Deseret, Cactus, & Texas: GCBAR Day 6

GCBAR Day 6, Sep 18, 2019:
Leading into day 6, we got up from a nice sleep on a real mattress and didn't need to take down a tent or dig a cat hole to poop. Russ was telling me about what he read in the notebook of history in the cabin.

The cabin is located at the head of Jump Up Canyon, it was built in 1906 as a Ranger Station. Cowboys and hikers used it over the years. It was rebuilt in 1997. Jump Up Canyon is a side canyon of Kanab Creek. The name refers to a high fall that can only be circumvented by climbing up or down a huge old, cottonwood tree (source http://www.grandcanyontreks.org/place.htm). A prominent early explorer of this Arizona Strip region was Jacob Hamblin. He established the settlement in Kanab, Jacob Lake was named for him, as was Jacob Wells that Russ told me we would come near on our way to Mesquite. Jacob Hamblin was a Mormon leader in the region famous for his relationship and ability to mediate with the Native Americans. Jacob Hamblin's rules for interacting with Native Americans of the time were:

I never talk anything but the truth to them.
I think it useless to speak of things they cannot comprehend.
I strive by all means to never let them see me in a passion.
Under no circumstances show fear, thereby showing to them that I have a sound heart and a straight tongue.
Never approach them in an austere manner nor use more words than are necessary to convey my ideas, not in a higher tone of voice than to be distinctly heard.
Always listen to them when they wish to tell of their grievances, and redress their wrongs, however trifling they may be if possible. If I cannot I let them know I have a desire to do so.
I never allow them to hear me use profane or obscene language or take any unbecoming course with them.
I never submit to any unjust demands or submit to coercion under any circumstances, thereby showing them that I govern and am governed by the rule of right not by might.

These look like pretty good parenting rules.

We went from Jump Up Cabin to Jump Up Point. The riding was great on this trail.

We next were faced with the dilemma of having 10 miles less range in Russ's gas tank than we had left to go to get to Fredonia. We decided we needed to divert to Jacob Lake to get fuel and skip Gunsight Point to make sure we got to Kanab Point where we had the permit to camp. We were told by the backcountry office that we could not camp at SB Point. We formulated the plan to get fuel at Jacob lake, skip Gunsight Point, slab to Fredonia/Kanab for lunch and more fuel, then visit SB Point and then go to Kanab Point to camp.

All went according to plan until we got to the SB Point turnoff. Russ was leading and he only had the segment to Kanab Point loaded so we blew past the SB Point turn (barely visible anyway). We arrived at a point and had to figure out what point it was. When we realized it was Kanab Point and considered how twisty and turny the road into Kanab Point was (there was clearly a commitment to leaving as many trees as possible), I stated I did not want to ride back out to go to SB Point only to have to return on the same tedious track to get back to Kanab Point. We were there 2 hours early but we were going to setup camp and stay.