Guess the spot: Utah Edition

[Jackson]

hmm... the cliff line in the background seems key. the light layer near the top maybe rules out the Straight Cliffs? the light layer + some possible moenkopi/entrada in the foreground makes it feel like the Hanksville area but that's all I've got

You're thinking correctly. Because it's pretty generic looking unless you've been there, I'll add that this is just probably a half mile or less outside a national park boundary.

 

[regehr]

You're thinking correctly. Because it's pretty generic looking unless you've been there, I'll add that this is just probably a half mile or less outside a national park boundary.

well, it does't feel like Canyonlands to me, is this on the Capitol Reef side?
(of course don't answer if you don't want to, just been thinking about this today!)

 

[Jackson]

well, it does't feel like Canyonlands to me, is this on the Capitol Reef side?
(of course don't answer if you don't want to, just been thinking about this today!)

Definitely not Canyonlands side. This is a not-so-stunning approach to a cool spot. We we were walking away from it at this point though.

 

[regehr]

Definitely not Canyonlands side. This is a not-so-stunning approach to a cool spot. We we were walking away from it at this point though.

aha... is it Bloody Hands Gap? I've not been but this is how I envision the route based on checking it out in GE

 

[Jackson]

aha... is it Bloody Hands Gap? I've not been but this is how I envision the route based on checking it out in GE

I think that's likely in the background, so it's yours. We had exited Burro Wash and were headed back to the car!

 

[regehr]

ok, the peak with this feature at the top doesn't have a formal name, but what do most people call it?

 

[regehr]

It’s the broads fork twins in the background

 

[Magnus]

That would be the obelisk!

 

[Magnus]

I don't know the name of the peak though

 

[regehr]

I don't know the name of the peak though

it's just Obelisk Peak, as far as I've know, you are up!

 

[Magnus]

Oh I can't say I knew that! But here is the next one! Can anyone name this rapid? (And no, this wasn't my group that got pinned)

 

[Bob]

Ill throw a guess Crystal ?

 

[Magnus]

Ill throw a guess Crystal ?

That's a negative, a hint though; it's a class 3, not a 6

 

[Mike K]

One of the Big Drops in Cataract??

 

[Magnus]

Close! The canyons look very similar, it's directly south on a different river

 

[Pukwudgie]

Government Rapid?

 

[Magnus]

Government Rapid?

Ding ding! That would be correct! You are up!

 

[Pukwudgie]

Here is another spot

 

[Magnus]

Just throwing out a guess, but is that looking up spring canyon from highway 24?

 

[Pukwudgie]

Just throwing out a guess, but is that looking up spring canyon from highway 24?

This spot is somewhere beyond the Clay Hills from the last spot. There are no roads then or now.