点评:Little Wild Horse Canyon is just a few miles from Goblin Valley State Park. If you plan to visit one of the areas it would be a shame not to include the other in your itinerary.
Neither of us (a couple age 73 and 63) had ever experienced a slot canyon before. Unfortunately, we spent more time than expected at the state park and didn’t arrive at Little Wild Horse Canyon until 6:00 P.M. This was in mid-October, and we were concerned with the amount of daylight we had remaining. We agreed to hike for 30-minutes and then turn around. The trail begins in a wide wash and perhaps after 20 minutes the trail splits with Little Wild Horse Canyon going to the right and Bell Canyon to the left. We went right.
There were a few obstacles that we had to climb over or navigate around but nothing that came close to preventing us from continuing on the trail. After a few minutes we entered the slot canyon and the fun began. After 30-minutes, neither of wanted to stop. Both of us wanted to see, what was around the next corner. The canyon is very narrow and twisty in this section. We continued on, and soon met another couple that were headed back to the parking lot. They indicated we were just about to the end of the first slot canyon. (Little Wild Horse Canyon has multiple narrow sections and then opens up before you enter the next one). It’s hard to explain the anticipation of wanting to know and see, what is beyond the next twist or curve in the canyon. We continued to the end of the first section (40 Minutes from when we started) and were able to return to the parking lot with ample light.
Note 1 - We take a lot of photos and are not speedy hikers.
Note 2 – Be sure to check the weather before entering the canyon. You do not want to be in the canyon if it is raining anywhere in the area.
We spent 7 full days in the Green River / Moab area and for both of us, this hike ranked in the top three activities of our trip.
翻译:小野马峡谷距离哥布林谷州立公园只有几英里。如果您计划参观其中一个区域,那么不将另一个区域纳入您的行程将是一种遗憾。
我们俩(一对 73 岁和 63 岁的夫妇)以前都没有体验过狭缝峡谷。不幸的是,我们在州立公园花费的时间比预期的要多,直到下午 6:00 才到达小野马峡谷。当时是十月中旬,我们担心剩下的日照时间。我们同意徒步 30 分钟然后折返。这条小路始于一条宽阔的河沟,大约 20 分钟后,小路分叉,右边是小野马峡谷,左边是贝尔峡谷。我们向右走。
我们不得不爬过或绕过一些障碍物,但没有什么能阻止我们继续前行。几分钟后,我们进入了狭缝峡谷,乐趣开始了。30 分钟后,我们俩都不想停下来。我们俩都想看看下一个拐角处会是什么。峡谷的这一部分非常狭窄和曲折。我们继续前行,很快就遇到了另一对夫妇,他们正要返回停车场。他们告诉我们,我们即将到达第一个狭缝峡谷的尽头。(小野马峡谷有多个狭窄的部分,然后在进入下一个峡谷之前变宽)。很难解释想要知道和看到峡谷下一个曲折或弯道后面是什么的期待。我们继续走到第一段的尽头(从我们出发到现在 40 分钟),并在光线充足的情况下返回停车场。
注意 1 - 我们拍了很多照片,并不是速度很快的徒步旅行者。
注意 2 - 进入峡谷之前一定要查看天气。如果该地区任何地方下雨,您不会想待在峡谷中。
我们在格林河/摩押地区度过了整整 7 天,对于我们俩来说,这次徒步旅行是我们旅行中排名前三的活动。