so it was the warmest spring day of 2021 i had encountered thus far
and a beautiful day to head into the
backcountry
today we are starting out on a trip on the golden cathedral trail to the golden cathedral this is
a new trip to me never done it before so that's exciting always exciting to explore a new place
joining me on this trip is my niece christine we've got a little later start than we had hoped
the drop down into this canyon it's a pretty steep one down some slick rock not too difficult
though and it's about a five mile each way out and back trip very very excited
beautiful
we found some petroglyphs
so awesome
so okay we've decided to make this camp for the night it is awesome we have this really cool
gnarled tree kind of creating this natural arch over us and we're not too far from the golden
cathedral we heard that there's not much water ahead and we're pretty close to the uh river
here so looks like this trail might actually lead right down to it so this seems like a great spot
it's really pretty the view from here is incredible so yeah this is awesome
no a little harder than
camp is set up so we are off to check out the golden cathedral it's about 5 p.m
no matter how many times i walk among these red walls i am in awe every single time
it's amazing how water sculpts these canyons over time and here creating natural skylights
back at camp filled with thoughts of these lands and for the people who for once
this was their home i have definitely worked up an appetite we have been on the move for hours
i'm really excited about dinner it's pasta with meat sauce that my friend coach uh
dehydrated himself his own home cooking so it's almost like having a home-cooked meal out here
i already got my water so i just got to get that boiling and i'll be ready to
eat
huh
after dinner it was time for rest
good morning we made quick work of things this morning and are already on the trail it's about
7 45 a.m today it's supposed to be in the mid-80s so we are trying to beat the heat
and another amazing trip is in the books
you