This was our second day in Grand Escalante. We chose to
visit Catstair Canyon and Paria Townsite.
Both were great choices.
Catstair Canyon is known for its pictographs. We found these
after a short hike.
A Utah Education site
noted: “The canyon was named because only a cat could
work its way through this section (before the canyon was blasted out to make
way for the highway)’
We decided to continue our hike to the end of this box
canyon. I was quite taken with the variety of textures found in the canyon.
We visited Paria Townsite because a fellow hike at the
toadstools recommended it. The road in
is a dirt road and it becomes quite steep and narrow about 3 miles from the
end. Since it was overcast we stopped to ogle the scenery at a site formerly
used for films. and then headed back out.
(Kanab is know as “little hollywood” because of all the films that were made
here.)
The signs at the start of the road had warned it would be
impassable when wet. My truck is a 2 WD and so I am cautious about the chances
I take.
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