
Paria Box Trailhead.

Following the trail along the Paria River.

Approaching the Paria Box.

View back south.

Entering Paria Box.

Very pretty narrows, if short-lived.

The head of the box is seen ahead, but I was looking out for the trail on the right.

Another shot back toward the narrows.

A weird trellis-thing marking the start of a trail, which leads up the ramp ahead.

View back.

The trail continues up the ramp, overcoming the Coxcomb formation.

View back down toward the Paria River Box.

Continuing along the well-formed trail.

More progress as I ascend behind the Coxcomb formation.

View back, cool formations around me.

I chose to follow this trail since it piqued my curiosity.

View back.

Yellow Rock poking out over there.

A cool formation to the north, before I headed east toward Yellow Rock.

Navigating a less-good social trail toward Yellow Rock.

View back to the west.

Overlook of Yellow Rock. I headed down the decent social trail.

Gorgeous slickrock at the peak's base.

Amazing colors.

Steep slickrock to the summit.

Nearing the summit.

View back at the slickrock ascent.

More amazing color bands.

Yellow Rock summit, view toward Castle Rock.

Onward from the base backup the slope ahead.

Onward to Red Top.

Red Top seen center. The trail was less good here.

View back up as I descend a sandy spine.

Slickrock and sandy terrain, the amazing formations of the Coxcomb seen on the left.

Really neat slickrock.

Red Top ahead.

Descending toward the canyon left of center to get past a minor drainage in the slickrock.

Another shot of the gorgeous formations around me.

Ascending to Red Top. A Class 2+ wrap around on the right of the red layer ahead was key.

Class 2+ ramp wrap-around.

View back at my progress, Yellow Rock seen right of center.

Red Top. I wrapped to the left.

Class 3 weakness on the left.

Class 3 to Red Top.

Red Top summit, view toward Paria Box's mouth.

Paria Box's head.

Close-up toward some potholes below.

Gorgeous.

I backtracked and headed north through complex terrain, choosing to stay high.

A final shot back at Red Top as I navigate back to the trail.
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