It's a little awkward
when lanky foreigners approach
after the hiking club meets,
and ask if I discovered it.

I want to tell them no,
but I'm a legend in this state.
I'm used to my name
blossoming on maps, alongside
thoroughfares and dunes,
haunting canyons in the slickrock.

The truth is this: I hiked
that namesake creek,
and went straight past
the steaming pools
without noticing.