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Chesler Park via Elephant Canyon

Southeast, UT

Hiking		Nov 23 2024
		wallyfrack • Triplogs 1,691

Hiking	13.79 Miles	2,184 AEG

Hiking	13.79 Miles	7 Hrs 34 Mns	2.00 mph
	2,184 ft AEG	41 Mns Break

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Andy planned a trip to Utah and ended up with an empty seat on the bus. I have no trouble being a parasite so off we went. The drive is a little long but the scenery is worth it. The weather cooperated while is was a cool 28 degrees at the start it warmed into the 50s with partial sunshine later in the day. The Canyonlands trails seemed narrow for a national park, no problems hiking but cozy getting around other groups. We went to Druid Arch 1st and we had the views to ourselves for a while. The elevated view of where you hiked was better than the views down in the canyon. On the hike out many more hikers were going in so getting there early was a good choice. The side trail to Chesler Park was a gem with no other hikers, cool features and some scrambles. The slot canyons on the Joint trail were interesting and we didn't have to squeeze by anyone in our stroll in or out. A nice day in the park.

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Nov 23 2024

adilling

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Joined Dec 02 2014
Mesa, AZ

Druid - Chesler - Joint Loop, UT

Hiking		Nov 23 2024
		adilling • Triplogs 402

Hiking	13.79 Miles	2,191 AEG

Hiking	13.79 Miles	7 Hrs 34 Mns	2.00 mph
	2,191 ft AEG	41 Mns Break

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In 1982, after my first year of college, I took a roadtrip from Denver to Utah. We hiked some trails near Moab, but the highlight of the trip was going to the Druid Arch in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. Car camping, beer drinking, glaucoma medication and hiking in amazing places.

Going back to this place has long been in my mind. I finally decided to just do it and got some backcountry permits for an overnight backpacking trip. The original plan was for me and sons #2 & #3 to hike in and campout and explore the area. New jobs and scheduling conflicts put a damper on that plan. So, plan B was to invite Wally and Chris. Chris had some plans, but Wally agreed to go and off we went.

I opted for hotel accommodation over backpacking. So, I got a hotel room in Monticello, UT. Good choice as it was in the 20’s at night. We drove up Friday, hiked Saturday and checked out Sunday.
The plan was to hike to Druid Arch, then over to Chesler Park, visit the Joint Trail, then head back to trailhead via the Chesler Park trail. About 14 miles in total.

We started out from Monticello about 630am and made it to the Elephant Hill Trailhead a little before 8am. It was chilly, but not too bad.

The hike starts with a little climb up to the plateau and then some up and down until you make it to Elephant Canyon and the junction of the Druid Arch trail and Chesler Park. My memories of hiking to the Druid Arch back in the day was rock hopping and wash hiking. And, that’s exactly what it was, all the way. The trail is in the wash and occasionally up along the edge. As you get closer to the arch, it gets steeper and ends up in a steep chute for the final climb up.

The arch was everything I remembered. Such a fantastic view. The arch is much larger than people realize. And, the canyon views looking north up the canyon are remarkable. Even Wally was impressed.

We hiked back down the canyon and started looking for the connector trail between Druid Arch and Chesler Park trails. We located the cairned route and were blown away with the views as we climbed up. We came across a section that had two tunnels and an unusual formation. The best part was the area right before the final climb up to the park, a 360 degree view of needles and spires. This was an unexpected treat.

Chesler Park was nice, especially the flat and soft trail. We hiked over to the Joint Trail and explored down one of the slots. A very cool area. We turned around at the first big obstacle and started back towards the trailhead.

I was surprised how steep the hike back going down to Elephant Canyon was. I am glad we went clockwise and missed the 2 miles up to Chesler Park. The great views were ever present.

The weather had turned from chilly to very pleasant by the end of the day. The cloudy skies gave way to partly cloudy.

We finished up about 4pm, just a little under 14 miles. An EPIC day in an amazing place. Thanks for coming along Wally. It was an incredible visit.

