We made it about four miles up Sheet's Gulch before we encountered a pool we couldn't cross. EDO said that we'd probably need to get down into the water. It was in the forties, so not too cold, but there was a strong north wind. We would have needed to strip below the waist, ford the pool, climb over a five foot chock stone, and then get dressed again. Plus, we were on our way out and had to come back.
So we turned around and tried a side canyon. It developed into an hour long foray, but got us thinking about side canyon jumbles. If you wanted to put some time into it, there were dozens of places that you could try scrambling to the rim. The other benefit of a shorter hike is that we had time to goof around at the arch.
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