeling great! So we hit the trail. At this point we weren’t going to make it to the end of the trail. We didn’t have enough time or gas for one of the trucks. So we just drove down and checked out the trail till we figured we better turn back. It was a nice day and evening. All was looking good.

The next morning the spins were back! I figured I had slept odd or had some sore muscles from bouncing around in the truck. I loaded up on some ibuprofens again, but it didn’t work as well as yesterday. I felt ok enough to hit the road. Which we packed up and headed back north. We stopped at the Lake again and relaxed in the water. It was a toasty one outside and that cool water felt excellent. We were planning on stopping back at Temple Mount Road camp again that night and heading home in the morning. However one of guys had to be back for a suprise class at 7am. He tried getting a hold of anyone running this thing to see if he could get out of it. But the millitary set it up and it could be bad if he missed it. He was planning on driving back alone late! We all decided to head with him since we didn’t want to set up camp after dark. It was a nice trip even with the problems, but as I look at the map of where we went I would like to go back and finish the trail. Someday…..

Here is a video I put together of the trip…

I have been counting down to this trip, mainly cause we haven’t been out on one for way to long. I planned something for everyday and being our first trip of the year I was worried that we wouldn’t be able to do it all! And we didn’t, but we made a good effort. We left Wed night to get to Goblin Valley where I had reserved a campsite at the park. My wife and I got there earlier to get the tent setup and wait for my sister and brother in law who wouldn’t get there till late. It was a bit breezy but wasn’t to bad, other then a storm that was blowing in for Thursday. The ranger said it would be a good idea to no go hike the slot canyons cause of the rain that was on its way. We were going to check out Ding and Dang canyon since none of us had been there and I have hiked litte Wild Horse/Bell loop many times. Through the night I woke up and took some pictures of the stars since the sky cleared up a bit. I tried lighting up the rocks with my head lamp but I didn’t like the color. I used the red light on it and liked it a bit better. The sunrise wasn’t to bad, but the clouds that rolled in hit the sun a bit, however it was a nice morning. We thought about hiking the canyons anyway, but played it safe and hiked around in the Goblins before we headed to our next destination…. Hole in the Rock Road.

As we made our way down the road I have always wanted to check out the black dunes out at Factory Butte OHV area. So we made a quick stop to drive some of the hills and mess around a bit. Someone was taking our pictures, must of been jealous of us playing in the trucks…. I really wanted to jump something but with a loaded bed, and my wife in the truck I figured I better not. That would be a fun area with some Motorcycles for sure! I put on both my Gopro cameras and only have the footage from one, but the spot it was at was very wobbly. As for the other footage, more on that later…..

We finally ran into a storm that kept us from hiking some slot canyons this day but it wasn’t till we were going over Boulder Mountain. Not only rain, but snow too hit us most the way over the mountain and even down most of Hole in the Rock. At least by that time it was a light rain which the dirt soaked right up. We got out and ran around the rocks at Devils Garden. Mason my bro in law was like a kid at the park climbing and runing over everything. I did a bit a video here, but not sure if it will see the light of day…. We made our way down the past Dance Hall rock to the Sooner Rocks where we had a nice big campsite. We set up camp and then hiked around the rocks up the wash to a huge pothole. It was about 200ft across and deep…. did any of us pack a camera though? No! The wind was blowing a bit this night and some sweet clouds where flying by. I did some timelapse of it and hoped for a sweet sunset, but the clouds blocked out some nice color. This night the wind blew so hard I thought I was going to wake up in the land of OZ. The sand found its way into both tents and covered everything. Made for a tough night of sleeping. I didn’t realize till a couple nights later, but it put a permanent bend in my tent poles. Now that new tent is a little lopsided.

Friday we drove down to Hole in the Rock, and today the Sun was shining and the wind wasn’t to bad. Last time I went down this part of the road it was very wash board and slow going. It was almost the best part of the road this time and we got the the end in no time. There were a handful of people there climbing around up top and as we hiked down we only passed on group of older people. We had the place to ourselves. I couldn’t wait to do some fishing! This is one of my favorite spots to go on Lake Powell, well for fishing. I ended up catching just over 30 Smallmouth and 1 Largemouth Bass. The water was still a bit cold for swimming in, but that didn’t keep us from jumping it. This is where the trip became a little depressing for me. I put on my new GoPro camera on the head strap and held onto it as I jumped into the water. Once I hit that water though it came out of my hand and sunk! I tried to look for it as I was out in the water, but it was so cold I had to get out. I think the shock of the water made me let go. We spend a bit of time looking for it, but no luck. It was down about 15-20ft just out of view I am guessing. So if anyone goes to Hole in the Rock at Lake Powell you might find a surprise. I was more sad about what was on the card vs the camera. I have had Lake Powell ruin 2 other camera of mine over the years due to the blowing sand, but never lost one in the water. We might be going back by boat the first week of June. So I hope the lake drains a bit and we can find it! We will see…

The last time my GoPro was seen.

The next day we were going to do a day hike into Coyote Gluch, but with the Sunburns and my back which started hurting the day before we decided to play it safe and not make either of those worse. We decided to go hike Peek a boo and Spooky a day earlier, but once we got to the trailhead it was packed! We ended up getting a camp spot about 5 miles away just off the road and planned to hike that the next morning without the crowds. We headed into town where I was able to buy a long sleeve white shirt for a $1.50 at a trift store to cover up my burt arms. Althought it was a 3xl it worked well and kept me sain out in the baking sun for the next hike. We did a simple flat hike to Escalante Natural Bridge. Having the river to go in and out of made for a nice cool hike. We only passed a few people on this trail. However I was amazed on the people that didn’t know what they were hiking. One guy started in Escalante and got up to us when we were almost back to the car 15 miles way from where he started, and he asked where the arch was….? He must have been running the trail not looking for anything. I sent him back about a mile. Then the next people asked if we hiked to the Waterfall? We said “you mean Calf Creek?” Thats not on this trail. Or maybe I was the lost one

Looking at a Hummingbird nest

Hiking the river back

Our final night out we had a bit of wood to burn, plus the extra that the girls found. We had to have a bon fire! It was a nice calm night, and you could hear some coyotes in the background. I think that scared the ladies a little cause they didn’t want to go off to the bathroom alone now. We had a fun time around the fire and roasted some hot dogs for dinner. It was a good night for star trails too. I took a ton of photos this night. I am sure people could have seen this fire if they were driving down the road from a couple miles. It was a nice calm night.

The next morning we were off to Peek a Boo and Spooky, this time there were only a couple cars there. We were able to have both canyons almost to ourselves. We ran into only 2 people the whole time. We went up Peek a boo and out the back. There was no water anywhere in the canyons, which made it a simple hike. We came through the backside of Spooky and then ran into something that makes me made. Someone wrote on the side of the canyon! They out their names ages and the date. That was one day before we got there. People like that need smacked! Once we got to the boulder section of the hike I forgot out tight this place was. We had to pick our route through the rocks and down carefully. I didn’t want to have to turn around and hike back up the sand hill. We made it through just fine though. This is a fun canyon, just a pain if you have a pack cause you will have to carry most of the time. At the mouth of the canyon there were more drawings on the wall, which I am sure it was the same morons from what we came across earlier. After a quick break we hiked out and made our way back to camp and loaded up. To bad it was time to head home. Other then losing a camera it was a good trip.