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Dec 27 2023

ShatteredArm

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Joined Nov 30 2015
Phoenix, AZ

Big Spring Canyon - Elephant Canyon

Southeast, UT

Run/Jog		Dec 27 2023
		ShatteredArm • Triplogs 356

Run/Jog	14.70 Miles	2,041 AEG

Run/Jog	14.70 Miles	5 Hrs 9 Mns 19 Secs	3.18 mph
	2,041 ft AEG	32 Mns Break

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First big adventure of the week, and the primary goal with the Southern UT road trip - check out the Needles district, which I hadn't been to before. I kind of stole a route from a friend who visited a month ago, which the idea to do the Big Springs/Elephant Canyon loop, and add on the out-and-back to Druid Arch if I felt like it.

Stopped at Newspaper Rock on the way in - it was frigid in the narrow part of Indian Creek, which was quite pretty.

Just a few cars at the TH in Campground A. Started up Big Springs Canyon, which gets prettier the farther up you go. Eventually, at the head of the canyon, it turns into an easy scramble up slickrock and down the other side into Squaw Canyon (has it been renamed yet?). The upper part of the canyon along the upper part of the Big Spring/Elephant Canyon connector is pretty stunning. Then it was a climb over into the Elephant drainage involving a couple of ladders.

Now the actual needles were in view. I was in awe most of the way. Decided I just had to go up to Druid Arch, which was in another scenic canyon, and a lot bigger than I expected. Saw a handful of hikers on this section, which is weird considering I didn't see any within ~3 miles of the TH. Guessing they all came from Elephant Hill...

Thought about taking a detour through Chesler Park, but wasn't sure how much it would add. Turns out it probably only would've been an extra mile, so I should've done it, but was feeling a little exhausted. The trail back to the campground was better than expected, with a lot of it spent on slickrock.

Really enjoyed the Needles district (more than Island in the Sky), and there's definitely more I need to go back and see.

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Apr 20 2018

chumley

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52 male

Joined Sep 18 2002
Tempe, AZ

Lost Canyon - Squaw Canyon Loop

Southeast, UT

Hiking		Apr 20 2018
		chumley • Triplogs 1,993

Hiking	4.42 Miles	800 AEG

Hiking	4.42 Miles	2 Hrs 9 Mns	2.10 mph
	800 ft AEG	3 Mns Break

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With a short day backpacking between camps, we opted for this 4+ mile day hike to the highly impressive Druid Arch. The trail continues up Elephant Canyon, past a perennial spring and a few pools before climbing up a steep scree slope to the base of the arch. Just before the scree slope there's a short ladder, though it looked to me like it could have been done with a class 4 move instead. Nonetheless, we didn't mind the NPS assist.

It began to snow quite furiously while we were at the arch, and really added to the experience of being here. The ground was soaked with melting snow and began to cast the colors of sandstone in a different light.

On the way back down, we encountered a group of hikers at the ladder. Apparently others don't find this obstacle quite as easy as we did, though we patiently waited about 5 minutes for the group to make it up, before heading back down, and back to the spring where we topped off on water before heading back to our packs and continuing on our next camp in Squaw Creek.

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Apr 19 2018

John9L

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Canyonlands Needles Backpack, UT

Backpack		Apr 19 2018
		John9L • Triplogs 1,647

Backpack	31.50 Miles	3,000 AEG

Backpack	31.50 Miles	3 Days
	3,000 ft AEG

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The Big Needles Loop

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I spent some time in the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands back in early 2016 and wanted to return to check out the Needles District. I scored permits in early 2017 and the months blurred by. Chumley was able to join me for this trip and we left after work on Wednesday afternoon. We car camped by Mexican Hat and completed the drive into Canyonlands and started hiking after a quick stop at the Visitor Center. Our plan is three days backpacking followed by car camping and day hikes and then returning to Phoenix the following Monday afternoon.

Thursday - April 19, 2018
We parked at the Squaw Flat Campground and started our hike to Chesler Park. The first mile is over a traditional trail and then you climb up onto slickrock and follow cairns. This will be the story of our hiking over the next three days. Following cairns is critical to not getting lost. Fortunately there are a lot of them and we also had Route Scout loaded with our GPS Route. This kept us on track. We continued hiking and were blown away by the views! Pictures don’t do this park justice! The hiking is also rugged with lots of easy to moderate obstacles to negotiate. The heavy overnight pack made things more difficult and my knees took a pounding!

