We are having incredible weather for this time of year; it's insane how warm and pleasant it has been. So off we set on another adventure back to Kolob Canyon to do the Taylor's Creek / Double Arch Alcove hike which we have done many times before but each season brings new beauty to the trail and we always seem to find new things to look at that we hadn't noticed before. The trail is 5 miles round trip, culminating in the most beautiful and natural double arch alcove. When my mum came to visit in June last year, she did the first mile of the trail, but due to inappropriate footwear on her part, we turned back and she didn't get to see the rest of this amazing hike.. so this post is dedicated to Mum so she can see what she missed.
Despite a gorgeous 51f in town, once in the canyon, the sun rarely hits a lot of the trail so there is still quite a bit of snow and thick ice.
The rock formations and textures along the way are so pretty.
Above is the lower arch/alcove and the picture below is the upper arch/alcove.
The Arch is amazing. The lower arch that you can walk in is huge and the walls/rock are lined with all these amazing colors and plant life (in summer) that grows to the porous rock. The second arch is clear up high and not visible when stood in the lower arch, apparently there are very few natural arches of this kind in the world which is why this one is so unique. Once at the lower arch, there is an optional side trail which not many people seem to know about that continues on about a half mile further to a section in the rock that has been carved out, probably over millions of years by this waterfall. It is insane, and these pictures nowhere near do it justice. In the picture below, we are stood inside the lower alcove and the mound of snow next to us is from all the dripping water; it was frozen solid!
Below is the waterfall in the rock.
Despite a gorgeous 51f in town, once in the canyon, the sun rarely hits a lot of the trail so there is still quite a bit of snow and thick ice.
The rock formations and textures along the way are so pretty.
Above is the lower arch/alcove and the picture below is the upper arch/alcove.
The Arch is amazing. The lower arch that you can walk in is huge and the walls/rock are lined with all these amazing colors and plant life (in summer) that grows to the porous rock. The second arch is clear up high and not visible when stood in the lower arch, apparently there are very few natural arches of this kind in the world which is why this one is so unique. Once at the lower arch, there is an optional side trail which not many people seem to know about that continues on about a half mile further to a section in the rock that has been carved out, probably over millions of years by this waterfall. It is insane, and these pictures nowhere near do it justice. In the picture below, we are stood inside the lower alcove and the mound of snow next to us is from all the dripping water; it was frozen solid!
Below is the waterfall in the rock.
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