Negro Bill Canyon - Winter

[Rob L]

Negro Bill Canyon

This is a little valley a few miles from Moab with a most spectacular arch at the end (it's not in Arches NP). In fact I spent 3 days in the Moab area without venturing into the NP...it's a bit jaded for me. Coachloads of 5-minute tourists.

Snow was the flavour of the day again, so boots on, woolly-pulley donned, and I set off from the Colorado river trailhead.


There is a little section of slickrock a few yards into the trail, and this was like a skating rink. Lots of footprints stopped here, and after slipping & sliding my way across, I found myself following only one set of prints, although even these had a dusting from the most recent snowfall the night before.

[i]Below: Reaching the arch (

[Cirrus2000]

Very nice, Rob! Negro Bill / Morning Glory is one of my favourite hikes. I've never seen it in winter plumage, though, so thank you! I'll bet that slickrocky bit above the stream was a little disconcerting in the ice...

[moab mark]

Rob, were those pic's recent or a couple of weeks ago? We had heard the snow had melted, we were headed down there this weekend to go motorcycling. Might have to go to st. george.
Thanks
Mark

[DiscGo]

I have camped there at the goose necks a bunch of times (up the road a bit) and I have never hiked up Negro Bill's. It looks like a good hike.

[Rob L]

Rob, were those pic's recent or a couple of weeks ago? We had heard the snow had melted, we were headed down there this weekend to go motorcycling. Might have to go to st. george.
Thanks
Mark

Mark, I was there between Christmas & New Year.

Rob