Willow Springs in Red Rocks Conservation Area is a stunning natural oasis, nestled within the rugged Red Rocks landscape Willow Springs is a picturesque desert oasis, where a scattering of willow trees thrives among the springs, creating a verdant contrast to the surrounding arid environment This is a place that ancient peoples used, and left pictographs Today, several short trails traverse the area, as well as a large parking area, picnic tables and restrooms This is an excellent spot to have a picnic and do some ...

The Calico Tanks trail leads through sandstone formations, desert vegetation, and to a natural water tank or "tinaja" nestled among the red and white sandstone cliffs This is a popular trail in Red Rocks for good reason It is colorful, a little challenging, and has spectacular views This is one of my top recommendations for visiting Red Rocks There are a few minor scrambling spots, but I would rate this suitable for most, though kids and dogs may need help in a few spots Sandstone Formations: The vibrant red and wh...

White Rocks outcrops are composed of dacite There's an interesting UGS page on the geology here: https://geologyutahgov/map-pub/survey-notes/geosights/geosights-white-rocks-tooele-county-utah/

5/31/2021, canyon itself totally dry Downclimbed the whole thing with some handlines from pre-existing anchors Walked out Muddy Creek At ~29 CFS on the Emery gage it was knee deep or less in most places, waist deep in a couple spots Considered exiting up Mud Canyon per Tom's beta, but decided we'd had enough and were running low on water https://waterdatausgsgov/monitoring-location/09330500/#parameterCode=00060&period=P7D

Yes Baptist is a huge drainage and can hold a lot of water I would expect very deep wades if it is a heavy rain As temps cool, the canyon tends to hold water longer I would either have a wetsuit or pick something else if you don't want to get wet A few groups have had to be rescued in cooler times of the year because they were not prepared for cold exposure and mud I just added a pic from one of our April trips of a message left by one stranded group: https://wwwroadtripryancom/go/tripimage/showphoto/dpym

We're heading down to southern Utah in a week or so and are considering going down Hole-in-the-Rock Road to Davis and 50-mile gulches We're going to be in a sprinter van with pretty good clearance https://storytelleroverlandcom/pages/2023-beast-mode and I'm trying to figure out if this will be suitable to get to the trailhead We've been to the trailhead for Willow Gulch before in a mini-SUV but I've heard things get rougher beyond that and was wondering if anyone can offer their insights into whether our vehicle wi...

My understanding is the road passes through Ute Tribal Land, and you are allowed to pass through as long as you stay on the road, but Arch Canyon is BLM Is the sign along the road, or actually at Arch Canyon This map https://wwwarcgiscom/apps/mapviewer/indexhtmlwebmap=c68459a374b149a5bbb495f0567038cf allows you to zoom in and see Arch is BLM while the road to it crosses Tribal Lands

I am thinking doing a loop down sheep creek and the back up north along the Paria river and then cutting across overland to Sheep to finish the loop More or less the trip describe by these guys: https://wwworegonhikersorg/forum/viewtopicphpt=23481Can anyone advise me on access to water I am thinking that with all the precip from the winter, finding water in potholes and cut banks should not be a problem But that's just a guess I live in Boise and I have not been down to Utah yet this spring sadly Thanks

All natural, yes When I was there, there were no rope grooves or webbing left behind PLEASE help keep it that way If you do not already use a fiddle stick for easy rope retrieval and an almost guarantee of not creating rope grooves, please consider learning how and using a fiddle stick Here is a 3 minute instructional video I found on You Tube https://wwwyoutubecom/watchv=pjZRp2lyQRM By the way, a fiddle stick is no more an advanced tool or technique than using a clove hitch on a carabiner block

I was the one who posted the trip report below that included the DD float and think I'm probably only qualified to answer question # 2 We got lucky last May The Devil rose about 100 cfs a few days before our adventure My best guess was that it was flowing at 175 cfs on 5/18/23 Plenty of water and very little bottom scraping but still a very slow float I believe it took us about 45 hrs to travel 7 river miles but that was very inner tubes, no paddles I wouldn't float it below 100 cfs Give yourself lots of time The v...