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Bridal Veil and Upper Falls, UT
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| Hiking | 2.90 Miles |
524 AEG |
| | Hiking | 2.90 Miles | 1 Hour 33 Mns | | 1.87 mph |
| 524 ft AEG | | 10 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | Temps: 68-70°
Being midday on a Saturday it was VERY busy and we barely lucked into a parking spot, but since this was a stretch-your-legs hike roughly halfway through our drive from Kanab to Wanship, we took it as it came.
We began along the paved Provo River Trail so had to deal with all kinds... walkers, walkers with strollers, hikers, skateboarders (electric and self-propelled), scooters (electric and self-propelled), mountain bikers, road bikers, e-bikers, plus I'm likely missing something else, but suffice to say, very few of the wheeled-traffic were staying-in-their-lane as they blew by.
Shortly after the start we encountered a couple who seemingly appeared out of nowhere, which turned out to be a side trail. They said they had been up to a couple smaller falls but by their lackluster response when we asked about the trail, I got the distinct feeling it wouldn't be worth the effort, so we continued on.
Due to the scads of people on the bridge as well as spread all over on both sides of the flowing water from Bridal Veil Falls, we didn't bother to stop more than a few seconds for a quick photo or two... I don't recall.
Whatever, immediately past the falls we saw a trail which appeared to head partway up to the falls (it was on my GPS route) but due to thick brush, dusty tread and steepness it did not appeal in the least, so we continued on along the paved Provo River Trail to the Upper Falls area.
Near the Upper Falls we noted a number of trails that didn't seem quite travelled enough to be an authorized trail, but eventually we just decided on let's try this one and headed up toward the falls. A short distance up we connected with what appeared to be THE TRAIL and followed it the rest of the way up.
Even so, there was plenty of deadfall to climb over or detour around along with the expected steep slope.
I took a few photos at the base of the Upper Falls, and after hearing what sounded like an actual roar from the water hitting the large boulders (a few appeared to be concrete with re-bar sticking out) so I figured I'd try to capture the sound in a video. I'm not sure, but I think by turning up the volume enough a discernible roar may be heard. But no matter, in person it was a very discernible roar.
On the return trip we took a few very short detours for a closer look at the Provo River and followed the Provo River Trail only until it split, where we took the lower paved trail which was barren of traffic bur for a few older-than-me slow walkers.
Not a hike I'd do again but at least it was a break in the midst of a long drive. We tend to avoid crowds as much as possible, and wouldn't recommend it to others who feel the same. |
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