Canyoneering Route Description

Selfish Fork - 3A II
Ticaboo Mesa, Utah

Quick Facts

2018-03-16, 2 people, 1 Day (Travel time in route 5 hours) Pictures Icon Time includes playing in part of Second Guess Fork

Time Required - 3 to 4 hours
Distance - 4.3 miles Total, 0.9 miles Technical
Rappels - 2 Rappels, Longest Rappel 75 feet.
Elevation Range - 4850 - 4160 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - High Clearance, 4WD if bad road conditions Permit Required - No

Gear Used for Canyon

Rappelling and anchor gear, Ropes and or pull cords for rappels up to 75 feet and 20 feet of 1 inch webbing for sling placement.

General Comments

Selfish Fork offers little in the way of technical fun but makes for mellow day as a hike with ropes kind of outing. Not recommended as a destination canyon. Actually its not really recommended at all. Just something to do if bored.

If the canyon has had recent rain there could be a couple spots that would have waist deep water. The biggest issue with water here would be the slick mud created from the slick clay like dirt.

A GPS or decent map reading is needed to be sure you do not drop into the wrong fork. The Selfish fork drops into the Big East Fork right next to the Big East Fork exit rubble filled ravine. The exit follows the Big East Fork exit back to the cars.

While doing the Big East Fork with Tracy Kwan, John Diener, Matt Williams, Mike Schasch and Heather McIlvenna we jokingly called this the Selfish Fork. While everyone was taking a break I decided to go around and try to drop into the lower portion of the canyon because it got my curiosity going. No one else wanted to go and wanted a relaxed lunch break instead. I climbed out of Big East Fork and made it up and into the lower part of the Selfish Fork and found the bottom 150 feet to be all downclimable. The lower section was kinda fun and deep feeling but very short. They all called me selfish cause I went up all by myself. The section of canyon I could see above here was open but I wanted to see the whole thing ..... some day. Well 3 years Latter Matt and I were up for a weekend of lazy hiking with ropes to see a new spot and I finally got to see the rest of the Selfish Fork.

Driving Directions

To get to the Trailhead

Note:
There is a maze of roads on Ticaboo Mesa making it a good idea to study the map ahead of time and keep a close eye on the map as you drive.

From Hanksville, UT., drive south on highway 95 for 26 miles to the junction of highways 95 and 276.

From the junction, drive south on HWY-276 for 25.6 miles then turn left (east) onto BLM dirt-road 13400 between mile markers 25 and 26 (extTicaboo1).

About 1.5 miles from the highway is a junction (TicabooDP-01) of BLM roads, 13400 continues east and 13410 branches off to the south.  Continue east on BLM road 13400.  Note: If you were headed to the Smith Fork area you would turn south onto BLM road 13410.

About 2 miles farther is another junction (TicabooDP-02) of BLM roads, 13400 continues east and 13420 branches off to the south. Continue east on BLM road 13400.  Note: BLM road 13420 to the south goes out to Cane Spring Well about 1.25 miles south.

About 0.2 miles farther is short side road (TicabooDP-03) on the left (north) that goes to a camp area.
Stay right to continue on BLM road 13400.  Beyond this point the roads will have intermittent rough sections. 
About 0.37 miles past here is a fork in the road where the two roads rejoin a short distance later.  The low road is typically the smoothest.

About 1.7 miles farther is another junction (TicabooDP-04) of BLM roads (13400 continues north-ish and 13430 branches off to the south).
Continue north on BLM road 13400. 
Note: If you were going to the roads between Warm Springs Creek and Sevenmile Creek, you would turn south onto BLM road 13430.

About 0.3 miles farther is another junction (TicabooDP-05) of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13440 branches off to the north).
Continue straight northeast on BLM road 13400.
Note: BLM road 13440 to the south goes out to Colt Spring Well about 0.4 miles north.

About 0.5 miles farther is a junction (TicabooDP-06) of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13450 branches off to the north).
Continue straight northeast on BLM road 13400.

About 0.9 miles farther is a junction (TicabooDP-07) of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13430 branches off to the south).
Turn south onto BLM road 13430.
Note: If you were going to Tough, SF Ticaboo or Sleepytime Trio Canyons you would continue northeast on BLM road 13400.

About 700 feet farther is a fork in the road (extWarmSpring).  At this fork stay left to continue toward the East Branch of Seven Mile Creek.

