Guess the spot: Utah Edition

[norwegianxplorer]

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Moody/Escalante?

 

[Pukwudgie]

Moody/Escalante?

Neither

 

[Pukwudgie]

Neither

Escalante may be in the background tho

 

[regehr]

we'll run out of canyons in this area to name soon!

 

[John Morrow]

The walls are so vertical. My memory of Stevens, Fold, Scorpion is that they are broader. Pretty sure Coyote is vertical walled wingate so that is out. This one is a toughy! Cool area. You must be in Navajo though it is quite dark appearing. Those giant meanders are cut through the kayenta. Maybe that is the mainstem Escalante but I can't place a side canyon.

 

[Pukwudgie]

OK last photo. This is the bottom of the entry/exit route

The walls are so vertical. My memory of Stevens, Fold, Scorpion is that they are broader. Pretty sure Coyote is vertical walled wingate so that is out. This one is a toughy! Cool area. You must be in Navajo though it is quite dark appearing. Those giant meanders are cut through the kayenta. Maybe that is the mainstem Escalante but I can't place a side canyon.

The floor of the canyon (not shown yet) is in some beautiful Wingate.

 

[Pukwudgie]

The first two shots are at the head of this canyon up on the bench and the last one is near the mouth of this beautiful side canyon. There are some moki steps on a rock near the center of the last photo.

 

[John Morrow]

Sleepy Hollow descent into Coyote Gulch, that's all I got....

I see similarities anyway....


Ramp into Sleepy Hollow by John Morrow, on Flickr

 

[John Morrow]

nope, I'm wrong. I forgot about that third photo with the tight vertical meanders. I haven't been there but Fools makes more sense

 

[Pukwudgie]

Sleepy Hollow descent into Coyote Gulch, that's all I got....

I see similarities anyway....


Ramp into Sleepy Hollow by John Morrow, on Flickr

You were correct when you were on the eastside. I should have been more clear on that.

 

[John Morrow]

Yikes, good thing this isn't an aptitude test!

 

[Pukwudgie]

Yikes, good thing this isn't an aptitude test!

Third time's the charm

 

[Pukwudgie]

Third time's the charm

You're already there

 

[Pukwudgie]

If you walk up this side-canyon you’ll be stopped by this dryfall behind the cottonwood.

 

[John Morrow]

now I'm trying to trace SA C3 descriptions along Google Earth and crossreferencing the 7.5 min topo. Ichabod? But it is inspiring me...sort of

 

[Pukwudgie]

now I'm trying to trace SA C3 descriptions along Google Earth and crossreferencing the 7.5 min topo. Ichabod? But it is inspiring me...sort of

This is my favorite pastime. I would consider Ichabod "seldom" visited. Further downstream.

 

[John Morrow]

How can it be Stevens? What are you descending? I'm tired of trying to follow Allen! Too many similar looking transet elevations, weird digressions! Bsker trail is miles up canyon...
Is the natural bridge alcove beyond the cottonwood? with the poison ivy slope?

 

[Pukwudgie]

How can it be Stevens? What are you descending? I'm tired of trying to follow Allen! Too many similar looking transet elevations, weird digressions! Bsker trail is miles up canyon...
Is the natural bridge alcove beyond the cottonwood? with the poison ivy slope?

try page 220. I used this route on a hike up to Tadpole Mesa... or something like that

 

[John Morrow]

unbelievable! I'm exhausted....thanks for the peek into that amazing canyon system. Travelling through it once is obviously not enough time there.
@norwegianxplorer why don't you take it, Moodys are as close as I would have gone before leapfrogging you! I could use a breather. Plus, I need to go check out Pg 220!

 

[Pukwudgie]

try page 220. I used this route on a hike up to Tadpole Mesa... or something like that

You got it though, it's Stevens. I'm new to this game and wasn't sure if this one was gonna be easy or hard. I was curious if people would be familiar with this route.