Boulder Mail Trail

We hiked the east side of the Boulder Mail trail from the Boulder Airport trailhead to Death Hollow and back.

  • Date:
    2019/04/11 to 2019/04/12
    Car-to-car:
    2 days
    Round-trip distance:
    11 miles
    Elevation gain:
    2,000 feet
    Trip type:
    hike
    In:
    Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

    • Day 1

  • Boulder Airport and UFO landing site
    Boulder Airport and UFO landing site
  • Boulder Mail Trail
    Boulder Mail Trail
  • Death Hollow
    Death Hollow
  • Death Hollow
    Death Hollow
  • Slickrock Saddle
    Slickrock Saddle
  • Telegraph line
    Telegraph line
  • Camp near Sand Creek
    Camp near Sand Creek
  • Cold & happy!
    Cold & happy!

    • Day 2

  • Ice in Sand Creek
    Ice in Sand Creek
  • Indian Paintbrush
    Indian Paintbrush
  • Sand Creek
    Sand Creek
  • Old fence
    Old fence
  • Ponderosa needles, willow catkins and an oily sheen from decomposing iron bacteria
    Ponderosa needles, willow catkins and an oily sheen from decomposing iron bacteria
  • Volcanic boulders from Boulder Mountain
    Volcanic boulders from Boulder Mountain
  • Stormy and sunny at the Boulder Airport
    Stormy and sunny at the Boulder Airport
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