Beginning in the foothills of Utah’s Abajo Mountains, White Canyon starts its journey toward Lake Powell as most canyons do, with a series of tiny feeders and trickles that ultimately close in on a common stream course. As the soft Cedar Mesa sandtone is slowly gouged away by running water, a tremendous Utah canyon is born. Harboring numerous geological anomolies (even for Utah), certain sections of White Canyon defy human imagination. White Canyon is a natural wonder to say the least.
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- Classic sandstone narrows.
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- Camp chair, guitar and perfect desert weather. What else is there?
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- Cold chillin’ in White Canyon.
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- Contemplating a sublime stretch of passage.
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- Jefferson Airplane light show? Nope, the walls of White Canyon.
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- The not-so-glamorous reality of canyon exploration.
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