About 0.4 miles farther is another fork in the road (ext7MileCkEB).  Veer right (more south) to continue toward the East Branch of 7 Mile Creek.

About 1.0 mile farther is a junction (7MileCkEBDP-01) where a side road joins in from the left.  Continue straight (south) past the side road.

About 0.5 miles farther is a jog in the road (7MileCkEBDP-02) near an old stock pond.  Turning left leads to a berm with a survey marker by a stock pond.  Veer right to continue south.

As you drive south from the stock pond, the road crosses over some shallow washes.  Park off to the side of the road by the wash that is 0.52 miles past the stock pond (pk7MileEast-1).  There is no obvious spot to park, just park off to the side of the road to allow traffic to pass while you are gone.  Alternately you can park at the other parking spot about 600 feet north of here where another minor drainage crosses the road and is another minor fork of Big East Fork.

To leave the Exit Vehicle / Escape Pod

No exit vehicle is needed.  This is done as a loop route.

Maps

GPS coordinate information listed at the bottom.  For information about waypoint naming and map symbols, refer to the Glossary page.

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Map of the entire route.
Map of the technical section.

Details

The Approach:
From the parking spot (pk7MileEast-1) walk southwest across rolling desert staying just to the north of the minor drainage (the minor drainage will be on your left). Walk about 0.73 miles out to a minor dirt hill near the head of Selfish Fork.

From the minor dirt hill (7mileBEF_19) continue about 500 feet southwest to the top of a the Selfish Fork drainage then about 200 feet farther to the first drop at the head of the canyon (ySelfishFk-Tp).

The Canyoneering / Technical Section:
At the head of the canyon (ySelfishFk-Tp)  is a shelf / drop of about 50 feet. This drop is easily bypassed by scrambling down a weakness on the LDC side about 160 feet down canyon or down a rubble pile on the RDC side.

From the top of the weakness on the LDC side (Selfish01) scramble down into the Selfish Fork just past the drop at the head and continue down canyon.

About 200 feet down canyon is a sloped slickrock trough (Selfish02) to walk down.

About 500 feet farther is a slickrock drop (Selfish03) in the wash that could be scrambled through but is easily missed and walk past on the LDC side since the wash is very wide open.

About 250 feet farther is the upper end (Selfish04) of a shallow walk through V slot about 300 feet long.

From the lower end of the V slot (Selfish05) it is about 170 feet down to rap 1.

Rap 1 (dSelfishR1) is anchored from a chokestone out from the top of the rap and drops about 30 feet into a deep narrow slot. The anchor is a little difficult to stem out to. Be careful of catching the rope in a pinch point if just draping the rope over the chokestone without webbing. The last 8 to 10 feet of the drop is easily downclimbable.

After rap 1 is a deep narrow slot about 200 feet long with a couple 6 foot downclimbs as the walls twist and wind and have the feel of a very committing place but only for about 200 feet.

As the slot opens up again (Selfish06) there is about 850 feet shallow V slot to walk and galumph through down to rap 2.

Rap 2 (dSelfishR2) is anchored from a rock in the wash by a bush and drops over 2 stages of 10 and 50. Using about 75 feet of rope travel. The first stage is into a large pothole and the second stage is down steeply sloped ledges. Mud here could be messy as the clay is slick.

About 350 feet after rap 2 the canyon opens up (Selfish07) to wide wash walking.

A little over 400 feet down canyon is the upper end (Selfish08) of a 350 foot long shallow slot to walk and galumph through.

From the lower end (Selfish09) of a 350 foot long shallow slot to walk and galumph through. it is about 450 feet down to a drop (Selfish10) of about 15 feet easily bypassed by walking the side over and into a cross joint then scrambling down to below the drop. The last 150 feet of the Selfish Fork is downclimbable down into Big East Fork. Downclimbing through this section back down into the Big East Fork is a little spicy.

Note:
If you do not want to downclimb this or just want to exit due to water you can scramble up on the RDC side to meet up with the exit route coming up from Big East Fork.

After downclimbing the deep final section you will be down in Big East Fork (j7mileBEF-Ext).

The Exit:
From the end of Selfish Fork (j7mileBEF-Ext) scramble up the side ravine / rubble ramp running up right next to Selfish Fork. After about 200 feet the grade becomes more gentle and will be less rubble filled. About 200 feet farther you will be able to turn right and scramble up out of the cross joint you are in up onto rolling slick rock.

