The Red Spider Canyon layout - Page 3 of 6
In the picture on the right, here is a view of the Red Spider Canyon, in one of its most characteristic point, the Twin Chimneys Rock, which stands in front of the Utah's deep blu sky. In the foreground, a Southern Pacific's Daylight Express convoy, as it passes on the wooden bridge on the Lazy Creek.
In this spot the famous explorer John Wesley Powell"could have placed one of his camps on the river bank. If Lazy Creek was not a fancy place, he could have reached this beautiful place in his legendary expedition in 1869. A real shame!
The waters of Lazy Creek, looking rather muddy, are particularly rich in nutrients and, because of the slowness of their current, form the right ecosystem for insects and then for fish that, here, are particularly numerous. This fact joins the Lazy Creek with the near Miracle mile del San Juan River.
So, Lazy Creek is a popular destination for fly fishermen, who, here, can catch huge fish such as succulent rainbow trouts. In addition, the stream offer rafting opportunities and even gold seekers can have the hope of finding a speck on the orange sandy shores of Lazy Creek!
The canyon also offers many chances for hiking, both along the river than on the mesa above it. There are many points of interest: from the overviews where you dominate the canyon, to nature trails, to visits to the Indian ruins. Here, in fact, one time the ancient Anasazi people lived on agriculture, maintaining crops in barns and warehouses that they built in the natural crevices of the rock. Even now it is possible to admire some ancient artifacts, stored in the upper part of the canyon.
