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You can try to get over this boulder, but it is far easier to just take off your backpack and squeeze through the gap underneath
The rocky and wide bed of Cottonwood Wash as you enter the Waterpocket Fold
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Eric Ashley
Aug 18, 2016 near Loa, UT
“Day outing through the boulders and narrow slot canyons of Cottonwood Wash.”  

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Day outing through the boulders and narrow slot canyons of Cottonwood Wash.
The rocky and wide bed of Cottonwood Wash as you enter the Waterpocket Fold
Cottonwood Wash starts out as a wide canyon, be sure to follow the path on the rim, not in the wash itself
Henry Mountains from Cottonwood Wash trailhead
Some scrambling is required to get over the numerous boulders in the wash
Cottonwood Wash soon makes you feel very small when you look up its gigantic walls
Don't enter Cottonwood Wash if a storm is approaching, you don't want to be stuck here during a flash flood
You can try to get over this boulder, but it is far easier to just take off your backpack and squeeze through the gap underneath
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Cottonwood Wash

3.4 mi 5.4 km
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Loa, UT