I get up early for me, pack my stuff, eat, and get away by 7:30.  Pretty soon the Desert View Watchtower comes into view.

	Desert View Watchtower 4-5-2014 @ 8:03

     When you look back at the top of the Tanner Trail, you realize how steep and nearly vertical that section of the trail is.  I do the big loop by Cardenas Butte and soon pass close to Escalante Butte.

A steep Tanner Trail 4-5-2014 @ 8:56	Escalante Butte 4-5-2014 @ 9:24

    Just above Stegosaurus Rock, I meet a group of three headed to Tanner Rapids, Palisades Creek, and then going west on the Escalante Route.  This is their first time on those trails, so I give them some hints and suggestions.  They report later that they were fortunate enough to hitch a raft ride past the Papago Wall and Slide.  When you see the rock formation on the far right picture below, you know you are nearly to the top.

Stegosaurus Rock 4-5-2014 @ 9:24	Judy, Gerri, and Dave 4-5-2014 @ 9:58	Rocks near the top 4-5-2014 @ 10:50

     All the snow on the trail from yesterday is gone.  A couple more turns of the trail and I reach the trailhead sign.

	Tanner trailhead sign 4-5-2014 @ 11:26

     I throw my stuff in the car and head to the Maswik for lunch.

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