IRON WASH CANYON. SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH
May 15, 2016
IRON WASH CANYON. SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH |
I headed over to the trailhead of Iron Wash Canyon which is located off of route 24 with a few miles of high clearance road separating this canyon from the main road to civilization. I knew it was going to be quite a hike so I packed in some extra water and snakes to make it through the long hike in the desert to the canyon.
IRON WASH CANYON. SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH |
The waypoints took me up the swell a but until I was at the mouth of a smaller canyon head that increased in size as I got deeper down into the canyon. The hike to get to the mouth was quite long but once I was able to make it to the canyon, the air cooled and the water I had to ford cooled my body even further.
IRON WASH CANYON. SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH |
There were some small drops encountered and a few obstacles including a keeper that I just went around as I did not want to fuss with being kept in the desert. The canyon itself went by pretty quick and in no time I was at the bottom heading back to my car. I wouldn't say this was my favorite canyon or that I recommend this one as a destination canyon but for the small amount of time I was actually in the canyon, it wasn't terrible.
IRON WASH CANYON. SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH |
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