Petroglyph, Double Arch and Box Springs Canyons

 Near Black Dragon Wash are three small canyons sharing a parking area. (This is north of I-70, east of Green River, Utah).
We started on the trail that leads to Petroglyph and Double Arch Canyons. San Rafael Reef in the background

 Some water in the wash

 We took the left fork in the trail to Petroglyph Canyon first, the rock art is on the right side of the canyon.










petroglyphs












































a small motero
















exploring petroglyph canyon

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 hiking between Petroglyph and Double Arch Canyons, there are lots of great rock formations.

 Entering Double Arch Canyon, the arch is on the upper right of the rock wall on the left

 at the end of Double Arch Canyon

 close up of Double Arch

 there was water in Double Arch Canyon

 enjoying the rock formations as we headed back to the parking area

 From the parking area, another trail leads to Box Spring Canyon

 This a very green canyon with water

 some animal bones alongside the trail

 holes in the rock walls

 The trail along the bottom of the canyon was quite overgrown and had lots of water, so we found a side trail heading up the side of the south wall

 Here we had a view into the end of Box Spring Canyon, but could not continue.

 frog on the side of the trail

 light sprinkle of rain as we hiked out

a very cold lizard













some of the wildflowers we saw in bloom along the trail today: