NOVEMBER 2017
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| LITTLE DEATH HOLLOW |
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| PETRIFIED WOOD |
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| LITTLE DEATH HOLLOW |
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| LITTLE DEATH HOLLOW |
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| PETRIFIED WOOD IN LITTLE DEATH HOLLOW |
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| LITTLE DEATH HOLLOW |
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| PETROGLYPHS |
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| LITTLE DEATH HOLLOW |
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| LITTLE DEATH HOLLOW |
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| SINGING CANYON |
Little Death Hollow is an approximately fourteen-mile round-trip hike located near the town of Boulder, Utah. To reach the trailhead, you will drive 19 miles east of Boulder on the Burr Trail Road, and then turn right onto the Wolverine Loop Road for another 12 miles. The Burr Trail Road was well maintained. The Wolverine Loop Road got a bit rough towards the end, but I was able to make it all the way to the trailhead in a Toyota Corolla. If you'd like, you can stop and visit Singing Canyon along the way. It is located right off the Burr Trail Road about 11.5 miles from Boulder. Singing Canyon is a nice, pleasant ten minute stop along the way, but not worth a trip in and of itself. I think it has been over-hyped.
Anyway, from the Little Death Hollow trailhead, you will walk across open desert for a couple miles before the canyon starts to narrow. Keep your eyes peeled for a nice petroglyph panel at around the two mile mark. There is also a lot of petrified wood in the area that is fun to look for. Eventually the canyon will start to slot up. It will widen and narrow a few times before finally widening up one last time for good. This is where I turned back, though a lot of people will turn it into a long loop hike by continuing on to the Wolverine Petrified Wood Natural Area. I hiked this trail in November of 2017 and ended up having the place all to myself. It was actually a little eerie. The only other sign of life I remember seeing that day was a tarantula in one of the slot sections.
