Bowns Point is the highest plateau in Northern America. This hike is brutally steep and worth the grind.
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Beautiful hike. Descend into canyon through Fence Canyon approach then back cross country. Very strenuous hike on the way back cross country. Steep incline in sand and slick rock. Bring lots of water.
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Great Boondocking campsite, little scary to get in, but according to Paul it was no problem. I made it here not sure I make it out,Cooking a Dutch of and roast for tonight for dinner, and we have $1 million view
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Very short slot canyons, prone to being filled with deep cold water. Long hike to get there relative to their length, made me feel like it wasn’t worth it. Some of the hike is pretty, but I’d recommend spending your time exploring other more interesting slots.
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Best hike and views in Capitol reef. Not to hard and the views are great. Should do this one
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I did this just to get familiar with the trail. I missed a turnoff and had to go back.
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This was a 1000 foot climb in a couple of miles to Cassidy arch which is huge. The size and depth are breathtaking
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Hickman bridge is a nice out and back. Not to hard with a nice view of the arch
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Really fun hike with some good rock scrambling. Actually got a little more technical than I expected with a little bit of route finding required. Probably would qualify as difficult class 2 or easy class 3 climbing in spots although the exposure is mostly pretty minimal (serious injury for sure but not fatal).
As with all slot canyons, watch the weather as flash flooding could be a concern.
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Beautiful hike with 3 knee deep river crossings and some very challenging navigation at the end to actually get up the butte to reach the arch. The "trail" on GAIA is only a generic route, it will not direct you to the only way up the butte. My track shows how we searched and finally found the one way to ascend the butte.
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We competed this trip OCT 2018 with a group of 9 4x4 rigs... we took the route from Big Water. It took us about 7 hours to go 40 miles. The road was rough and not driven often. There also is a huge gorge you have to drive down into and out of. I would not recommend after a rain. But let me tell you the morning sunrise over the lake in a spot not many get to was AWESOME!!! well worth the trek were we almost lost a rig off the side of the cliff. - Instagram photos @xpeditionamerica
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Did this one Thanksgiving weekend 2018. Weather was perfect with a light puffy jacket I took on and off. Lots of fall color. Worth the (beautiful) drive there, too!
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This was a great hike. Very dramatic scenery. Not at all crowded (we saw two other small groups all day). I would rate this, however, as the most strenuous hike I've ever done in Canyonlands/Utah. We took the loop clockwise because we read that the incline on the finishing couple of miles in that direction was more gradual. While true, either direction offers significant challenges. I still might recommend the clockwise direction, however, because of about 700 vertical feet that have to be climbed through a boulder field about a mile after the intersection with the Upheaval Canyon trail. There were several exposed areas that I would rather tackle on an ascent rather than a descent. A negative to this direction, though, at this time of year is that we spent the last ~2.5 hours hiking in the shade of the canyon wall, and it was fairly cool. Overall a fantastic hike! Would recommend 10/10.
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Out and back. Easy walking. Lots of phot opps. Excellent colors against the red rock/ desert varnish. Long drive. If they say the road is muddy, pay attention.
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Wonderful hike to see some great pictograph panels that are well preserved. Worth the long drive on the dirt road. If the road is dry when you go it’s an easy drive. We took the road back to Green River when leaving and we’re pleasantly surprised by the scenery!
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Great hike. An easy hike after the initial push up the hill. Definitely should do the optional loop. So many petrified trees!
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