I like to believe a beautiful sunset is a precursor to a great tomorrow. It doesn’t always happen, but this time it did!

We’d been doing a lot of riding in Hurricane and Moab, so on the day before our big three day, two night bike tour of the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park we went for a hike. There will be a lot more on the White Rim in another post.

It was a beautiful drive up the UT-128 with the Colorado River on our left. Amelia saw this hike on the Instagrams. The chick that posted it said you had to eventually walk in the creek to get to the waterfall at the end. So we all decided we’d just go until then. I had on my Keen sandals in case I got wet, not what I’d wear for a six mile hike. The trail zig zagged across the creek. Eventually I had enough of not having the correct support for my feet (old guy problems) and announced it was time to turn around. The husbands were with me, the wives not so much. They wanted to keep on charging with the hope of getting to the end. So we negotiated…they would charge forward for a half an hour then turn around. The husbands trudged back to the parking lot for a wonderful tailgate charcuterie and cold beers.

Bundled up at the trailhead: Tony, Amelia, Dianni, Nolte, and Mare.

Chilly, but beautiful day on Professor Creek.

Desert Mule Ears

Mexican Hats

Dwarf Indian Paintbrush

Soon the zig zagging began. We must’ve crossed the creek at least fifty times.

Mancos penstemon

There were multiple side slots that quickly dead ended.

Heading into one of the side slots.

Tony and Dianni in another dead end slot.

The husbands had already turned around in this pic.

The end of the road.

Video of the dramatic waterfall at the end.