Before I got to Moab, a friend told me that I had to hike this trail. The sign says it's 4 miles round trip, but plan on 4 hours. I knew then that it's not an "easy" hike like the sign said. I got up early one morning and got on the trail at 7 AM. Luckily it was cool and most of the trail was shaded. Unluckily, it had rained the day before and the trail had wet bushes that infringed on the walkway, so I kept brushing the leftover raindrops onto me as I meandered through the winding trail. The trail (the easy part!) is shown below, but it doesn't show the poison ivy that was in a couple spots. It's been long enough that I can say I successfully avoided those patches!
The small stream that went along the trail had to be crossed at least 6 times during the course of the trail. The first time was easy, no wet feet. After that, I got my feet multiple times both ways. Some of the rocks in the river were slimy and slippery, so that didn't help. I had to wash out my hiking boots when I got home!
The photo below shows a small sign in the corner - trail is that way. Trail? It's all rock about waist high! After I check out the situation, I decided I could make it up - very carefully. I put my camera and water bottle on the ledge and hoisted myself up.
A short time up the trail, the reward is the Morning Glory Bridge off in the distance.
My hiking stick was definitely helpful on this trip - it's great for balancing on those rocks going across the water.
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