07 May ‘08 Wednesday
We started the day with a little cloud cover but by the time we got back to the coach the weather had deteriated (I can’t find how this is to be spelled, even in “spell-check”). About 4 miles down the road, and into the “water fold” area, we approached the days hike. It was to take us up to the top of the Cassidy Arch. The Cassidy Arch was named after Butch Cassidy, the infamous bad guy of the West. Our trail was to take us up 1600 feet in about a mile and a half, and then level off the rest of the ¾ remainder. I’ll tell you what, those hiking sticks that we bought back in Indio this last December have really shown themselves to be a great asset… We bombed up the hill…
We started the day with a little cloud cover but by the time we got back to the coach the weather had deteriated (I can’t find how this is to be spelled, even in “spell-check”). About 4 miles down the road, and into the “water fold” area, we approached the days hike. It was to take us up to the top of the Cassidy Arch. The Cassidy Arch was named after Butch Cassidy, the infamous bad guy of the West. Our trail was to take us up 1600 feet in about a mile and a half, and then level off the rest of the ¾ remainder. I’ll tell you what, those hiking sticks that we bought back in Indio this last December have really shown themselves to be a great asset… We bombed up the hill…
I can’t say that we didn’t huff a little, but we really did get up there quick. Unfortunately, we did miss our trail marker once we got up to the “Y” and we ended up climbing another ¾ mile before turning around and looking for the right trail. Once we found our mistake we couldn’t have been happier. The Cassidy Arch was more than we had expected, the size, the placement, and the beauty of the structure were really outstanding. We were there when 2 young women and a guy started their repel from the top. The young man was a little nervous,
but in the end he dropped off the side with his companions. To make it all the way down to the road, they had 4 more repels to make. As for Louise and me, we had to hike allll the way back to our car. I don’t know, but why is it easier to go up than to have to go down those steep inclines??? Well tomorrow we are out of here early. Our next destination is Arches National Park….see you tomorrow.