
Starting up toward Grapevine Canyon.

Petroglyphs on either side of the canyon opening.



Entering Grapevine Canyon.


Beautiful granite shortly after entering Grapevine Canyon. Do a mini scramble up the side of this to continue up the canyon.


The grapevines the canyon is named after.

A social trail takes you easily through the grapevines.

Grapevine Canyon opens up a bit, amazing rock pinnacles stretching in all directions.


A few sections with trees within Grapevine Canyon.



I took a million photos of this canyon and its pinnacles in the distance. It was a totally unexpected treat.

Entering a small section of narrows.



Another cool rock feature (center), a thin pinnacle.

Looking back down Grapevine Canyon.




My side route out of Grapevine Canyon in attempt to get to a point along the rock pinnacles ridgeline.

Looking back as the scrambling gets more difficult.

I took the left canyon around that big rock at this point, and it worked fine. Class 3 move here and there.

Continuing up that left canyon. Slickrock and boulder hopping the whole way up to the ridgeline.


Looking back - I came up from the left there. That big rock is the same one pictured a few photos ago, but from above.

Ridgeline just ahead! The rock pinnacles were just as cool up here as they looked from below. My goal was to make it to the sandy spot on the right. You can see Spirit Mountain in the distance on the right.

Saddle from the ridgeline looking toward Spirit Mountain.

I found a reasonable route down, just to the east of the saddle.

Spirit Mountain above, Class 3 boulder hopping below.

Lots of boulders to crawl under and over. If you don't pull a couple Class 3 moves on the way down, you did a better job route-finding than I did.

Approaching the bottom of the scramble.

Looking back up the way I came (left somewhere (I think?))

One more shot of Spirit Mountain with another cool pinnacle.

I met up with Sacatone Wash. This is looking toward the amazing pinnacles. My route down from the saddle is the low point on the far left.

Starting down Sacatone Wash.



Another ridiculously cool rock formation.


Granite slabs within Sacatone Wash.

Close-up of the route to go still. You can see the dirt road way down there.

Such a cool section of granite.

How the hell is that boulder perched up there? What a crazy thing.






Lots of mini Class 2 obstacles on slick granite rock within Sacatone Wash.

Looking back up Sacatone Wash.



Sacatone Wash on the left.

Looking back at the sunset while hiking the last mile or so along the dirt road to complete the loop.
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