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Bryce Canyon - Agua Canyon from Rainbow Point by
Brian Currie
©Brian L. Currie (24 Nov 2006) |
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Directions: Go west from Tropic on UT 12 about 8 miles to the intersection with UT 63. Turn left and go about 2 miles.
Calf Creek Falls Trail (to Lower Calf Creek Falls) Directions: The trail head is at the upper end of the Calf Creek Recreation Area parking lot near UT 12 about 12 miles south of Boulder or 15 miles east of Escalante.
Directions: The recreation area is on UT 12 about 15 miles east of Escalante and 12 miles south of Boulder. Birding: The bushes and trees around the campground area and mouth of the canyon are good for birding as well as the Calf Creek Falls Trail which take off from the parking lot a leads to the Lower Calf Creek Falls, 2.5 miles away. Cottonwood Canyon (Kane County) (Accessed by Cottonwood Canyon Road south of Cannonville, Garfield County, but is actually in Kane County) Escalante State Park (see Wide Hollow Reservoir) Directions: Go west from Escalante about a mile on UT 12 and turn right on the road to Wide Hollow Reservoir. Go about 1/2 mile to the reservoir. The State Park is adjacent to the reservoir on the northeast.
Directions: Go east form Escalante for 5 miles on UT 12 and turn right at the sign for Hole-in--the-Rock. Go 10.4 miles on Hole-in-the-Rock Road to the sign for Harris Wash which is 5.9 miles from this intersection. Kodachrome Basin State Park (Kane County) (Accessed by Cottonwood Canyon Road south of Cannonville, Garfield County, but is actually in Kane County) Directions: Go south from Panowan about 26 miles on UT 143 (or go east then north about 13 miles from Cedar Breaks) Discription: To get to the birdy western side of the lake, take highway 143 from Panguitch (if coming from the north) or from Cedar Breaks (if coming from the south) and turn right (from north) or left (from south) onto West Shore Road-which is near the Church. There are a few places to pull out and park and walk down to the lake, or continue on through the willow wetland and up a slight incline to a pullout where you can look over the lake and see the spit. ~ Josh Kreitzer Directions: Go south from Hanksville about 25 miles on UT 95 and turn on UT 276 which goes to Bullfrog Marina. Go about 18 miles and turn right on the Clay Point Road. Starr Springs is about 4 miles down the road. Directions: Go west from Tropic about 8 miles on UT 12. 2 miles past the intersection with UT 63, turn left on the King Creek Campground road. Go 7 miles to Tropic Reservoir. Wide Hollow Reservoir (see Escalante State Park) Directions: Go west from Escalante about a mile on UT 12 and turn right on the road to Wide Hollow Reservoir. Go about 1/2 mile to the reservoir.
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