
Starting along the mesa, where I followed the fence line, keeping to the right of it.

Along the mesatop.

Looking to the south toward the approach canyon options that runs through private property.

Dropping off the mesa and heading toward Hell's Half Acre, which you can see on the right.

Looking back toward the mesa descent.

Approaching Y L Canyon.

Y L Canyon below.


If for some weird reason you don't want to take my advice and do the mesatop approach instead of the private property canyon approach, this is what the descent from the trailhead would look like.

Private property alternative approach: this is the canyon.

Private property alternative approach: this is more of the canyon. It's brushy and you should avoid it on the left slickrock

Private property alternative approach: a fence marking the end of the private property. Seriously, the mesatop approach was better.

Either approach leads into Y L Canyon, here.

Gorgeous rock features.






One of the taller cliff faces within Y L Canyon.


Some old dam just off of Y L Canyon.


After Y L Canyon begins to open up, I left it (Y L Canyon visible on the right) and headed up a steep slope. This shot is looking back the way I came.

At the top of the steep slope, looking down into the canyon I would descend in order to access Maple Canyon.

Descent into the norther portion of Hell's Half Acre.

Navigating some of the canyons to locate Maple Canyon.

A small side canyon.


Pretty section of side canyon.

Maple Canyon begins.

Very cozy and pretty within Maple Canyon.






Maple Canyon continues, but it's just a bunch of rock-hopping and fun bouldery moves through talus caves, ultimately ending in a dryfall.
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