After a few hours we arrived to Chesler Park and headed over to our campsite in CP2. It’s a nice site situated between several large boulders. It was a very windy day and this boulders helped as a wind break. After camp was set up, we put on day packs and headed for the Joint Trail. We made quick time and had a quick look from above before heading in. The Joint Trail is world class! The walls are roughly two feet apart and there are several side cuts that run for hundreds of yards. Several of these require you to turn your body sideways and shimmy through. I’m not the claustrophobic type but I felt it in here. We spent some time exploring and eventually exited on the far side where we connected onto a dirt road which we followed north for a bit before joining a single track that led back to Chesler Park and our camp. We spent the rest of the evening relaxing around camp and eating dinner. It was very windy which was annoying but manageable.

Friday - April 20, 2018
We woke on day two and checked the skies for precipitation. There appeared to be rain clouds to the north. We packed up camp and started our hike for Squaw Canyon. Along the way we’ll make the side detour to Druid Arch.

The first mile was relatively easy going and we dropped our packs at the junction with Druid Arch. From there it was two miles north to the Arch. Along the way we stopped by the spring which had lots of water. I filtered a quick liter and we continued on. There is good trail for most of this hike with a few obstacles mixed in. There is also an NPS ladder as you near the Arch. It aids the climb out of the canyon. Once we reached the arch we took our time and took a variety of pics. During this time the clouds moved in and some light snow flurries started to fall. Surprisingly the temps were pleasant and we enjoyed the snow! After we had our fill we started our return. The wet rock made things interesting but was not an issue. After some time we arrived at the spring and filtered more water and took another break. From there we returned to the junction and put on our overnight packs. By this time the snow/rain had stopped and the sun came out. The area dried up quickly!

Once we had our overnight packs on, we continued hiking towards Squaw Canyon. The trails conditions were similar to the day before where we follow cairns as we climb into and out of canyons. We also encountered two more ladders which were a lot of fun. With some effort we arrived at Squaw Canyon 2. All campsites are specific in this part of the park. We set up camp and Chumley headed north to get some beer from the car. I chilled out at camp for a bit before doing my own short hike up Squaw Canyon as well. We met back at camp around 6pm and settled in for the evening. This time with beer! Thanks Chumley!

Saturday - April 21, 2019
After a light rain fell the night before, we packed up and started our exit. We opted for a longer hike through Lost Canyon and this was a great option! Lost Canyon was a lot of fun and featured several fun obstacles and had plenty of water after the rain the night before. Before long we dropped down and connected onto our exit trail that would take us back to the car. The last few miles blurred by and we were back to the car around early afternoon. The first part of our backpack was complete. We would car camp in Indian Creek and then day hike to the Confluence the next day.

Final Thoughts
Water can be an issue. We got lucky. Our first night in Chesler Park was dry. We then had plenty of water north of Druid Arch and more water near our second nights camp in Squaw Canyon. Lost Canyon also had some pools.

We got lucky with the weather. We started our hike with cool temps with overcast and lots of wind. The wind held up all evening and was annoying but manageable. We had rain & snow flurries on our second day but it was actually enjoyable and never got super cold. We had sunshine on our final day.

Campsites are designated sites. I scored these permits back in early January. There is a website that shows real time availability. Securing the permit was quite easy.

I'm guestimating my AEG. There were a lot of short ups & downs. We didn't have any major climbs. I think the biggest one was 400ft.

I really loved the Needles District! I would even say it instantly became one of my favorite National Parks! The terrain is rugged and challenging while the views are jaw dropping. There are lots of hiking options especially if you start looking at off trail options. I will be back! And thanks Chumley for driving!

