mile 66.5
and Klondike Bar
mile 66.0-66.3
| Driftwood Canyon was named for the huge deposit of driftwood that the river currents packed into the mouth of this canyon. What you see here is floating on a few feet of water -- an interesting challenge for the explorer in a kayak or raft. See the entrance. |
| The deepest stream alcove in Glen Canyon. We needed about a half hour of dune climbing to get through it. When we boated in after the flooding started, we realized that the overhang was about one quarter mile. |
| The upstream side of the big alcove. |
| Superbly patterned and stained |
| Keturah's ubiquitous 1/4-inch nylon rope with knots to grip for those with lesser climbing skills -- that was most of those in our parties. |
| There were a lot of fluted walls in Driftwood. |
Go to Cathedral
Canyon
(just across the river)
Go up to Spring
Pool Canyon
Go down
to Klondike Bar
(several yards downstream)