Quicksand and Blue Springs : Exploring the Little Colorado River Gorge

by Cole, Stephen West

• ISBN13: 9780967459585
• ISBN10: 0967459583
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-01
• Publisher: Vishnu Temple Press

Summary

In May 2001, Stephen Cole and his brother hiked the Little Colorado River Gorge from the town of Cameron, Arizona to its confluence with the Colorado River, and out by way of the Beamer and Tanner trails in the Grand Canyon. He found the desert landscape so fascinating that he went back later to explore three remote side canyon routes which enter the chasm. There was very little written about the area then so here he shares some of his experiences and thoughts about it. The book is not meant to be a guide although we hope that anyone exploring the Gorge on foot or in an armchair will find it helpful.

Table of Contents

Maps	p. 10
Introduction	p. 13
Little Colorado	p. 17
Twice Told Trail June 4, 1996	p. 21
The Solo Hikers June 5, 2000	p. 33
Little Colorado Day One Cottonwood Camp May 26, 2001	p. 45
Little Colorado Day Two Big Stone Potato Camp	p. 49
Little Colorado Day Three Glugging Springs	p. 63
Little Colorado Day Four Blue Spring North	p. 67
Horse Trail Blues May 27, 2002	p. 73
A Side Canyon	p. 91
Horse Trail Morning May 30, 2002	p. 105
Up Blue Spring Trail May 30, 2002	p. 109
Out The Horse Trail May 30-31, 2002	p. 113
Little Colorado Day Five Blue Pool	p. 115
Little Colorado Day Six Camp Beamer	p. 119
The Salt Trail November 22, 2002	p. 129
Little Colorado Day Six Camp Beamer Late Afternoon	p. 143
Out of the Sky	p. 149
Little Colorado Day Seven Camp Tanner	p. 161
Little Colorado Day Eight Out	p. 167
Bibliography	p. 173
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