The weekend of 31 Mar 07, Tracy and I went to Cat Canyon (Google Map) between Delta, UT, and the

Great Basin National Park.  We went to the same trail about the same time last year...this is just a

good early season backpacking trip that's not to far from Salt Lake.  We didn't see as many signs of

wildlife this year, but there was still some snow and lots of mud...and, of course, HUGE piles of wild

horse crap.  We wanted to hike up to Little Horse Heaven, but the snow and mud were just too bad after

about 3 miles in, so we ended up camping in the same meadow we camped in last year.  The most

interesting part of this trip was the waterway in the canyon.  There was no water in it last year or this

year, but it was evident that a pretty massive flood had gone through the canyon since we had last

been there.  Several places in the canyon looked completely different from the way they looked last

year.  There were huge washouts, with bushes ripped up and gravel bars all over the place.  We could

see water lines in places that were over five feet above the ground.  It was really cool to think about the

destruction that had flooded through the canyon.  As always, this is a nice early season hike...and

maybe someday we'll make it up to Little Horse Heaven.