We camped at the trailhead under some cottonwoods that night. After setting up camp Lloyd decided to do some exploring and got spooked by a Mountain Lion.
This trail is long and takes abou 8 hours to completed in just one direction!! We set out the next morning and had to pull over to let a group of full sized rigs by on their way out. They were in extremely bad shape. One being towed by another had a kid walking next to the vehicle with a rope holding the suspension together!!
We spent a lot of time on the way in closing the illegal bypasses they created. REMEMBER, to always Tread Lightly and stick to established trails!!
We set up camp that afternoon on a flat section of slickrock. We took a trail branch that led down to some switchbacks and down the canyon wall to Lake Powell (the Rincon). This trail was quite difficult and contained a series of steep ledges.
At one point I put a branch through the sidewall of my tires at the Lake and had to drive back up with the 31" spare.
It got dark on the way out and getting back to camp that night was interesting to say the least.
The next day we completed the trail and started the way out.
Pedro had to get back to work the following day so we drove all the way out that day. We didn't reach the trailhead until dark.
Lloyd camped at the trailhead while Pedro and I said our good-byes to Lloyd and started our long trip home to San Diego.
Getting back up this one was the most fun!!
