Various dayhikes near Blanding, Utah | November 2005 (Thanksgiving)

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Mule Canyon: 1) Patterned and very clear ice, 2) Ilana by Anasazi ruin, 3) Britt by another ruin.

Natural Bridges National Monument: 4) White Canyon view, 5) Big ledge partway down into White Canyon with Sipapu Bridge in background, 6) Sipapu Bridge, 7) Sipapu Bridge

We did the full loop hike through the park, which we strongly recommend to anyone visiting this area. It's 8.6 miles but takes all day, as there is a lot of scrambling and stopping to explore ruins and other interesting sites.

NBNM:  8) Britt descending ladder, 9) Desert varnish patterns over ruin, 10) Spectacular canyon wall, 11) Kachina Bridge

NBNM: 12) Spiral design petroglyph, 13) Ruin, desert varnish, pictographs, 14) Air bubbles in ice, 15) Pictographs under "The Shoe" rock formation

NBNM: 16) Juniper berries, 17) Owachomo Bridge, 18) Owachomo Bridge

Near Blanding: 19) The easily accessible and therefore trampled Westwater ruins, 20) The inaccessable and therefore well-preserved Butler Gulch ruins, 21) More Butler Gulch ruins

Butler Gulch: 22) Arch above Butler Gulch ruins, 23) Pictographs and lovely sandstone swirls beneath arch, 24) Britt on the arch.

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