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You start off in a residential area, stepping over a cattle guard to begin the hike.
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Walk south toward the second cattle guard and eventually into Snow Canyon State Park.
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From here, take a hard right so you can access the Gila Trail, which is a little farther to the north and west.
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Nice views of the town of Ivins.
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Overlooking the towns of Santa Clara, Ivins, and Kayenta.
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Desert vistas from the Petroglyph Trail.
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The wildflowers were out thanks to a wet winter.
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Follow the signs to the site.
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Heading to the petroglyphs.
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You have to descend the rocks to enter the slot canyon.
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Heading into the slot.
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Heading into the slot canyon.
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The heavily scarred wall is unlike most slot canyons—it's short but dynamic.
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This is an easy-to-access slot canyon, but this one has a bunch of native rock art as well.
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The common sheep and ram carvings are seen throughout most of the southwest. These are in the Fremont style, which would put their creation sometime between 600 and 1300 CE.
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Another common motif, the serpent.
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The Petroglyph Trail.
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This slot canyon is essentially a large split in the sandstone fin with 30-foot walls.
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There are a ton of different figures and shapes carved on this wall, and many of them have been worn down by rain over the last millennia.
Kyle Jenkins
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There are a bunch of side routes available to explore. This spot has more rock art along the canyon walls in the background.