A little while ago I posted a few pictures from the Grand Gulch in Utah. This year, almost to the day, it is 25 years ago that I went there with a few hiking friends from Berkeley.
One of them is now Math Professor in Utah. I don’t know the fate of the others in the picture. I see him occasionally at conferences.
Pictures like the ones above are misleading. The gulch is mostly a narrow canyon, and if you think there is an exit just around the corner, it is a dead end.
There is water, but not much. Seeing a stream like the one below is rare and means you better fill your water bottles.
The week long hike leaves ample time to contemplate the beauty of natural walls.
The Inner Frame 