Bridgeport Rockshelter

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.16 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 4734 - 4750 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: Bridgeport
Fee: none
Attractions: rock shelter, petroglyphs

The Bridgeport Rockshelter is on the north side of the normally dry King Creek, about 420 feet from the Bridgeport Trailhead. Found at the site is an old rockshelter that is nestled beneath the overhang of a large boulder and several panels of petroglyphs.

Whitewater Bluffs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 4.4 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
MTB Skill level:
Elevation: 4640 - 5070 feet
Cellphone: 2-5 bars
Time: 3 hrs.
Trailhead: Whitewater Boat Launch
Fee: none
Attractions: Scenic river corridor

Whitewater Bluffs is a name we are giving to an unmarked trail that begins at the Whitewater Boat Launch and travels along the edge of the bluffs above the Gunnison River for several miles. The trail, which is within part of the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, does show signs of maintenance from both hikers and mountain bikers but seems to lack any official designation.

Golden Egg

Rating: 
One-way Distance: 1.5 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
MTB Skill level: 
Elevation: 5489 - 5630 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 45 mins.
Trailhead: Hunting Ground
Fee: none
Attractions: Scenic overlooks

The Golden Egg is part of the Hunting Ground trails in the Dominguez/Escalante National Conservation Area near Grand Junction, Colorado. The trail is labeled as 080A on the BLM DENCA travel map. It begins off of Jack's trail, DENCA 080, where it descends to a bench that it makes a big loop around before climbing back up to the ridge and reconnecting with DENCA 080 about 3 tenths of a mile from where it began. The names that we have applied to the trails in the Hunting Ground area are ones that we dreamed up before the BLM had finished their study and assigned them all numbers.

Triangle Mesa

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 6-10 miles
Difficulty: Strenuous
Elevation: 5752 - 6160 feet
Cellphone: 0-2 bars
Time: 3-5 hrs.
Trailhead: Cactus Park
Fee: none
Attractions: Wilderness area

The Triangle Mesa trail is located in the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area near Grand Junction, Colorado. The trail begins off of the Dominguez Canyon Overlook trail where it travels east across the saddle of a ridge with Dominguez Canyon on one side and another unnamed canyon on the other side. After crossing the saddle the trail makes a loop around Triangle Mesa before returning to where it began. Scenic views of both canyons coupled with the solitude of a seldom used route provide the setting for this wilderness experience.