Bull Valley Gorge
by Joe Schofield
Title
Bull Valley Gorge
Artist
Joe Schofield
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
... Watch your step...
Bull Valley Gorge is a slot canyon within Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Generally considered a challenging route, this slot canyon requires some scrambling, technical gear, and experience to complete. Due to the technical nature of this hike, it is recommended neither for dogs, nor Joe.
Bull Valley Gorge is a place where the earth folds in on itself, narrow, towering, and ancient. The dramatic slot canyon cuts through the heart of the Grand Staircase-Escalante, its sandstone walls closing so tightly in places that sunlight barely filters through. But the most haunting feature lies suspended above the canyon floor: the rusted remains of a 1950s pickup truck, wedged impossibly between the sheer walls, a grim monument to tragedy.
In 1954, three men tried to cross a narrow bridge over the gorge. Tragically, their truck stalled and rolled backward off the edge, plunging into the tightest section of the slot canyon. All three men lost their lives in the crash, and recovering their bodies proved difficult.
This image was taken from a small bridge near the Bull Valley Gorge trailhead, along Skutumpah Rd., BLM500.
20mm, f/14, 1/60 sec. 07-09-2011
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May 30th, 2026
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Laurel Adams
CONGRATULATIONS!! Your lovely image has been featured in The ARTIST BUZzz GROUP!! You are cordially invited to POST your Homepage Feature’s EMBED link to the ⭐️2026 Features Archive Thread in the Discussion thread. Thank you for your glimpse of BEAUTY.
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