{"id":5047,"date":"2014-12-18T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T10:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/?p=5047"},"modified":"2014-12-13T14:10:06","modified_gmt":"2014-12-13T18:10:06","slug":"au-sud-du-san-rafael-swell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/au-sud-du-san-rafael-swell\/","title":{"rendered":"Au sud du San Rafael Swell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sortant de ma marche dans les slots canyons, j&rsquo;ai vu un panneau indiquant \u00ab\u00a0Muddy Creek\u00a0\u00bb. J&rsquo;ai ainsi suivi la piste vers le sud et ai eu la bonne surprise de d\u00e9couvrir une assez large zone de \u00ab\u00a0bentonite\u00a0\u00bb, cette sorte d&rsquo;argile aussi d\u00e9nomm\u00e9e <em>terre \u00e0 foulon<\/em> qui ressemble aux Painted Hill d&rsquo;Oregon.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n1. Collines de bentonite et Henry Mountains en lointains.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5040b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5040b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC5040b\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5040b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5040b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5040b-300x408.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n2. Belles couleurs devant le San Rafael Reef.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5043b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5043b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC5043b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5043b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5043b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5043b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n3. Vall\u00e9e&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5045b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5045b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC5045b\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5045b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5045b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5045b-300x408.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n4. Douceurs des formes&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5048b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5048b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC5048b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5048b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5048b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5048b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n5. Je varie les compos dans ce paysage sensuel&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5051b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5051b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC5051b\" width=\"650\" height=\"431\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5051b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5051b-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5051b-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n6. VivaLaVida s&rsquo;en donne \u00e0 coeur joie !<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5060b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5060b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC5060b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5060b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5060b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5060b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n7. Le Muddy Creek, au bout de la route.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5062b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5062b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC5062b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5062b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5062b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5062b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n8. Ride over the bentonite. \ud83d\ude09<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5064b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5064b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC5064b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5064b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5064b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5064b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n9. Je dormirai non loin d&rsquo;un ranch abandonn\u00e9 et d\u00e9couvrirai cette carcasse \u00e0 la nuit tombante.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5067b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5067b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC5067b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5067b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5067b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5067b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n10. Elle aussi, elle a de belles formes sensuelles, non ? \ud83d\ude00<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5069b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5069b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC5069b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5069b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5069b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5069b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n11. Le lendemain matin, je suis mont\u00e9 en direction d&rsquo;une petite arche et ai d\u00e9couvert cette \u00ab\u00a0guelta\u00a0\u00bb sur mon chemin de sandstone.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5076b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5076b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC5076b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5076b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5076b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5076b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n12. Voici Wild Horse Window, l&rsquo;arche en question.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5079b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5079b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC5079b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5079b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5079b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5079b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n13. C&rsquo;est vrai que la fen\u00eatre est sympa ! \ud83d\ude00<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5082_sb_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5082_sb_b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC5082_sb_b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5082_sb_b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5082_sb_b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5082_sb_b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n14. Devinez qui a cr\u00e9\u00e9 cette double caverne ? Oui, c&rsquo;est elle, cette petite source qui suinte au fond des deux cavernes, donnant vie \u00e0 quelques foug\u00e8res au passage&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5083b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5083b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC5083b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5083b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5083b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5083b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n15. Presque un oeil maquill\u00e9&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5086_sb_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5086_sb_b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC5086_sb_b\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5086_sb_b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5086_sb_b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5086_sb_b-300x408.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n16. En fin de journ\u00e9e, direction un haut plateau, \u00e0 2&rsquo;100 m\u00e8tres d&rsquo;altitude, pour un campement pr\u00e8s d&rsquo;une autre slot canyon.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5097b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5097b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC5097b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5097b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5097b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5097b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n17. Les falaises du haut Reds Canyon dans la lumi\u00e8re du couchant.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5096b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5096b.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC5096b\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5096b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5096b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC5096b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nUne nouvelle plong\u00e9e dans un slot canyon \u00e0 venir bient\u00f4t ! \ud83d\ude00<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sortant de ma marche dans les slots canyons, j&rsquo;ai vu un panneau indiquant \u00ab\u00a0Muddy Creek\u00a0\u00bb. J&rsquo;ai ainsi suivi la piste vers le sud et ai eu la bonne surprise de d\u00e9couvrir une assez large zone de \u00ab\u00a0bentonite\u00a0\u00bb, cette sorte d&rsquo;argile aussi d\u00e9nomm\u00e9e terre \u00e0 foulon qui ressemble aux Painted Hill<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/au-sud-du-san-rafael-swell\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[292],"tags":[105,763,760,762,748,1001,761],"class_list":["post-5047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-utah","tag-arche","tag-bentonite","tag-muddy-creek","tag-oldtimer","tag-san-rafael-swell","tag-utah","tag-wild-horse-window"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5047"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5052,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5047\/revisions\/5052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}