Wild Horse Window

[Udink]

It's still a little hot in the desert for any serious hiking, but my kids (ages 7 and 9) and I did the short hike (about 3.5 miles round-trip) to Wild Horse Window yesterday. Temps were in the low-90s, but we had plenty of water and stopped to rest in the shade a few times.


http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2F%2Fcastlecountry.org%2Fgeo%2FWildHorseWi ndow.kmz&sll=39.59941,-110.810715&sspn=0.064679,0.169086&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=12
http://castlecountry.org/geo/WildHorseWindow.kmz


We started the hike at noon and returned to the car at about 2:45PM. We first went through the small narrows in Wild Horse Canyon, then scrambled up the slickrock and found our way to the drainage below Wild Horse Window. There was a surprising amount of water in some of the potholes in the slickrock, must be from recent rain.


The boys at the start of the hike
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbFGUvbKvI/AAAAAAAAO2I/ofB0S3Nc06o/s800/IMG_7268.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/CAtUat9fmefVOCx3jGp4_w)

Heading into the "kiddie narrows"
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbFJy0wblI/AAAAAAAAO2U/QtD2ciBhl8s/s800/IMG_7276.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QuJqzMOsuZCIwyzGG0Z7XA)

Playin' around
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbFM_m6vfI/AAAAAAAAO2g/UYBz7OSnfk0/s800/IMG_7282.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uyf7yf0QBLWydxR0XlYWCA)

Almost done with the short narrows section
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbFO6B7NOI/AAAAAAAAO2o/_sTUTJe8lj4/s800/IMG_7287.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hmpV3W0Fdv02eNgMoLWo8Q)

Heading up the slickrock
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbFQxQ6dWI/AAAAAAAAO2w/jF0XEBbWjAk/s800/IMG_7297.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uLk8HWGBb2-CebPE71lz4A)

Above a few pools with lush vegetation
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbFU36gjcI/AAAAAAAAO3A/0wBZ2PWdJrM/s800/IMG_7306.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/K-qeFoIDOamKK52ESmVghQ)

Tadpole shrimp
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbFVbyUUcI/AAAAAAAAO3E/EH5gHikhYgs/s800/IMG_7312.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nRhRNdy9feWZ0l9XddZ5EQ)

Leaving a pool that's obviously used by bighorn sheep
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbFXizJfgI/AAAAAAAAO3Q/dX_k9Wk8Y2Q/s800/IMG_7321.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/u_GSK86ol5pwe3WHw7sgkw)

Across the sandy patch below Wild Horse Window
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbFbzosZMI/AAAAAAAAO3o/BMDusRJLOeg/s800/IMG_7343.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/sryg3uWdAcHBHTNpgK241w)

Another pothole full of water
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbFeoGtrKI/AAAAAAAAO30/LaOZLGjMhzE/s800/IMG_7358.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/aD6jWBrPQ42sa8hM-4JIBA)

The twin alcoves, the one on the right being Wild Horse Window
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbFgdA0jRI/AAAAAAAAO38/BjtcFMazfME/s800/IMG_7364.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wORgccynIPKtqiLRaSnxMQ)

The skylight
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbFi8yNq_I/AAAAAAAAO4I/bDL2M5_eLd4/s800/IMG_7378.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ZIwBzcqSjzcHE1AjnvHggw)

Looking into the arch from above
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbFnPcjIII/AAAAAAAAO4c/erpB6im72qQ/s800/IMG_7405.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/D1cRcMaJQSRHrRmZHpPXlQ)

Another shot from above, looking out into the San Rafael Desert
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbFpuNT9fI/AAAAAAAAO4o/bYvxHWiqD3E/s800/IMG_7415.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/a3bW99MkDvdJ8USdI8DrWQ)

My youngest scrambling up some steep slickrock
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbFq6q6VuI/AAAAAAAAO4s/l73_q0oyuB0/s800/IMG_7416.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/J4IJ9jnUVVvt6FCkxJ46-w)


After the hike, we found a nice spot to eat lunch near Goblin Valley


Parked in the shade of a cottonwood
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbF1REZayI/AAAAAAAAO5E/PF9U4dy6xGE/s800/IMG_7433.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fG47Wof7vtOoRkxZHfonGg)

Swinging on the tree
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbF2gQ6VZI/AAAAAAAAO5I/TV1WeIfNHrE/s800/IMG_7436.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/kvoSH5rf_h-zQ8liPSIcKg)

Wild Horse Butte
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbF4uJcrkI/AAAAAAAAO5Q/mtRZDBzppWw/s800/IMG_7444.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Tz3CnltUdxnDyxAhqQYjdg)

San Rafael Reef
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbF7LjtJLI/AAAAAAAAO5Y/lT-m-WznEUE/s800/IMG_7452.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ldNQBiQYimhotgHk9KVZCA)

Another shot of Wild Horse Butte from near the LWHC trailhead
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TJbF9VK_n1I/AAAAAAAAO5g/1HgcIKLKWz0/s800/IMG_7461.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vssTkaPRENpWyLPslZypng)


Here's a slideshow with more photos:
WildHorseWindow
http://picasaweb.google.com/Dennis.Udink/WildHorseWindow#


Edit: It looks like both the embedded Google map and the Picasa slideshow are broken on Bogley. I checked a couple of my past trip reports where the map and slideshow were working well before, and they're no longer displaying correctly. You can use the direct links to the KMZ file and my Picasa albums to see the hiking route/waypoints and a lot more photos.

[ibenick]

Awesome! :popcorn:

[JONBOYLEMON]

Fun trip. I have never been to the Window.So I'm not the only one who cant get the Picasa thingy to work.....

I think the heat is on its way out. Time to start planning S utah trips!!!!

[Sombeech]

Edit: It looks like both the embedded Google map and the Picasa slideshow are broken on Bogley.

Dang, you may be right. Crap, let me see if I can fix this ASAP. Maybe google changed their code

EDIT: The problem might be fixed now, we'll have to keep an eye on it. Thanks.

[DiscGo]

Udink (http://www.bogley.com/forum/member.php?u=101)- Between all of your cool hikes you take your kids on, and our afternoon of Geocaching together, I just want to tell you that I think you seem like you must be an awesome Dad! Way to be!

[accadacca]

That tadpole shrimp pic is cool! :cool2: