I am up early and leave at 6:00 without having breakfast. The others are just getting up as I head up the trail. I pass the Adventure Leadership guys camped at the cottonwood trees and shortly thereafter reach the Ranger Trail sign.
The creek bed remains flat and very easy walking. Surprisingly, I find a very good variety of flowers on my way up Jumpup Canyon. As I approach the north end of the canyon, the walls narrow considerably.
Just as I leave the creek bed and head uphill on the trail, I pass a large cliff wall that looks promising for some rock art. I drop my pack and walk over by the wall. Sure enough, I have indeed found "The Museum" with many Petroglyphs and Pictographs. Adrian will be envious of my find. They are very well preserved. A few more minutes up the trail and I reach the Jumpup cabin and my car. I pull out my stove and cook some oatmeal for a late breakfast. I wait about an hour thinking the others will arrive at any time. When no one appears, I decide to leave and start the long drive back to Oklahoma. MAIN INDEX | HIKING INDEX | BACK TO DAY 6 | FORWARD TO POSTSCRIPT
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