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Navajo Mountain

I met Richard Lintermans at the Page Airport and we flew to Navajo mountain to do a hike around the mountain. Really, the main attraction here is Anasazi canyon, but we are getting to it by doing a loop hike around the mountain. I first heard about Anasazi in an Outside article by Jon Krakauer and David Roberts about ten years ago. Over the years I looked for clues as to where it is until I had a rough route description. This is all I wanted as Anasazi canyon was one of the last untracked - un-route descripted - untraveled places in utah. It is not such a mystery these days as you can find descriptions in guide books and hire guides to take you there, but it still sees very little traffic

The whole trip around Navajo mountain was far more beautiful than I expected. The trail is good and the country beautiful. An interesting alternative to circumnavigation is to hike down to Rainbow bridge and catch a boat back to Page.

	Hiking Navajo Mountain. An arial shot of the north side of Navajo mountain.		Starting our hike on the first day.
	First camp with beautiful veuews to the west.		Paint Brush flowers were more vibrant than I've ever seen them.
	On the trail.		Rainbow Bridge - a short side trip.
	We slept in bivi sacks		Our second night's camp.

			A large overhang near the entrance to Anasazi.
	There is no easy way into Anasazi. We have to climb up these cliffs on old moki steps.	View Media (movie)	What it felt like to enter the canyons.
View Media (movie)	What it felt like to be in the canyons.	View Media (movie)	What we did.
View Media (movie)	What it felt like to leave the canyons.		After leaving we made tracks for the airplane. A short water break in a canyon on the north east side.