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.

Walking up Jumpup Canon 10-7-2014 @ 6:26	Ranger Trail sign 10-7-2014 @ 6:28

     The creek bed remains flat and very easy walking.

	Walking up Jumpup Canyon 7:02

     Surprisingly, I find a very good variety of flowers on my way up Jumpup Canyon.

Prince's Plume 10-7-2014 @ 7:25	Globemallow 10-7-2014 @ 7:27	Common Sunflower 10-7-2014 @ 7:43

Skyrocket 10-7-2014 @ 8:00	Prickly-Poppy 10-7-2014 @ 8:16	Fleabane Daisy 10-7-2014 @ 8:34

     As I approach the north end of the canyon, the walls narrow considerably.

A narrowing Jumpup Canyon 10-7-2014 @ 8:21	A narrowing Jumpup Canyon 10-7-2014 @ 8:33

     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.

Petroglyphs 10-7-2014 @ 9:08	Petroglyph 10-7-2014 @ 9:08	Petroglyph and Pictograph 10-7-2014 @ 9:08

Pictographs 10-7-2014 @ 9:08	Pictograph 10-7-2014 @ 9:09	Pictographs 10-7-2014 @ 9:09

     A few more minutes up the trail and I reach the Jumpup cabin and my car.

Trailhead sign 10-7-2014 @ 9:27	Jumpup cabin 10-7-2014 @ 9:28	Shed and my car 10-7-2014 @ 9:28

     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.

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