{"id":6811,"date":"2017-01-06T02:09:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T02:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=6811"},"modified":"2021-02-26T07:07:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T07:07:39","slug":"dark-canyon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/dark-canyon\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Canyon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dark Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n

Dark Canyon<\/strong> is an amazing place. It’s a Wilderness Study Area and was briefly included in the newly-formed Bears Ears National Monument<\/strong>, before being removed as part of the downsizing by the Trump Administration. The Hayduke Trail<\/a><\/strong> travels a portion of the canyon from the junction with Youngs Canyon<\/a><\/strong> to the Sundance Trail<\/strong> exit.<\/p>\n

There are no major obstacles in Dark Canyon, though travel down through the lower canyon (below Sundance Trail) includes a few sketchy ledges. Between Youngs and Sundance there are some route-finding challenges to avoid deep pools and then above Youngs is a minor obstacle for which there is an easy bypass on the south side. The water disappears upstream from Youngs until up above the junction with Woodenshoe Canyon<\/strong>. This dry, cobblestone-filled stretch is the least fun part of the canyon to visit. Farther up toward Trail Canyon<\/strong> and Horse Pasture Canyon<\/strong>\u00a0the water flows again and eagle-eyed hikers will spot a few cool ruins and arches.<\/p>\n

For now I’m not going to do a full Hike Guide for this awesome place, but below is a video reference as well as a gallery with captions instead:<\/p>\n