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    TR: Little Wedge Loop

    I was hoping the snow would hold off for one more day so I could go on a hike in North Salt Wash on Monday, but I woke up to a couple inches of new snow, so instead I just went on a ride in the area. There was still a lot of snow in that part of the San Rafael Swell, about 8-10 inches at the most.

    I parked the truck at Buckhorn Well, rode south to Fuller Bottom and crossed the frozen San Rafael River.

    Parked at Buckhorn Well


    Mugshot


    BLM visitor register near Fuller Bottom


    The tamarisk tunnel at Fuller Bottom


    I'd been worrying that the river would be flowing, with icy ledges on either side of the flowing water, but it appeared to be frozen solid. I parked my ATV on the north bank and walked across the ice, testing it with a shovel in front of me as I approached the opposite bank.

    Parked on the north bank


    View across the river crossing


    Mmm...donuts.


    After crossing the river, I took the east fork in the road that runs along the eastern edge of the Little Wedge. I parked and hiked a short distance to see a supposed Fremont pit house, then moved on south and parked again at the Sid's Mountain trailhead for lunch.

    Parked at the WSA boundary


    Panorama of the pit house area


    Close-up of the pit house


    Parked at the Sid's Mountain trailhead


    View toward Saddle Horse Canyon


    After lunch, I continued on as the road curved to the west, then turned north at the next trail junction. This road went pretty much straight north back toward the earlier river crossing, and it was relatively flat and boring compared to the rest of the ride.

    Trail junction


    I kicked up a lot of powder that stuck to the ATV


    Stopped to open a gate


    A flowing water well along the way


    Another shot of the well


    Nearing the river crossing again


    After getting back to the truck and loading up the ATV, I drove out to the Wedge Overlook / Little Grand Canyon, hoping to see that magnificent view covered in snow. Instead, this is what I found:

    Fog at the Wedge Overlook


    Parked at the eastern overlook


    This is normally the best view at the overlook


    Before I left the Wedge Overlook, I snapped some photos of the snowflakes falling on the truck's bedrails. The flakes were pretty big, some of them about the size of my pinky fingernail, and they were beautifully formed.







    More photos here:
    http://picasaweb.google.com/Dennis.U...ttleWedgeLoop#

    GPS tracklog and waypoints here:
    http://castlecountry.org/geo/LittleWedgeLoop.kml
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    Cool Pictures

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    Very cool! Those flakes are just awesome!


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    Searched Bogley for Buckhorn Wash and found this thread. Sorry I missed it before; very cool TR. Love those snowy landscape and snowflake pictures!

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