Day 2

March 18, 2019

Chamberlain to Flipoff


 


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Today's Route Stats:

     Distance:  3.0 miles

     Elevation Gain:  400 ft

     Elevation Loss:  200 ft

Another leisurely morning and a late start.  I had hiked this section twice before and I knew it was pretty easy walking.  This time we headed higher up where we knew the old cowboy trail was located (we could follow most of it on Google Earth).  This trail (perhaps considered part of the Tuckup Trail?) had occasional piles of horse shit, so it is obviously still used by horses.  I had heard that some of the old families from Kanab and Fredonia still come out here on family trips. 

Morning on the Esplanade.  Kim and Jorge. Our Camp Near Flipoff. Potholes Near Our Camp.

 

There was plenty of pothole water on the Esplanade, so we didn't need to hike down into Flipoff Canyon to get some.  We ended up camping on the slickrock near the bottom of the Flipoff Route to the rim.  I have camped here twice before.  There were a few pictographs close to our camp.  Although I always like to see the rock art, I had seen these before and they were not especially memorable. 

Plenty of Water. Looking Across Flipoff Canyon. Rock Art.

 

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