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Show r v - i i . i ' t ' r . s - r " - -fi' ;, ;:" - . n ' i.M. - - ' . ' S r i i - - a ';-V Calf Creek lower falls are reached hy a two and three quarter mile long trail. The falls once reached s a cool, shady haven well-worth the , ff . . . the 126 ft. water drop. 'fntosee Calf Creek Offers Beautiful Views, Recreational Spot .. , Approximately 125 miles east of Escalante and 12 miles south of Boulder the Calf Creek Rereation Area, encompassing the entire drainage area of the tributary of the Escalante River, affords the visitor a chance to view beautiful Upper and Lower Calf Creek Falls. Although the falls are the major attraction of the area, the spectacular spec-tacular surrounding scenery along the entire eight-mile length of the Calf Creek drainage above the confluence of the Escalante River is what makes one want to stay. The campground area is often filled, so visitors should plan to arrive early to find camping space. A swinging footbridge over Calf Creek is a campground attraction and the campground itself has 109 campsites and clean restrooms. There are individual picnic areas and a group picnic area which can accomodate 100 people. Other campgrounds near Escalante or on nearby Boulder S-D Mountain can always afford camping cam-ping space for any disappointed would-be campers at Calf Creek The lower falls are reached bv a wo and three-quarter miles lone trail - five and one-half miles round trip - most of which is sandy verv strenous walking. It can be verv exhausting, particularly in verv warm weather, however, the falls area, once reached, is a delightfully cool, shady haven, well-worth the effort spent to reach it. The beautiful stream of water drops 126 feet Along the trail to Lower Ci!f Creek Falls, the hiker notice on?'af short d.stance from camp m.mature natural arch formed' by the eroswe action of wind and water The erosional process is very sl0w and even though the arch is sm a took ma thousands of years fo sZdsreWatert0CarVelhr Prominent at Calf Creek arf found throughout Garfield CoUntv vacauon area is the Utah jun -M. commonly called "cedars". Used ocally prirnarily for fence the,r seeds or -berries" are eaten Jy wWlife and, dried, useS by Z by rodents and bird, n , ten these trees was utdVSst waterproof baskets and" turquo.se stones in jewelry Continuing along the tmii be'ow the rim aH h:u ust eastoftteSnadt5,gh 0,1 cliffs 'esfromTSshlr-see 'esfromTSshlr-see an ancient t er can Built some 5 J T S"'UCtUre-structure S"'UCtUre-structure was ulTu V ag0' ,he who farmed I , by the Ifld"s storetheirtX eanThnebhOUh0,nS l Probably roent pr JhsLh,gh' dry. were built either bv InH UnitS Anasazi or Fremont u""5 f the eldCounrvM0"1 cultures, both of whom lived in the area at the same time. And old fence is a reminder of the settler's first use of Calf Creek and the source of its name. Weaner calves, just taken from their mothers, were turned into the natural pasture created by the box canyon above the fence. At a point about one and one-half miles below the falls near the bottom bot-tom of a smooth cliff on the east wall of the canyon are four large figures painted in red. Typically Fremont in style and form, these thousand or so year-old pictographs could represent deities or culture heroes or maybe a ceremony or ecent may be depicted. Nearby ponds and marshy areas below the trail were formed by beaver dams across Calf Creek. The dams helped control spring flooding, reduced siltation downstream, and provide habitat for mature fish. As the hiker nears the falls, the misty spray combined with the protection afforded by the canyon reduce the hot summer temperatures tem-peratures to the comfort range. Beautiful dogwood shrubs bloom in May, the lovely white blooms followed by opaque white berries. Hollygrape with its leaves like holly and its fruit like also. J Cheatgrass, r :; ; squawbush, s:r.: -skunkbush beca:s i , aroma grou p-'.- cIcorr century, a local;, - ,5 water of Calf C;-, e Nti were reputed io :;- )nai p. west of Boiiier" a 01 Re remains to te&fy .: . ne Di adventure so rtunit Upper Calf C: . ? itry re 87-foot drop. five; , ting, I upstream, can be trips, difficult one-m.ie : S-COUI stone sliprock fr:- v : in8 ca Boulder highwav. V.- ,L ? a var F mnto |
