On June 4 we hiked to the Wahweap Hoodoos. It was a 9+ mile round trip hike in the hot sun, up a nearly-dry wash. When we got back to the vehicle it was 95 degrees. It was definitely our hottest day hiking - - and I had come down with an acute sinus infection from the dust the day before in the Antelope Slot Canyons. I made a slight tactical error in carrying less water that day. On all our other hikes I had had never come close to using all the water I carried - and it is heavy to carry extra stuff....so I cut way back.... Bad choice. Wrong day for that decision. A good lesson. We made it by rationing our final water and guzzling like crazy once we were back at the pickup! Other than those little asides - - the hoodoos were interesting. They are the result of having a rock to protect an area from being washed away in the erosion process....and have taken many years to form. As they get too weak, they crumble...so they are the result of continual change. Some of their most delicate ones won't be there much longer....
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