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The ultimate adventure guide
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
Sand Cove Trailhead and parking lot.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
The hike is pretty right from the start with several protruding sandstone fins greeting you at the trailhead.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
Hiking the Babylon Arch Trail to the Virgin River.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
Sand Cove Primitive Camping Area.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
What a gorgeous place to pitch a tent.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
Hiking the Babylon Arch Trail to the Virgin River.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
Beautiful layers of strata.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
Hiking the Babylon Arch Trail to the Virgin River.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
Nice juniper specimen.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
Running down the steep and deep sandy hill on the way to the river.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
At the bottom of the steep hill is the small Babylon Arch.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
Babylon Arch.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
Hiking the Babylon Arch Trail to the Virgin River.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
Quintessential desert landscapes here.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
The Virgin River feeds Quail Creek Reservoir south of here.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
The Virgin River.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
On the banks of the Virgin River.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
04/01/2018
The right sections are deep enough to get fully submerged.