When the cross joint is shallow enough (7mileBEF_10) to allow you to scramble to the right (northeast) up onto rolling slickrock.

About 140 feet farther is the top of a ridge (7mileBEF_11) you can walk down to get into the wide open wash of the Selfish Fork below. To continue on the exit route continue northeast along rolling slickrock roughly following what feels like the crest of the ridge.

About 650 feet farther the route tops out briefly (7mileBEF_12). Continue northeast down the other side and over to a prominent steep hill about 450 feet away.

When you get to the hill (7mileBEF_13) go part way up the steep hill to here then veer left (north) to work your way out around the steep upper portion. Walk about 200 feet to the left the circle around 200 feet again to get to the other side of the hill where you will see one more hill that you can walk straight up.

On the other side is a survey marker (7Mile-BM-01), continue northeast up the hill.

At the top out of a hill (7mileBEF_14) you now have a good view of the cliff side of the mesa about 700 feet away. Walk over to the cliff band and travel just to the right of it.

When you get to the base of the cliff band (7mileBEF_15) below the mesa top. Walk along the base of the cliff band to the right (southeast) for about 270 feet to the base of a rubble pile to scramble up to the mesa top.

From the bottom of a rubble pile (7mileBEF_16) scramble up to get up on the mesa top.

From the top of the rubble pile (7mileBEF_17) continue northeast back toward the road.

About 0.34 miles farther cross over the shallow drainage (7mileBEF_18) then continue northeast and up the dirt hill to the next level.
This shallow drainage is the top end of the Selfish Fork.

after getting up the small dirt hill (7mileBEF_19) continue northeast toward the road. As you continue you may notice a drainage forming on your right (southish) which is the top of Big East Fork. You can drop back into the drainage if desired and follow it up but travel may be easier staying high and walking the rolling desert to the car (pk7MileEast-1) about 0.75 miles to the northeast.

GPS Waypoint Information

Downloadable GPX files available at BG-Gear Store (easier than manual entry and a great way to support Bluugnome).
Waypoint naming convention and map symbol information can be found on the Glossary page.  Elevations are approximate.
BEFORE manually entering coordinates set your system to WGS84 datum and Lat/Lon hddd.ddddd° coordinate format. 
Inconsistent datum's and coordinate formats will result in location errors.

