Guess the spot: Utah Edition

[gnwatts]

Not Gooseberry

 

[John Morrow]

Lower Indian Creek?

 

[gnwatts]

Not Indian Creek. Good guess though.

 

[gnwatts]

All the the guesses so far are in the generally correct area, generally speaking.

 

[gnwatts]

Ok. I am assuming no one knows where that pic is from, it is Little Bridge Canyon.

Here is a new one, that should be really easy. An old scan of a 35mm slide, taken 38 years ago today. That's my wife Nancy on our honeymoon, her 1st backpacking trip.

 

[UtahBrian]

Ok. I am assuming no one knows where that pic is from, it is Little Bridge Canyon.

Here is a new one, that should be really easy. An old scan of a 35mm slide, taken 38 years ago today. That's my wife Nancy on our honeymoon, her 1st backpacking trip.

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Paria River?

 

[gnwatts]

Head north east

 

[Ben]

the Escalante?

 

[gnwatts]

Where on the Escalante?

 

[gnwatts]

I guess that's a silly question. Just upstream from Coyote Gulch.

 

[John Morrow]

Oh yeah, right. That's right under Stevens Arch downstream of Stevens Canyon entrance.

Stevens Arch over river by John Morrow, on Flickr

In the lower right of your photo gnwatts, is that the high water bathtub ring do you think?

 

[gnwatts]

In 1980 it was 18' higher than when we were there in 1982, so that is probably the high water mark you see, and in 1983 it was 5' higher than that, when they had to use plywood to keep the water from topping the dam.

 

[John Morrow]

That 1983 "tragedy narrowly averted" is fascinating history.

 

[Ben]

even having been there, i wouldn't have been certain where on the Escalante from that one wall.

here's a thing.

 

[Ben]

ummmmm, east of the Colorado

 

[Ben]

i wasn't sure how difficult this spot would be, with all the people here who quickly guess all the places i've never heard of. this spot is administered by the national park service.

 

[Reef&Ruins]

is it in the Needles District of Canyonlands? It doesn't look like the Needles, but it if it isn't that and it has to be east of the Colorado and administered by the NPS then it's gonna have to be Hovenweep or Natural Bridges neither of which also look right.

 

[Ben]

is it in the Needles District of Canyonlands? It doesn't look like the Needles, but it if it isn't that and it has to be east of the Colorado and administered by the NPS then it's gonna have to be Hovenweep or Natural Bridges neither of which also look right.

Not Needles

 

[Bob Wire]

Not Needles

Kachina Bridge at Natural Bridges

 

[Ben]

Kachina Bridge at Natural Bridges

That’s the one