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Archive 2019 · Sidewinder of a Slot Canyon: Crack Canyon (Utah's San Rafael)

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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Sidewinder of a Slot Canyon: Crack Canyon (Utah's San Rafael)

Hello forum,

I went to Crack Canyon on a drizzly day and came away with some OK photos. The first is the best of the bunch IMO but I'll include a few more because this location is pretty unvisited.

Sidewinder portion of the canyon
https://photos.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Capitol-Reef/i-TGCpZX6/0/7ad8a364/X2/Curve%20in%20Crack-X2.jpg

The Crack
https://photos.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Capitol-Reef/i-RxHLd7q/0/5c896739/X2/Crack%20Canyon%20Hiking-X2.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Capitol-Reef/i-K9fGhSm/0/e0646a8e/X2/Crack%20Canyon%20Crack-X2.jpg

Inside the Crack (it's a little like the Subway in Zion)
https://photos.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Capitol-Reef/i-RP4v58V/0/208af935/X2/Crack%20Canyon%20Light-X2.jpg

Jan 29, 2019 at 11:39 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Sidewinder of a Slot Canyon: Crack Canyon (Utah's San Rafael)

I like all of them, but then I'm a sucker for slot canyons. Where are photos from Little Wild Horse?

Jan 30, 2019 at 05:08 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Sidewinder of a Slot Canyon: Crack Canyon (Utah's San Rafael)

Nice catch the color feast and its delicate mixture and harmony

Jan 30, 2019 at 05:58 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Sidewinder of a Slot Canyon: Crack Canyon (Utah's San Rafael)

I like the third one the best. Gonna have to add this canyon to my to-hike list!

Jan 30, 2019 at 10:25 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Sidewinder of a Slot Canyon: Crack Canyon (Utah's San Rafael)

stanparker wrote:
I like all of them, but then I'm a sucker for slot canyons. Where are photos from Little Wild Horse?

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junglialoh wrote:
Nice catch the color feast and its delicate mixture and harmony

Thanks to both of you. @Stan: with limited time, I opted for Crack Canyon and did not visit Little Wild Horse. The appeal of having the place completely to myself made me choose Crack over LWH. I hope to be back in this area again this spring and have a few more places to visit!

Jan 30, 2019 at 02:07 PM

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The Rat wrote:
I like the third one the best. Gonna have to add this canyon to my to-hike list!

Thanks. This is not too hard to drive to trail head and the hike itself is an easy 2-4 hour jaunt into quiet solitude. You'll like it.

Jan 30, 2019 at 02:08 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Sidewinder of a Slot Canyon: Crack Canyon (Utah's San Rafael)

Very nice set! We are lucky here in Utah, lots of untouched areas!

Jan 30, 2019 at 09:33 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Sidewinder of a Slot Canyon: Crack Canyon (Utah's San Rafael)

I like the color.
Crack is on my list, I want to go to that area and just stay for a week.

Jan 30, 2019 at 10:13 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Sidewinder of a Slot Canyon: Crack Canyon (Utah's San Rafael)

slot canyon in the rain - no bueno...

Jan 30, 2019 at 10:40 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Sidewinder of a Slot Canyon: Crack Canyon (Utah's San Rafael)

Didn't know about that canyon!

Tough environment to work in with those lighting conditions.

Jan 31, 2019 at 12:25 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Sidewinder of a Slot Canyon: Crack Canyon (Utah's San Rafael)

bjd70 wrote:
I like the color.
Crack is on my list, I want to go to that area and just stay for a week.

It's a really pretty area. I know I just scratched the surface. A week woudl allow much more time to absorb the landscape.

Jan 31, 2019 at 09:16 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Sidewinder of a Slot Canyon: Crack Canyon (Utah's San Rafael)

sundevilstorm wrote:
slot canyon in the rain - no bueno...

Hi SunDevilStorm,
Thanks for your concern. I try to be reasonable with the weather and canyons. In this case it had been raining for days, a constant drizzle, and things were slowing down. So, I figured if it wasn't flooded when I showed up, it wasn't going to flood. Just wasn't THAT much rain. And the width of the canyon with plenty of levels that were easy to scamper to higher ground gave me 100% confidence that I was just fine.
The canyon is often 100 ft across or more with plenty of higher ground if needed. The short narrow sections are short. Nothing that goes on for miles and miles. Instead it's like 100 yards and then opens up again.
Common sense, caution without being an alarmist is my approach.
I have been to some places where I look and decide not to go or to turn back at a particular part. I don't just rush into anything without calculating the risks.

Gordon

Jan 31, 2019 at 09:21 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Sidewinder of a Slot Canyon: Crack Canyon (Utah's San Rafael)

gordon l wrote:
It's a really pretty area. I know I just scratched the surface. A week woudl allow much more time to absorb the landscape.

Did you go all the way to the end of the canyon? I was interested in doing a loop hike with Chute Canyon.
I've been to the swell twice- did Bell/Little Wild Horse and Goblin Valley twice, tried to go into Devils canyon but couldn't make one of the dropoffs, I've since questioned if I was in the right spot anyway. I've been to other areas of Utah a dozen times, I thought the swell would be a good area to go to and do some out of the way exploring. I'm waiting for my wife to tell me when I can buy another Jeep.

Feb 01, 2019 at 11:27 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Sidewinder of a Slot Canyon: Crack Canyon (Utah's San Rafael)

bjd70 wrote:
Did you go all the way to the end of the canyon? I was interested in doing a loop hike with Chute Canyon.
I've been to the swell twice- did Bell/Little Wild Horse and Goblin Valley twice, tried to go into Devils canyon but couldn't make one of the dropoffs, I've since questioned if I was in the right spot anyway. I've been to other areas of Utah a dozen times, I thought the swell would be a good area to go to and do some out of the way exploring. I'm waiting for my wife to tell me when I...Show more →

I did not go to the end. I just went to the "crack" area and maybe hiked another 30 minutes further. Then I returned the way I came.

Good luck with the Jeep/wife conundrum. I suspect that is a tricky situation.

Feb 03, 2019 at 11:12 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Sidewinder of a Slot Canyon: Crack Canyon (Utah's San Rafael)

Looks like a sweet spot, Gordon. Nice imaging.

Feb 03, 2019 at 12:05 PM


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