"Are there any beautiful places to hike down this road, or is it mostly camping?" I'm sure I look dazed by the question as I stared at the face of the young man and his girlfriend after they had flagged me down. "It's all beautiful," is all I could manage to say—looking at the girl holding a piece of paper, which undoubtedly had various hikes in the area.
Read MoreZebra and Tunnel Slot Canyons, Tenmile Flat - UT, quad (Hole-in-the-rock-road)
Linda is averse to the cold, and slot canyon water is always cold. The sandstone rock's porous nature creates a refrigeration system as the water evaporates, and even in the hottest of days, the water is cold. It doesn't help that a dead mouse has washed up onto the sand at the edge of the water.
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