Little Wild horse and bell canyons - Class 3
March 2011
Little Wild Horse/Bell Canyons
Stephan and I did these two quaint little slots during our March 2011 spring break trip the day after Quandary Canyon and the day before Happy Canyon. I had already done these back in 2008 but I was happy to return now that I had a different view of the outdoors plus it was nice to get some good photos. We slept in a good amount since we were tired from the Quandary Canyon fiasco and spent most of the morning driving to Temple Mountain on the long rough Temple Mountain Road through the heart of the San Rafael Swell. I felt good that I was able to make up miles of ground on someone ahead of me in a high clearance 4WD vehicle when I am in a little Toyota that shouldn't be working anymore! Views on this road were very good.
Our initial plan was to attempt to climb Temple Mountain but we were both tired and decided to head to Little Wild Horse and Bell Canyons. These two canyons were the first ones I ever did in Utah back in October of 2008 so I figured it couldn't hurt to go through them again when I actually know what I'm doing with a camera. Upon reaching the upper end of the canyon, the sun was hitting the cliffs so perfectly I went crazy with photos. The colors were so vibrant! Here are the photos I got of the Little Wild Horse Canyon narrows.
We then descended Bell Canyon.
We got back to the car and drove down to Burr Point south of Hanksville to get ready for a long hike down to Happy Canyon. Shot this beautiful scene of Wild Horse Butte on the way out.
