shibuisue: Since we took a rope we did the "sneaker" route. It's a much shorter hike but you have to drop 200 feet down some steep sandstone. That's me descending.
shibuisue: Other people were taking their time and descending slowly from a different anchor. I didn't like the looks of their anchor. I set up my own.
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shibuisue: First view of Jacob Hamblin Arch.
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shibuisue: Joelle wanted to hike around to the other side. It was a short hike so we did it.
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shibuisue: This is a hanging garden. Water seeps through a crack in the sandstone and plants grow in that crack.
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shibuisue: The other side of Jacob Hamblin Arch.
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shibuisue: It was very pretty in this canyon.
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shibuisue: I found it difficult to photograph this huge arch with my phone.
shibuisue: Canyons of the Escalante
shibuisue: Jacob Hamblin Arch from the rim as we hike back to the TH.
shibuisue: Cactus were blooming.
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shibuisue: Sandstone and sand on the hike back to the TH.
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