Spouting Rock
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canyonwalkerColorado Travelog #37
Glenwood Springs, CO - Friday, 8 Jul 2022, 11am
When you visit magnificent Hanging Lake (previous blog) in the White Mountains above Glenwood Canyon it's only a short, if steep, additional trek to Spouting Rock. Judging by the number of people at the lake vs. up at these falls, fewer than half think to complete the trail up the mountain before turning around to head back down.
There are a few neat things about the waterfalls at Spouting Rock. One, you can walk behind the falls. The limestone cliff face is hollowed out, and there's plenty of room to pass behind the falls without even getting wet.
Two, at least right now, there are two waterfalls here. The taller falls pours over a rock lip from a stream that drains the high plateau above Glenwood Canyon. The higher falls does not always flow. During our previous visit, 4 years ago, it was dry. Three, the lower falls pours from a chute in the rock. It comes from an unknown underground source.
Update: the adventure concludes with Hiking Back from Hanging Lake.
Glenwood Springs, CO - Friday, 8 Jul 2022, 11am
When you visit magnificent Hanging Lake (previous blog) in the White Mountains above Glenwood Canyon it's only a short, if steep, additional trek to Spouting Rock. Judging by the number of people at the lake vs. up at these falls, fewer than half think to complete the trail up the mountain before turning around to head back down.
There are a few neat things about the waterfalls at Spouting Rock. One, you can walk behind the falls. The limestone cliff face is hollowed out, and there's plenty of room to pass behind the falls without even getting wet.
Two, at least right now, there are two waterfalls here. The taller falls pours over a rock lip from a stream that drains the high plateau above Glenwood Canyon. The higher falls does not always flow. During our previous visit, 4 years ago, it was dry. Three, the lower falls pours from a chute in the rock. It comes from an unknown underground source.
Update: the adventure concludes with Hiking Back from Hanging Lake.
