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Western wyoming slots? YES!! There are many.

By scott patterson · December 2, 2005

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Where do yuo live in western WY? I live in Craig, not far south of the border and am curious. We are buried in snow as well.

<<>> Yes, dozens, possibly even hundreds if you spent a lot of time to look around, but I can’t confirm that. I have visted and looked at more canyons than I have actually canyoneered, but I assure you that many, many, good slot canyons exist in the area where UT/CO/WY meet. Most are short, and some are bushwhacks, but some are good and worth doing. Since most are hidden in the sagebrush hills rather than in open slickrock, finding them isn’t as obvious as it is in areas like the Escalante.

I have posted quite a few request for partners on this and other groups to go do some, but I only got takers once. I don’t know why there seems to be such little interest in the area. Maybe I just suck as a partner; I don’t know.

Anyway, I have done two slot canyons in the area with Penny (a member of the group), but on the CO side. One was good, one was just so-so, but if she reads this message, she can confirm that slots do exist in the area.

I have also done, or scoped out some slots with others (especially in the Summitpost group), and have scoped out and done some all alone as well. There are some good ones, but for some reason its so tough to find partners to go there, even though it is closer to SLC or Denver than most other areas on the CP.

Anyway, the two biggest slot canyon forming layers are the Weber Sandstone, and even more, the Glen Canyon sandstone, which is the same as the Navajo. The Uinta Mountains uplift has tilted these layers up and exposed them around the edges. There are slots north, south, and east of the Uinta Mountains, and the more east you go, the more slots and exposed slickrock there is. Dinosaur has several easy to find slots, but there are many in other areas which are better and more hidden, such as the ones on the Wyoming side.

I’ve actually found some slots in the Dakota Sandstone, but so far, none of them are long enough to warrant a visit.

As far as answering your original question, yes there are slots in Western WY, especially around Flaming Gorge and Browns Park. I will do better than tell you where they are; I’ll take you there and show you around. We’ll have to wait for the snow to melt, though!!

I think some sort of Canyoneering Fest in the area next May or June (the canyons are filled with ice in late-April or earlier) might be fun, if I can find anyone interested.

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Authorscott patterson
DateDecember 2, 2005
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  • davewyo1
    21 years ago Reply

    you sent me an e-mail?/unless you’re”tiberious erectus”and you’re selling”herbal enlargement”,i didn’t receive it…

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  • scott patterson
    21 years ago Reply
  • davewyo1
    21 years ago Reply

    >>>western wyoming got slammed by a major snow storm last night/>>

    > Where do yuo live in western WY? I live in Craig, not far south of the border and am curious. We are buried in snow as well.

    i’m in wilson

    > I have posted quite a few request for partners on this and other groups to go do some, but I only got takers once. I don’t know why there seems to be such little interest in the area. Maybe I just suck as a partner; I don’t know. >

    i suspect that there aren’t many takers for canyoneering in that area due to the quality of the many canyons just a few hours further south/but there are many weekends between my longer trips to southern utah and i wonder if there’s anything i’m missing that’s right in my backyard/there seems to be a gap in the guidebook genre for the flaming gorge area/

    Anyway, the two biggest slot canyon forming layers are the Weber Sandstone, and even more, the Glen Canyon sandstone, which is the same as the Navajo. The Uinta Mountains uplift has tilted these layers up and exposed them around the edges. There are slots north, south, and east of the Uinta Mountains, and the more east you go, the more slots and exposed slickrock there is. Dinosaur has several easy to find slots, but there are many in other areas which are better and more hidden, such as the ones on the Wyoming side.

    I’ve actually found some slots in the Dakota Sandstone, but so far, none of them are long enough to warrant a visit. >

    thanks,this is good info/

    > As far as answering your original question, yes there are slots in Western WY, especially around Flaming Gorge and Browns Park. I will do better than tell you where they are; I’ll take you there and show you around. We’ll have to wait for the snow to melt, though!!

    that’s probably another problem with getting people interested in the area/by the time the snow melts around flaming gorge it will be REALLY nice in the swell,roost,etc.

    > I think some sort of Canyoneering Fest in the area next May or June (the canyons are filled with ice in late-April or earlier) might be fun, if I can find anyone interested. >

    let me know if you pull anything together/

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