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Nov 10 2016

afrankie

Routes 39
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Joined Sep 30 2015
Carrboro, NC

Southeast, UT

Hiking		Nov 10 2016
		afrankie • Triplogs 128

Hiking	11.70 Miles	600 AEG

Hiking	11.70 Miles
	600 ft AEG

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We began from the Squaw Flat trailhead instead of the Elephant Hill TH as we were driving an RV and couldn't make it to the official trailhead. NOTE: If your vehicle is over 20, you can't make it to the Elephant Hill TH and must start from here - it adds a few extra miles so plan accordingly. Unfortunately we could have used those extra minutes:/

Beginning at Elephant Hill TH the trail takes quick descent into the Big Spring area. The trailmaps only label the trails alphanumerically, but trailmarkers at trail confluences direct you towards your destination. As long as you know where you're going rather than the trail you're on you'll get there:)

After the second trail confluence, this hike starts to go for a ride. You'll traverse slick rock mounds and walk some considerable distance atop eroded limestone features. The trail is marked by cairns about every .1 mile in some places so it's easy to stay on track here. It's a marked change from the shrubby trailhead area, and with elevation views of the needles start to come into view.

After a bit of very martian like limestone hiking, you get over the first ridge and are rewarded with views into Elephant Canyon, which you'll soon descent into. The rock on this side is much redder and is reminiscent of a scramble down the side of Sedona slickrock at Cathedral Rock. This will take you partly down to the wash, but not all the way, as a little further along there are some rocks that must be passed.

Of course in typical epic west trail fashion, between two huge rock features is about a 2' walkway extending ~25 yards that must be crossed before the next section of trail. The surprises on this trail of different hiking styles just kept coming. At this point (maybe 3 miles in) we finally saw the first other hikers of the day. On a beautiful fall weekday I was wondering where all the drivers of those other RVs hiked off to.

It was around this point that we noticed the sun already starting to drift, and after a quick snack we tried to pick up the pace as much as we could. Our trailhead added about 3 miles to the trip, and we ran out of time. We hiked to the split of the joint trail and the Elephant Canyon section leading to Druid Arch, and reluctantly resigned ourselves to getting almost there. The last .75+ was all in a wash, and the final 2 were also going to be. We didn't have the time or maybe the energy also for another 5 miles in the wash. Fortunately, this was our last stop on our Big 5 trip - having just been in Arches that morning - and we'd gotten our fix of natural arches, so on we went back.

While it's an out and back, we couldn't take our eyes off the view coming home. Looking north from the trail are the escarpments that we'd been traversing; the rim of the Island in The Sky in the background; and finally the La Sals in the distance - still sans snow.

This remains a great hike mostly due to the different trail surfaces throughout but the views and terrain are national park worthy. And this is without even getting to the Arch:)

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Apr 29 2016

Mike_Fels

Routes 17
Photos 485
Triplogs 510

77 male

Joined Jan 07 2010
Chandler, AZ

April 29th hikes, UT

Hiking		Apr 29 2016
		Mike_Fels • Triplogs 510

Hiking	5.88 Miles	938 AEG

Hiking	5.88 Miles
	938 ft AEG

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Roadside Ruin

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Today we did hikes at:
Roadside Ruin, nothing special a small indian ruin. Very small. Probably a granary.
Cave Spring short but actually quite interesting. Goes up two ladders to the top of the slick rock. Nice views.
Elephant Hill towards Druid Arch. Beautiful views.

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Dec 26 2015

Dave1

Routes 29
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Joined Jan 25 2009
Phoenix, AZ

Big Spring Canyon - Elephant Canyon

Southeast, UT

Hiking		Dec 26 2015
		Dave1 • Triplogs 1,802

Hiking	15.12 Miles	2,676 AEG

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	2,676 ft AEG

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Very cold and windy with some snow on the ground from the previous two days. Enjoyable hike nonetheless. We camped in the Squaw Flat Loop A (Lupe) campground for 2 nights and were the only ones there. Maybe because it got down to 8 degrees at night? Canyonlands is a very interesting park. Really looking forward to more visits here in the future.

