On Monday, we left The Homestead and drove to the San Rafael Desert. We arrived in a 30 MPH sandstorm with temperatures around 85F. Then I spent two or three hours driving us around the backcountry, looking for good hiking and camping opportunities, and generally finding neither. It was a somewhat unpleasant afternoon, though we did find some nice looking real estate. Finally, we pulled into a dusty wash and made dinner in the gale. The wind blew so hard all night that none of us could sleep. Nonetheless, VSO was supermodel gorgeous the next morning.
On Tuesday, EDO lead me on an epic, ten-mile, rough-country hike in the San Rafael Reef that left us on the wrong side of an impassible slot canyon. For a few minutes, I was wondering whether we would find an exit route before dark. In the event, we went up and over, and reached the truck at 4:45p, just 15 minutes before VSO would have started worrying. From there, we found our way to another dusty camp. On Wednesday morning, I went with EDO on a three or four mile slickrock hike while VSO created a plein air painting. After lunch, I started for Colorado while the girls returned to Parowan. There are a bunch of pictures HERE.
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