LWC001
Location: 37.2516021728516, -110.971878051758
Walk S along sloping cliffs of Fifty Mile Point to rock-bound maze of S fork of Llewellyn Gulch.
LWC002
Location: 37.2358131408691, -110.979972839355
Head E; scramble down into the gulch along first spring where the crystalline perennial creek; good camping in the next 3 mi.
LWC003
Location: 37.234073638916, -110.966255187988
L @ T to continue E toward lake
LWC004
Location: 37.2381706237793, -110.950500488281
Along trail note "Navajo Fins," a location where a sidewall of Navajo sandstone piece breaks off and crumbles in the slot. Often loose debris fills the gap, and you can find a way out of the canyon.
LWC005
Location: 37.2385215759277, -110.947799682617
A tributary canyon opens to N for more exploring, but stay S to continue down main canyon
LWC006
Location: 37.2366981506348, -110.940803527832
After strolling under a long alcove, canyon walls begin to open up
LWC007
Location: 37.2344589233398, -110.938095092773
Nearby, see panels of petroglyphs defaced by looters; please do not touch
LWC008
Location: 37.2322998046875, -110.933700561523
Sandstone pools surrounded by tallgrass and Fremont barberry wildflowers
LWC009
Location: 37.231861114502, -110.932800292969
Hike through a grove laced in evening primrose, prickly pear, globe mallow, and datura
LWC010
Location: 37.2312889099121, -110.932502746582
Stop and soak in bathtub-deep pools (in wet season)
LWC011
Location: 37.2300987243652, -110.928199768066
Riperian pool laced with Fremont cottonwoods and sagebrush communities
LWC012
Location: 37.2295684814453, -110.921897888184
Small, unnamed natural arch in walls
LWC013
Location: 37.2288093566894, -110.920997619629
Old Lake Powell high-water line; nearby is a food storage box from an old cowboy map
LWC014
Location: 37.2299995422363, -110.910301208496
Scout the south wall of canyon for a place to climb out up a riperian runoff
LWC015
Location: 37.2287101745606, -110.911499023438
Rope anchor high on wall can be used for ascent
LWC016
Location: 37.2269287109375, -110.912307739258
Hike benches above Llewellyn to the main Colorado River channel; at Lake Powell, head S for 2 miles beneath high cliffs until they end
LWC017
Location: 37.2018203735352, -110.895088195801
Find a ramp near the reservoir; scramble up onto sandstone ledges and traverse newly exposed benches about 30 feet above lake; find an expansive dome to camp
LWC018
Location: 37.1988410949707, -110.900016784668
Complete loop by climbing a staircase of steep slickrock, maneuvering around knife-slit gullies and ridges of rotten rock
LWC019
Location: 37.2024002075195, -110.900756835938
Reach top of ridge between Cottonwood and Llewellyn Gulches; continue northwest along old cattle trail for 7.5 miles back to Llewellyn drainage
LWC020
Location: 37.2340621948242, -110.965774536133
At drainage, turn R to follow N fork of creek; return to car
A perennial stream choked by rocks.
Location: 37.2289237976074, -110.913360595703
©Jeff Aguiar
The stream cuts into the sandstone
Location: 37.2287750244141, -110.914253234863
©Jeff Aguiar
Llewellyn Gulch Video
Location: 37.2353172302246, -110.936561584473
Anasazi Pictographs ©Dale Diulus and Andrew Matranga
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