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May 01 2014

rvcarter

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Joined Mar 27 2008
tucson, az

Southeast, UT

Hiking		May 01 2014
		rvcarter • Triplogs 241

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The gps track I just posted under Druid Arch West is the one way trip to Druid Arch in Canyonlands Nat Park Needles Dist from Elephant Hill trailhead. Great hike to premier destination, a unique double arch. Some scrambling needed at the end to get the best views of the arch. I'm also posting the entire track separately (also under Druid Arch West) to show our detour into Cheslar Park on the way back. Makes for a great day with overload on photo ops.

One tip is to watch for water as you near the spring and be sure to stay left to avoid having to wade the big pool. We ran into one person as we went up who turned around rather than swim across, but our group found the way around.

Road out to Elephant Hill is sedan ready.

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Oct 16 2013

CannondaleKid

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Mesa, AZ

Big Spring Canyon - Elephant Canyon

Southeast, UT

Hiking		Oct 16 2013
		CannondaleKid • Triplogs 2,411

Hiking	12.25 Miles	2,017 AEG

Hiking	12.25 Miles	6 Hrs 39 Mns		1.94 mph
	2,017 ft AEG	20 Mns Break	20 LBS Pack

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This was day 3 of our Utah trip. On our second day in Utah we mountain-biked outside Moab and did the touristy walks in Arches NP so for our third day we were ready for a longer hike again and Druid Arch certainly fit the bill.

We began with a welcome surprise when we found the 3-mile gravel road to the Elephant Canyon trail head was in perfect condition for a low clearance car like the Fit so that meant less time on foot. With a start like that we knew it would be a great day of hiking. :y:

After our Confluence hike two days ago we were more than well-prepared for the first 3/4's of the trip out to Druid Arch because frankly, it was easier with less changes in elevation, at least until that point.

Just before 2 miles out we came to the first descent but again it wasn't a big deal. On the way down we looked across Elephant Canyon and saw a couple packing up after an overnight at EC1, Elephant Canyon campsite #1. We thought we'd go right by them but at the bottom of the canyon we had to turn the other direction to continue on to Druid.

Not long after that we were passed by a couple, and in similar form to our Confluence experience, the woman was definitely the one in charge, with the man following dutifully the requisite 3-5 steps behind. She seemed to be on a mission as they were cruising at a pretty good clip. We will see them later... after we beat them to the arch. More about that later.

The middle half of the hike was a matter of following the bottom of Elephant Canyon. About 5 miles out we begin our first climb up the east wall of the canyon. It's a pretty short climb but a few spots required a long stretch, long legs (which neither of us possessed), a helpful boost or a hand to pull one or the other of us up.

Once up on the ledge we followed it for maybe half a mile when we heard voices down below us. We thought it was the couple who passed us earlier but it was another couple. The man yelled up to us and said You're the lucky ones who didn't miss the turn. Apparently he thought luck rather than skill and observation was required. But no matter, we told him about how far back they needed to go before climbing up and set off for the last segment of the hike.

On the canyon floor approach only the north 'side' of the arch is visible so you need to look closely to realize it is, in fact, right there above you. Except for the steep couple hundred foot boulder-hopping climb over and between large boulders.

Then all of a sudden, almost like Flatiron, we are up at the level part and it's a flat walk across to the viewpoint. At this point Tracey had enough climbing but I wanted to climb a few hundred feet higher for some better photos. Of course it's always easier to climb slick rock than descend so I got myself up farther than I felt comfortable coming down, but then it had to be done and so it was.

While I was up the canyon wall, the couple who passed us earlier showed up. It turns out they continued straight on right past the well-cairned turn. She was pretty much yapping non-stop when they passed in earlier so maybe she was so wrapped up in her conversation she missed the turn? And even if he knew, as the meek one he probably wasn't about to speak up. Oh well, by that time a number of others had turned up and there was enough conversation they figured out where they had to get to. After Tracey saw their misguided attempts at a photo of themselves with Druid Arch (they were FACING it so obviously it wouldn't be in the photo) she walked up and offered to take their photo. They willingly accepted.