Click to show / expand the list of waypoints below........
Upper Selfish Fork (1) - Drive to Trailhead
  1. extTicaboo1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69720   W -110.67138        Elev: 4,520 Feet
    Exit off of highway 276 onto BLM road 13400 to get to the Ticaboo Mesa area. Turn east and leave the highway on a dirt road. Near Mile post 25.
  2. TicabooDP-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68607   W -110.65188        Elev: NaN Feet
    Continue straight for the main area of Ticaboo Mesa. Or Turn right (south) here for an alternate route over toward the Smith Fork Canyons.
  3. TicabooDP-02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67981   W -110.62886        Elev: NaN Feet
    Road junction with faint road running to the south. Continue straight (east). Road to the south is about 1.25 miles long and goes down toward Cane Spring Well.
  4. TicabooDP-03          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68038   W -110.62628        Elev: 4,565 Feet
    Exit to a spot to camp if the roads ahead are too rough.
  5. TicabooDP-04          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67963   W -110.60429        Elev: NaN Feet
    Junction for a road going south. Continue straiaght (north east) to continue toward Ticaboo Measa. This road junction is near Wild Horse Springs.
  6. TicabooDP-05          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68389   W -110.60153        Elev: NaN Feet
    Junction for a side road on the left going north. Continue north east toward Ticaboo Mesa. The road going north is BLM Road 13440 aobut 0.4 miles long and goes over toward Colt Spring.
  7. TicabooDP-06          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68667   W -110.59547        Elev: NaN Feet
    Junction for a side road going north. The Road north is BLM Road 13540 and goes out toward Upper South Fork Ticaboo.
  8. TicabooDP-07          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69529   W -110.58385        Elev: NaN Feet
    Turn off for a side road on the right. Turn right onto the side road and drive southwest.
  9. extWarmSpring          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69362   W -110.58484        Elev: NaN Feet
    Stay right to go toward the main drainage of Seven Mile Creek and Warm Springs Canyon. Or Stay left to go toward the East Branch of Seven Mile Creek and Ticaboo Mesa.
  10. ext7MileCkEB          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69147   W -110.58014        Elev: NaN Feet
    Turn right (more south) to continue toward the East Branch of Seven Mile Creek. Or veer left to continue toward Ticaboo Mesa.
  11. 7MileCkEBDP-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68044   W -110.56997        Elev: NaN Feet
    Continuestraight (south) past a side road joining from the left. This road is not shown on all maps.
  12. 7MileCkEBDP-02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67443   W -110.56735        Elev: NaN Feet
    Jog in the road near a stock pond. Veer right and continue south. Turning left leads to a berm with a survey marker on it.
  13. pk7MileEast-1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66847   W -110.56220        Elev: 4,850 Feet
    Spots to park for doing the Big East Fork, Selfish Fork, Little East Fork or Second Guess Fork of Seven Mile Creek. This spot is 0.52 miles after passing the stock pond and is where a minor drainage crosses the road. There is no defined parking spot and you will need to pull off the side of the road where you feel comfortable doing so. A GPS may be helpful to know you are in the correct spot. To go down Big East Fork, follow southwest down the minor drainage here or park about 600 feet north of here where another minor drainage crosses the road and is another minor fork of Big East Fork which can also be walked down to enter Big East Fork. Walk southwest down the minor drainage you parked at for about 0.42 miles to the confluence of the two minor drainages. To go to Selfish Fork or Second Guess Fork. Walk southwest across rolling desert staying just to the north of the minor drainage (the minor drainage will be on your left). Walk about 0.73 miles out to a minor dirt hill near the head of Selfish Fork. To go to Little East Fork, ............
Upper Selfish Fork (2) - Approach
  1. pk7MileEast-1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66847   W -110.56220        Elev: 4,850 Feet
    Spots to park for doing the Big East Fork, Selfish Fork, Little East Fork or Second Guess Fork of Seven Mile Creek. This spot is 0.52 miles after passing the stock pond and is where a minor drainage crosses the road. There is no defined parking spot and you will need to pull off the side of the road where you feel comfortable doing so. A GPS may be helpful to know you are in the correct spot. To go down Big East Fork, follow southwest down the minor drainage here or park about 600 feet north of here where another minor drainage crosses the road and is another minor fork of Big East Fork which can also be walked down to enter Big East Fork. Walk southwest down the minor drainage you parked at for about 0.42 miles to the confluence of the two minor drainages. To go to Selfish Fork or Second Guess Fork. Walk southwest across rolling desert staying just to the north of the minor drainage (the minor drainage will be on your left). Walk about 0.73 miles out to a minor dirt hill near the head of Selfish Fork. To go to Little East Fork, ............
  2. 7mileBEF_19          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66305   W -110.57372        Elev: NaN Feet
    After getting up this small dirt hill continue northeast toward the road. As you continue you may notice a drainage forming on your right (southish) which is the top of Big East Fork. You can drop back into the drainage if desired and follow it up but travel may be easier staying high and walking the rolling desert to the car about 0.75 miles to the northeast. If on the approach route to Selfish Fork continue about 500 feet southwest to the top of a the Selfish Fork drainage then about 200 feet farther to the first drop at the head of the canyon. If on approach to Second Guess Fork walk northwest over into then across to the other side of the shallow drainage above Selfish Fork.
