Winds were calm this morning and we headed straight up the Rio Puerco Valley with few scenic detours. We took a look at the mud water fall, flowing nicely from the summer rains.
We continued due north for Pagosa Springs.
We followed the Dirty Devil to the confluence of the Fremont River and Muddy Creek at Hanksville. We would rejoin Muddy Creek in a hour or so at Hidden Splendor, later that morning. ...
The Colorado River winds through a huge mud deposit, left behind as the waters of Lake Powell receded. We flew past the concrete boat ramp of the Hite Marina, which was...
The ground had a tile-like texture. I wondered how long it had been since the river overflowed its banks to flood here. I turned out to be not too long ago. I...
We landed at Mineral Canyon to look over the wings (now frost free) and to clean a smudge of dirt off the gopro before heading out an amazing hour long flight up the Green River.&nb...
We found the cliff where "Chocolate Falls" forms in the spring. No mud today, just some clear water dribbling over the edge. It looked like oasis in the middle of nowhere.
...for a while. The canyon is very steeply walled and runs for a hundred of miles, like some sort of maze.
I head heard there was a huge mud waterfall on the Little Color...