After our quick PB&J lunch we were about to start back when the unlucky couple showed up. Check out #36 in the photoset and you will see where they went wrong. After a short chat, although I didn't ask, I believe he was German. He claimed to be very experienced but the woman with him was pretty new to hiking and was quite intimidated by some of the climbs/descents they had been doing. Being that experienced I was a bit surprised by his missing the blatant line of rocks across the path. On our return trip we looked close and theirs were the only footprints so they weren't led there by others misfortune.

So much for all the drama of others, the return trip would have been totally uneventful if it weren't for a raven we encountered.

Initially is was up in a tree cawing loudly, then as were passing by maybe a hundred feet away, it dropped down to the ground well ahead of us then began bounding toward us. Once I realized it was going to keep coming I switched to video and let it roll as the raven kept bounding closer and closer. As big as it was I had no intention of letting it get too close before getting ready to smack it with a hiking pole... oh wait... with all the smooth rock climbing poles just got in my way so I didn't have them. Oh well, if needed I have my K-Bar clipped to my pack. Thankfully it either realized we had no food or maybe it noticed my ready to fight look and took off.

We/I added a few side-trips so we ended up with a few more miles than expected, but it was an easy enough trail it wasn't an issue. Again I didn't want to bore with too many photos so I posted a mere 1/3 of them here on HAZ.

Full set of 120 hike photos: http://changephoenix.com/jpserver/web/public/file.php?id=610
Elephant Canyon Trail video: http://changephoenix.com/jpserver/web/public/file.php?id=611
Slot canyon video: http://changephoenix.com/jpserver/web/public/file.php?id=612
Druid Arch video: http://changephoenix.com/jpserver/web/public/file.php?id=613
Raven video: http://changephoenix.com/jpserver/web/public/file.php?id=614

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[ checklist ] Druid Arch La Sal Mountains

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Mar 30 2013

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Canyonlands-NeedlesDistrict, UT

Backpack		Mar 30 2013
		nonot • Triplogs 514

Backpack	74.00 Miles	7,000 AEG

Backpack	74.00 Miles	7 Days
	7,000 ft AEG		45 LBS Pack

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7 Days in the Needles District of Canyonlands. Attractions included Druid Arch, Chesler Park, Angel Arch, awesome slickrock and ancient art and dwellings.

Water was scarse at the beginning, but Salt Creek was flowing for the majority of our itinerary, for which we were grateful to not have to carry multiple gallons of water.

For once, found someone else crazy enough to spend a week away from modern conveniences.

Spectacularly complex geology in an isolated area. Glad to have visited it once.

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[ checklist ] Angel Arch Chesler Park Druid Arch Elephant Canyon

Wildflowers Observation Isolated
Very isolated, this area appears to have received very little moisture this winter.

	Chesler Canyon	Dry	Dry
	Dry as a bone along the area of the Joint trail trailhead.

	Elephant Canyon	Dry	Dry
	Dry except for the spring near Druid Arch

	Lost Canyon	Pools to trickle	Pools to trickle
	Lost Canyon had water trickling in the very upper section, and had pools along the trail near the intersection with Squaw Canyon.

	Peekaboo Spring	Dry	Dry
	The area this spring is on HAZ is dry, but Salt creek had water about a half mile upcreek.

	Peekaboo Spring	Dry	Dry
	I believe this spring has been covered by a landslide and is no longer a reliable source of water.

	Salt Creek	Medium flow	Medium flow
	Salt Creek was flowing between approx 1 mile above Peekaboo to about the SC3 area. It was also flowing at a crossing in Upper Salt, but was also dry at other areas above SC3.

	Squaw Canyon	Pools to trickle	Pools to trickle
	Squaw Canyon had water pools and trickling the last quarter mile to Lost Canyon

	Upper Jump	Medium flow	Medium flow
	Salt creek was flowing well from SC3 area to about 1 mile before Peekaboo Camp. At the upper jump waterfall it was flowing over the falls.

	West Fork Salt Creek	Dry	Dry
	At the junction with Salt, I didn't notice the west fork contributing any flow to Salt, but did not check upstream where there may be more reliable points for water.

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Jul 02 2011

jesso23

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