Desert season is almost here! I’ve caught myself numerous times lately daydreaming of virgin tower summits, splitter cracks, and big open skies. We’ve gotten a few hints of fall here in SLC over the past few days and it won’t be long before wind, sand, and sunburn are part of the daily diet.

Here are a few photos from a recent trip to an amazing canyon near Hanksville, UT. We found towers that had never been climbed before, overhanging black streaked walls with perfect cracks running up them, and never saw another soul for the entire trip.

Chris Thomas