San Rafael Trip

[jameson]

I am looking to go on a short trip 3 or 4 days to san rafael. I want to find a place where we can go camp and go on short non technical slot canyon hikes. any ideas are good i have never been and really want to go so let me know. Thanks in advance.

[asdf]

Do you have a high clearance vehicle?
Are you wanting to move camp during these 3 - 4 days or stay in the same spot?
What have you already seen in the Swell?

Goblin Valley Area would be the obvious choice, plenty of shrot hikes around there like Wild Horse Window, Little Wild Horse Canyon, Crack Canyon, Farnsworth Canyon, and Ding/Dang.
Moonshine wash is about an hour east of that area (on dirt roads) You could mix that in with a hike to Colonnade Arch then check out the Chaffin Ranch Geyser.

[DWayne27]

I think I remember some pictures of Colonnade Arch. Anyone know where some beta for that can be found?

[asdf]

I think I remember some pictures of Colonnade Arch. Anyone know where some beta for that can be found?

Colonnade Arch - 38.586406,-110.076467
High Clearance park - 38.579107,-110.087355


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2203/1972187977_6ee48848b4.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2026/1973001690_7785913753.jpg

Pretty cool rock formations in the area if you can find them.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2202/1972979486_5cb4258981.jpg

[DWayne27]

Crazy, that last picture is awesome (and so are the first two...), but i was envisioning a totally different scale of those formations until I noticed the face in the top left corner.

[asdf]

I wish I would of marked it on my GPS.... it was off the beaten about a half mile form Colonnade Arch. Pretty sure I could find it again but any cords I gave out would be in the general area.

The spires are 6-10" tall.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2348/1972326411_b007659449.jpg