Английская Википедия:Coyote Gulch
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Coyote Gulch is a tributary of the Escalante River, located in Garfield and Kane Counties in southern Utah, in the western United States. Over Шаблон:Convert long,[1] Coyote Gulch exhibits many of the geologic features found in the Canyons of the Escalante, including high vertical canyon walls, narrow slot canyons, domes, arches, and natural bridges. The upper sections of Coyote Gulch are located within the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, while its lower sections are located in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
The headwaters of Coyote Gulch have their origins along a Шаблон:Convert[1] segment of the Straight Cliffs Formation which is the eastern edge of the Kaiparowits Plateau. Intermittent streams flowing down the Straight Cliffs merge to form larger branches, including Dry Fork, Big Hollow, the main branch of Coyote Gulch, and Hurricane Wash. The combined flow from these branches has carved a canyon up to Шаблон:Convert deep into sandstone layers before meeting the Escalante River.
Canyon access
The main canyon of Coyote Gulch can be accessed by one of several trailheads located along the Hole-in-the-Rock Road (HITRR). The HITRR is an unpaved road that heads southeast into the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, branching off Utah Scenic Byway 12 about Шаблон:Convert east of Escalante.[2] The Red Well trailhead is at the end of a short spur road off the HITRR, and leads into the main channel near its junction with Big Hollow Wash. The trail into Hurricane Wash starts just off the HITRR. A trailhead located near some stock watering tanks along Fortymile Ridge RoadШаблон:Emdashanother spur of the HITRRШаблон:Emdashcan be used for a cross-country route to the middle of Coyote Gulch. This route involves a rather steep climb over slick rock. A trailhead at the end of the Fortymile Ridge Road leads to the junction of Coyote Gulch, the Escalante River, and Stevens Canyon. This route involves squeezing through a crack in the rim of the canyonШаблон:Emdashreferred to as the Crack-in-the-Wall routeШаблон:Emdashand then descending down the face of a Шаблон:Convert high sand dune.[3]
Features
The sandy streambed of Coyote Gulch, typically just a few inches/centimeters deep, provides a path for wading through the trees and vegetation lining the bottom of the canyon. Near the middle of the main canyon's length is Jacob Hamblin ArchШаблон:Emdashalso known as Lobo ArchШаблон:Emdashwhich is large enough to reach under an overhang on the opposite side of the canyon. Further downstream within the canyon is Coyote Natural Bridge a small hole carved in a large sandstone fin. Still further downstream is Cliff Arch, a jug-handle style arch in the north wall of the canyon. Finally, just outside the mouth of the canyon and high above the Escalante River is Stevens Arch with an opening approximately Шаблон:Convert wide.[4]
There are also numerous small waterfalls and cascades in the canyon between Jacob Hamblin Arch and the confluence with the Escalante River. Some of these waterfalls can be easily climbed, but others must be bypassed.[3]
Dry Fork
The northernmost branch of Coyote GulchШаблон:Emdashcalled the Dry ForkШаблон:Emdashis one of the most popular destinations in the area. A short spur road leads off from the Hole-in-the-Rock Road to a trailhead above the wash. A brief descent to the canyon floor leads to several tributary slot canyons. The Dry Fork is an excellent example of how occasional flash floods over long periods of time have carved narrow grooves into the Navajo Sandstone. Approximately Шаблон:Convert deep, the Dry Fork slot can be followed upstream for several hundred yards/meters. Just downstream from the mouth of the Dry Fork is Peekaboo Gulch which has carved an even narrower channel into the sandstone, leading to a tube that empties into the dry wash of the main streambed. Further downstream, Spooky Gulch is over Шаблон:Convert deep, but the channel rarely widens to more than Шаблон:Convert, forcing hikers to remove their backpacks and walk sideways. Finally, even further downstream in the main wash, Brimstone Gulch is the last named slot canyon in the Dry Fork area and is even narrower than Spooky Gulch, eventually reaching a width that is impassable to all hikers except animals smaller than mice and insects.[5]
Gallery
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Coyote Natural Bridge
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Stevens Arch
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Peek-a-Boo Gulch
See also
References
Further reading
- "Hiking the Escalante", by Rudi Lambrechtse (1985), Шаблон:ISBN
- "Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau", by Michael R. Kelsey (1995), Шаблон:ISBN
- "Canyoneering 3: Loop Hikes in Utah's Escalante"' by Steve Allen (1997), Шаблон:ISBN
External links
- BLM info for Coyote Gulch Шаблон:Webarchive
- Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
- TopoQuest Map
- The Dry Fork of Coyote Gulch
Шаблон:Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument Шаблон:Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 "Canyons of the Escalante", Trails Illustrated Map (1994), Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite web
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