Wolverton Canyon and the Transmission Site

Friday – Sunday, March 7-9, 2025

After backpacking into Chesler Park last weekend, I left from work on Friday afternoon to spend this weekend on the west side of the Green River around the Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness to do a little hiking and to search for a large alcove that contains a Barrier Canyon Style pictograph panel that I’ve been trying to find for a while now. I was initially planning to spend the weekend on my own, but shortly before I left from work on Friday Jared contacted me and was going to be able to join me after all, so we made last minute plans to meet up later that night at camp, although I knew I’d be fast asleep by the time he arrived- and I was. These are some photos from our weekend.

Before settling in at camp on Friday evening I went for a short walk along the rim of Millard Canyon before sunset.

Walking along the rim of Millard Canyon.

I also briefly stopped at the Millard Canyon Overlook.

 

On Sunday morning Jared and I followed an old trail that was built by E.T. Wolverton to the Green River in Labyrinth Canyon which descends a short canyon that is unofficially known as Wolverton Canyon. We arrived near the trailhead late on Saturday afternoon and were able to watch the sunset from the Wolverton Overlook just above Tenmile Bottom.

There’s a very nice view of the Tenmile Bottom Bend from the overlook. I actually camped down in that bend on our last river trip through Labyrinth Canyon so it was nice to see from this vantage point.

Wolverton Overlook

La Sal Mountains

We woke up with the sunrise at the edge of the Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness after losing an hour overnight.

After a sandy cross-country hike Wolverton Canyon came into view.

We found our way into the wash and continued downstream.

Looking back up the canyon after following the first section of constructed trail around this pour-over.

Jared continues the hike down the canyon…

Looking down over the next large pour-off in the canyon.

We followed the Wolverton Trail along the ledge to where it descended into the canyon again.

We lost the trail in the jumble of boulders, but we would find the right path we had missed on our way back up the canyon.

We made it to the mouth of the canyon and the edge of the Green River.

The lower portion of the trail was well-constructed and was probably wide enough to have been a wagon road at one time.

Following the trail back up the ledge.

Hiking back up Wolverton Canyon.

 

We did find the pictographs I was looking for this weekend, and the light in the large alcove was very nice while we were there. The pictographs were very interesting, too!

There were a number of crude walls built all along the back of the alcove.

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