Four Corners, February 2004 - page 4

Wellllll. Time to head for home. After a delightful night in the hopping metropolis of Farmington, we headed for home.

Actually, coming from Salt Lake, one has a hard time making fun of other small cities.

Time for a little climbing. We breezed by Mexican Hat and took a try at the famous Sombrero..

The approach is interesting and scenic, offering good views of the mighty San Juan River and it's impressive, uh, riffles?

Well, this is about as far as we got. Ms Scotter found the idea of a shoulder stand (required for getting full style-points on the Bandito route) not so appealing, and my impromptu lecture on how to aid climb was just not sufficiently convincing. We exercised discretion.

On the way home, we dropped by Arches National Park to visit the famous RamRoom. Did you know Ms. Scotter used to be a competitive swimmer? Here she demonstrates her fine form in the famous Ram Swimming Pool and Jacuzi, currently out of service for seasonal cleaning.

The diving team, however, was not Ms. Scotter's strong suit.

A view to the La Sals across the petrified dunes.

Nice huecoed walls in the RamRoom. Unfortunately, from here it was time to ramble on. Ah well...