  3. ySelfishFk-Tp          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66215   W -110.57589        Elev: 4,630 Feet
    Top of the Selfish Fork where there is a shelf / drop of about 50 feet. This drop is easily bypassed by scrambling down a weakness on the LDC side about 160 feet down canyon or down a rubble pile on the RDC side.
Upper Selfish Fork (3) - The Canyon
  1. ySelfishFk-Tp          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66215   W -110.57589        Elev: 4,630 Feet
    Top of the Selfish Fork where there is a shelf / drop of about 50 feet. This drop is easily bypassed by scrambling down a weakness on the LDC side about 160 feet down canyon or down a rubble pile on the RDC side.
  2. Selfish01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66169   W -110.57599        Elev: NaN Feet
    Weakness in the cliff side to scramble down into the Selfish Fork just past the drop at the head and continue down canyon.
  3. Selfish02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66143   W -110.57671        Elev: NaN Feet
    Sloped slickrock trough to walk down.
  4. Selfish03          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66039   W -110.57781        Elev: NaN Feet
    Slickrock drop in the wash that could be scrambled through but is easily missed and walk past on the LDC side since the wash is very wide open.
  5. Selfish04          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65978   W -110.57828        Elev: NaN Feet
    Upper end of a shallow walk through V slot about 300 feet long.
  6. Selfish05          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65938   W -110.57913        Elev: NaN Feet
    Lower end of a shallow walk through V slot about 300 feet long.
  7. dSelfishR1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65922   W -110.57955        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 1 - Selfish Fork. Anchored from a chokestone out from the top of the rap and drops about 30 feet into a deep narrow slot. The anchor is a little difficult to stem out to. Be careful of catching the rope in a pinch point if just draping the rope over the chokestone without webbing. The last 8 to 10 feet of the drop is easily downclimbable. After rap 1 is a deep narrow slot about 200 feet long with a couple 6 foot downclimbs as the walls twist and wind and have the feel of a very committing place but only for about 200 feet.
  8. Selfish06          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65883   W -110.58007        Elev: NaN Feet
    End of the deep slot after rap one. Down canyon from here is about 850 feet shallow V slot to walk and galumph through down to rap 2.
  9. dSelfishR2          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65713   W -110.58179        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 2 - Selfish Fork. Anchored from a rock in the wash by a bush and drops over 2 stages of 10 and 50. Using about 75 feet of rope travel. The first stage is into a large pothole and the second stage is down steeply sloped ledges. Mud here could be messy as the clay is slick.
  10. Selfish07          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65645   W -110.58265        Elev: NaN Feet
    Canyon opens up here to wide wash walking.
  11. Selfish08          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65589   W -110.58393        Elev: NaN Feet
    Upper end of a 350 foot long shallow slot to walk and galumph through.
  12. Selfish09          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65497   W -110.58446        Elev: NaN Feet
    Lower end of a 350 foot long shallow slot to walk and galumph through.
  13. Selfish10          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65400   W -110.58541        Elev: NaN Feet
    Drop of about 15 feet easily bypassed by walking the side over and into a cross joint then scrambling down to below the drop. The last 150 feet of the Selfish Fork is downclimbable down into Big East Fork. Downclimbing through this section back down into the Big East Fork is a little spicy. Note: If you do not want to downclimb this or just want to exit due to water you can scramble up on the RDC side to meet up with the exit route coming up from Big East Fork.
  14. j7mileBEF-Ext          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65366   W -110.58573        Elev: 4,160 Feet
    Side canyon joins in from RDC (we called it the Selfish Fork) and there is a ravine / rubble ramp just down canyon of it. To exit the canyon scramble north up the ravine / rubble ramp. If you want to see the remainder of the Big East Fork continue down canyon over one 10 foot drop over a boulder then a mix of walking and light galumphing for about 900 feet to the confluence with Seven Mile Creek. After going to the confluence come back up canyon to here to exit. Caution if you go to the confluence it is easy to walk past it and never notice and find your self walking down main Seven Mile Creek. To Exit: Scramble up the side ravine / rubble ramp. After about 200 feet the grade becomes more gentle and will be less rubble filled. About 200 feet farther you will be able to turn right and scramble up out of the cross joint you are in up onto rolling slick rock. Note: The last 150 feet of the Selfish Fork just above here is downclimbable down to here. For a fun side trip you can go part way up the exit route then drop into the Selfish Fork where it is a wide open wash then down climb through this section back down into the Big East Fork. This side trip adds a little extra fun to the Big East Fork if desired.
Upper Selfish Fork (4) - Exit
  1. j7mileBEF-Ext          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65366   W -110.58573        Elev: 4,160 Feet
