Big Horn Canyon - 10.28.2025
We drove 10.6 miles east of Escalante, Utah... then turned right on Spencer Flat Road (aka known as BLM 103) and drove 2.8 miles to an unsigned trailhead that had room for 3 cars to park.
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This rock formation was a stone's throw from where we parked.
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Heading down to the canyon floor.
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After hiking a little over a half-mile we couldn't continue along the canyon floor because of a very steep dry waterfall... so we will gain a little elevation to the left and drop back down to the canyon floor.
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Denali Girl and Stalker are gaining elevation to bypass the steep dry waterfall.
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Looking back at that steep dry waterfall in the middle of the photo.
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We will gradually lose elevation in the left-center of the photo to get back down to the canyon floor.
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Looking back as we are returning to the canyon floor.
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Continuing to hike down the canyon floor.after hiking a total of one mile.
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I'm looking back as we continue to hike down the canyon floor.
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After hiking a total of 2.3 miles we have reached another very steep waterfall... so we will stay above the canyon floor on the left for awhile.
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Staying left of the canyon floor by following a path that leads along the shelf on the left.
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Continuing to hike along the shelf above the canyon floor.
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Continuing to hike along the shelf above the canyon floor.
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Continuing to hike along the shelf above the canyon floor.
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Looking back as we continue to hike along the shelf above the canyon floor.
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Leaving the shelf and heading back down to the canyon floor.
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Back on the canyon floor after hiking a total of 2.66 miles.
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It didn't take long to find another very steep dry waterfall.
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Photoman, Stalker and Denali Girl stayed over above the canyon floor on the left side... while I chose to continue above the canyon on the right side of the canyon floor.
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Looking back as we continue downhill while staying above the canyon floor.
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Looking back as we continue down the canyon above the canyon floor.
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Continuing down the canyon... but still above the canyon floor.
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Looking back as we continue to hike downhill above the canyon floor.
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Looking back as we continue to hike downhill above the canyon floor... I can see photoman, Stalker and Denali Girl entering the canyon floor as I keep looking for a place to join them.
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I have found some easy terrain that will allow me to join the others in the canyon floor.
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Looking back as the gang comes to join me in the canyon floor... we have hiked a total of 3.2 miles.
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Taking a break after hiking a total of 3.2 miles.
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Incredible color in the rock.
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Entering a passable slot canyon after hiking a total of 3.4 miles.
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Looking back as I continue hiking in the slot canyon.
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Looking back as I continue hiking in the slot canyon.
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Denali Girl and Stalker are getting ready to deal with a boulder in the slot canyon.
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Looking back as I continue hiking in the slot canyon.
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We came out of the slot canyon very briefly... but getting ready to re-enter it.
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Looking back as we re-enter the slot canyon.
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Looking back as I continue hiking in the slot canyon.
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I think I'm looking down the slot canyon here.
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Looking back as I continue hiking in the slot canyon.
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The slot canyon widened just a bit here... but it goes back to a definite slot quickly.
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Denali Girl coming down the slot canyon.
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After hiking a total of 4 miles (.6 miles in the slot) we are going to more or less trace out steps back to the car.
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Heading back to the car above the slot canyon which is on the right.
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Heading back to the car above the slot canyon which is on the right.
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Heading back to the car above the slot canyon which is on the right.
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Heading back to the car above the slot canyon which is in the center of the photo.
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Heading back to the car above the slot canyon which is in the center of the photo.
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Back on the canyon floor and heading for the car.
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Awesome rock formation.
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Back at the steep dry waterfall where we split up earlier on the hike.
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Heading for the car.
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Heading for the car... hiking above the canyon floor.
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Heading for the car... working our way around that steep dry waterfall that we found a half-mile into our hike.
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Continuing to gain elevation back to the car... we can see that rock formation on the horizon that is a stone's throw from our car.
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You can see our car in the distance just to the left of photoman... the hike was a total of 7.8 miles, gaining 820 feet of elevation.
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