On my search for new canyons and trails my friend Todd brought me to Deaf Smith. I'd never even heard of this place before. Not much of a trailhead, just a deadend on a residential road up off of Wasatch Boulevard between Big Cottonwood Canyon and Little Cottonwood Canyon. The first part of the hike takes you up into the foothills, then you have to walk on a driveway/road to get into the canyon. I'll say upfront that this canyon trail is an exploratory trail. The first section of the trail is easy to see and well defined, but soon enough the trail starts deadending here and there and one must climb rocks and cross the stream to reconnect and find the next section of trail. There are a few climbing routes, old and not much used it appears. We hit a couple sections where we had to climb up and over rock faces and though it was very exposed, the hand and foot holds were generous. It's a nice little canyon, just go prepared to explore your way up it.
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