Red Pine Lake, situated just below tree line, is a very popular hike in Little Cottonwood Canyon On a summer weekend, the trailhead parking lot can fill up well before 9AM! The hike is popular for good reason It makes a good 1/2 day affair to very stunning scenery Though a bit steep in spots and about 7 miles, the hike is family friendly On our last visit, we saw everyone from toddler being carried to well I wouldn't want to guess at their age, but certainly "of advanced age" Though many groups stop at the end...

Like most of the other peaks in the Silver Island mountains, Campbell Peak is a steep hike to a very seldom visited summit The peak has many routes to the summit The east side is much more rugged and requires more route finding The west side, and the approach described here, is less rugged but still has some steep and loose sections and requires a bit of route finding Though this description is just for Campbell, once on the ridgeline, also visiting Jenkins is a good option to extend the day Because of the loosenes...

2023-10-13 — Four of us completed the route in about 25 hours Appropriately named, we ended up bypassing R2 by using the LDC downclimb to avoid pools of unknown depth as the ambient temperature was 64 degrees Fahrenheit All anchors were in decent shape

Devils Canyon Nature Trail is a short interpretive trail at the Devils Canyon Campground between Monticello and Blanding This short trail makes a great "leg-stretcher" if passing through the area The campground is also quite nice, if needing a place to camp for the night This short 04-mile hike has 15 markers with information about the area On our visit, there was one very tattered brochure to use and return to the trailhead register when done with the hike The points of interest are reproduced below in case the br...

Note: Flash floods in 2019 have changed the canyon a bit Expect two swims, one below the second waterfall, and one below the third! Not a problem on hot days, but could be unwelcome on cool days Sulphur Creek is not an "official" Captiol Reef trail, but is an official route It is one of the more stunning hikes in the park for those interested in geology This hike has the distinction of hiking through the oldest rock in the park This hike involves qiute a bit of wading If doing it in early spring or late fall, wear ...

Amazing canyon, done 10/10/17 Roads are in good condition except acouple places where lots of deep sand got blown into road way that makes itvery challenging with a 2wd car Waterlevel got about waist high since we were able to stem in the water the firstlong pool Could be a possible swim ifnot skilled for stemming We didn’t bring wetsuit and got a bit chilly in the shade;ambient temp about 65 degrees that day Did the standard canyon with 2 rappels1st rap had chock stone and good webbing 2nd rap 89fthad 2 brand new...

Home of the Perfect Kiva Ruin and Jailhouse Ruins, Bullet Canyon is one of the must visit side canyons of Grand Gulch This is an astounding area dotted with ruins and high canyon walls Bullet can be visited as a down and back day hike, but is long 14 miles round trip to the Grand Gulch junction and back, and is better done as a loop up Sheiks Canyon Just visiting Perfect Kiva and Jailhouse is about 10 miles round trip, while the loop returning via Sheiks is only a few...

Nine Mile Canyon is known as the world's longest art gallery The canyon is about 40 miles long but became named Nine Mile Canyon when F M Bishop on Powell’s expedition to the area did a nine-mile triangulation drawing he named Nine Mile Creek For rock art enthusiasts, this is an absolute top of the list place to visit The canyon is home to hundreds of rock art panels, as well as granaries, and other Native American sites It is an astonishing place to visit With more than 1,000 cataloged rock art sites, the sheer vo...

The Great Gallery is often referred to as the pictograph panel that all others are compared to, and the best preserved Barrier Canyon Style panel in existence today If you are interested in Native American art, this is an absolute must see The Great Gallery is a single panel about 200 feet long with about 20 images, but the hike itself visits several other panels along the way as well, making for a full day with lots to see The panels are believed to be between 1500 to 4000 years old, and were created during the la...

Ah, Sandthrax! What do you write as an introduction to a canyon that needs no introduction Well, first off, a little about the history of the canyon Steve Allen descended it back in the day, calling it Dog Gone Then, in 2001, an ill-fated group Shane Burrows, Hank Moon, and Chris Raver tried to descend the canyon They were stopped by the climbing crux, spent the night engineering a route out the side using bolts and free climbing, and reached the rim just about the time Search and Rescue were going to reach them Th...