A sign in the window of what used to be a deli reads, "Subway Coming Soon". Although I would welcome a sandwich, I have to say that I wish there was a different Subway in my future. That wasn't actually a hike that I had planned for this trip, but I was really looking forward to seeing The Narrows. The Virgin River is running really high. It's over 100 cubic feet per second, which is considerably more than normal. The norm for this time of year is under 50 cfs. With my questionable knees, I just can't imagine being able to undertake that hike unless the water goes way down this week, which is not very likely.

There were very low clouds this morning. The mountain tops weren't visible. Don't get me wrong. I appreciate that kind of weather. The chance of rain or snow kept me in the valley up until noon. I moseyed along taking pictures here and there. Later I went up to the east side and finished the last portion of Clear Creek that I had planned. The wash was getting less scenic overall as I headed east. That's not to say that it's ugly or does not have interesting spots. But it's not as nice as it was downstream. I doubt that I'll hike the section from Checkerboard Mesa to the park boundary. I should note that there are now more pools of water, so it's a good thing that I was able to hike the western section earlier this week. I'm pretty sure that there are (more) impassable spots in that area now.

The weather is supposed to be clear tomorrow. If that turns out to be the case, I'm really looking forward to several hikes. I have three in particular that I've been very anxious to see. Well I already did hike one of them, but I know it will be much more spectacular without the dull, gray sky which was present when I was there. Which will I actually end up visiting? Tune in tomorrow for updates.