Wild Horse Creek
One of our favorite campsites in the Temple Mountain area has always been on the backside of the reef in Wild Horse Creek. Not far beyond the WSA boundary you will run into these three small Arches.
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Dinosaur Egg Arch (According to Bob’s Arches)
Horse Handle Arch (According to Bob’s Arches)
The smallest Pothole Arch ever.
A few more photos of the upper end of Wild Horse Creek
ATV tire marks well beyond the WSA boundary…..
Little baby Bowen and I.
The most interesting part of Wild Horse Creek is the narrows on the front side of the San Rafael Reef.
In October of 2006 we visited this side of the canyon less then a week after the “100 year storm” hit the area. Wild Horse Creek was full of running water with a bit of quicksand.
Wilderness Study Area or Wild Stud
I also was a victim of the quicksand.
On the front side of the reef there is a spectacular arch called Wild Horse Window. I have yet to make it up there to check it out. Desertwoodrat has some excellent pictures of the window and a great Trip Report for Wild Horse Creek.
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