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| Hiking | 1.68 Miles |
223 AEG |
| | Hiking | 1.68 Miles | 1 Hour 5 Mns | | 2.46 mph |
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| partners | | This was the second of two short hikes on a day spent mostly driving to northern Arizona/southern Utah for a multi-day trip. We parked ~ three-quarters of a mile from Stud Horse Point where the road started to get rough and sandy and hiked over to the hoodoos. I wasn't sure what to expect, but the scenery and the geology made it a worthwhile stop. I hadn't thoroughly read the guide for this spot and didn't realize until later that the hoodoos can also be accessed from below, near Wildcat Tank just to the north.
The road that we hiked was mostly in good shape; there was just one very rutted, sandy, steep area that validated our decision to hike the road rather than try driving it...looking at the one other triplog/photoset for this hike, I think that was the same spot where PaleoRob pulled someone's truck out of the sand in 2011. We had nice views of Lake Powell, Lone Rock, and a large spire/column nearby. The low water level in Lake Powell was obvious right away--the lake looks a lot smaller than what I remember seeing when I was in the area last year.
The hoodoos were up on a ridge overlooking a deep alcove of gray rock, and the formations were reminiscent of Toadstool and Wahweap Hoodoos. We spent a little time exploring and taking some pictures, and it looked like there were social trails that continued farther west around the rim of the canyon/alcove to more rock formations. This was another nice, short stop to stretch the legs and see some interesting landscape, and it was nice and quiet--we didn't see any other people or vehicles when we were out there. |
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