    Side canyon joins in from RDC (we called it the Selfish Fork) and there is a ravine / rubble ramp just down canyon of it. To exit the canyon scramble north up the ravine / rubble ramp. If you want to see the remainder of the Big East Fork continue down canyon over one 10 foot drop over a boulder then a mix of walking and light galumphing for about 900 feet to the confluence with Seven Mile Creek. After going to the confluence come back up canyon to here to exit. Caution if you go to the confluence it is easy to walk past it and never notice and find your self walking down main Seven Mile Creek. To Exit: Scramble up the side ravine / rubble ramp. After about 200 feet the grade becomes more gentle and will be less rubble filled. About 200 feet farther you will be able to turn right and scramble up out of the cross joint you are in up onto rolling slick rock. Note: The last 150 feet of the Selfish Fork just above here is downclimbable down to here. For a fun side trip you can go part way up the exit route then drop into the Selfish Fork where it is a wide open wash then down climb through this section back down into the Big East Fork. This side trip adds a little extra fun to the Big East Fork if desired.
  2. 7mileBEF_10          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65472   W -110.58645        Elev: NaN Feet
    Cross joint is shallow enough to allow you to scramble to the right (northeast) up onto rolling slickrock.
  3. 7mileBEF_11          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65487   W -110.58597        Elev: NaN Feet
    Top of a ridge you can walk down to get into the wide open wash of the Selfish Fork below. To continue on the exit route continue northeast along rolling slickrock roughly following what feels like the crest of the ridge.
  4. 7mileBEF_12          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65643   W -110.58495        Elev: NaN Feet
    The route tops out briefly here. Continue northeast down the other side and over to a prominent steep hill about 450 feet away.
  5. 7mileBEF_13          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65741   W -110.58399        Elev: NaN Feet
    Go part way up the steep hill to here then veer left (north) to work your way out around the steep upper portion. Walk about 200 feet to the left the circle around 200 feet again to get to the other side of the hill where you will see one more hill that you can walk straight up.
  6. 7Mile-BM-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65764   W -110.58339        Elev: 4,430 Feet
    Survey marker. On the Exit from Big East Fork continue northeast up the hill.
  7. 7mileBEF_14          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65831   W -110.58278        Elev: NaN Feet
    Top out of a hill where you now have a good view of the cliff side of the mesa about 700 feet away. Walk over to the cliff band and travel just to the right of it.
  8. 7mileBEF_15          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.65967   W -110.58104        Elev: NaN Feet
    Base of the cliff band below the mesa top. Walk along the base of the cliff band to the right (southeast) for about 270 feet to the base of a rubble pile to scramble up to the mesa top.
  9. 7mileBEF_16          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66001   W -110.58016        Elev: NaN Feet
    Bottom of a rubble pile to scramble up to get up on the mesa top.
  10. 7mileBEF_17          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66031   W -110.58014        Elev: 4,630 Feet
    Top of a rubble pile used to get up onto the mesa top. Continue northeast back toward the road.
  11. 7mileBEF_18          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66308   W -110.57514        Elev: NaN Feet
    Crossing over the shallow drainage. Continue northeast and up the dirt hill to the next level. This shallow drainage is the top end of the Selfish Fork. If on approach to Second Guess Fork walk west roughly rim walking the dirt mesa above Selfish Fork on the left (south). As you get about 0.2 miles farther veer left and look for a weakness in the cliff band to the right (north).
  12. 7mileBEF_19          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66305   W -110.57372        Elev: NaN Feet
    After getting up this small dirt hill continue northeast toward the road. As you continue you may notice a drainage forming on your right (southish) which is the top of Big East Fork. You can drop back into the drainage if desired and follow it up but travel may be easier staying high and walking the rolling desert to the car about 0.75 miles to the northeast. If on the approach route to Selfish Fork continue about 500 feet southwest to the top of a the Selfish Fork drainage then about 200 feet farther to the first drop at the head of the canyon. If on approach to Second Guess Fork walk northwest over into then across to the other side of the shallow drainage above Selfish Fork.
  13. pk7MileEast-1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.66847   W -110.56220        Elev: 4,850 Feet
    Spots to park for doing the Big East Fork, Selfish Fork, Little East Fork or Second Guess Fork of Seven Mile Creek. This spot is 0.52 miles after passing the stock pond and is where a minor drainage crosses the road. There is no defined parking spot and you will need to pull off the side of the road where you feel comfortable doing so. A GPS may be helpful to know you are in the correct spot. To go down Big East Fork, follow southwest down the minor drainage here or park about 600 feet north of here where another minor drainage crosses the road and is another minor fork of Big East Fork which can also be walked down to enter Big East Fork. Walk southwest down the minor drainage you parked at for about 0.42 miles to the confluence of the two minor drainages. To go to Selfish Fork or Second Guess Fork. Walk southwest across rolling desert staying just to the north of the minor drainage (the minor drainage will be on your left). Walk about 0.73 miles out to a minor dirt hill near the head of Selfish Fork. To go to Little East Fork, ............

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