Spring Canyon, Utah Tracks Found - 2008

Sowbelly Gulch - Spring Canyon, Utah

     A resident of Helper, Utah told me of large human looking barefoot tracks, that he and his wife had found in the snow along side of their tracks, while they walked back to their vehicle, down Sowbelly Gulch, above the ghost town of Spring Canyon. Even though they didn't see what had made the tracks, they both feel that it was observing and following them for a while. This is their story as Fred related to me :

     In the fall of 2008, Fred and his wife drove up Spring Canyon to the old ghost town of Spring Canyon, located about one mile up Sowbelly Gulch from Spring Canyon. There, they would park their vehicle and then go for a walk up Sowbelly. I hope this isn't too confusing, as there is the main Canyon out of Helper, called Spring Canyon and also there is an old ghost town called Spring Canyon, which is located in Sowbelly Gulch. This time of year, there was a little snow, just enough to cover the ground. Walking on up the road and around the bend, they decided to turn around and head back the vehicle. When they got to the old mine shop building (picture) they both noticed large barefoot human looking footprints in the snow along side their tracks. These tracks came onto the road from the wash, approximately one hundred twenty feet below where the building sits and departs approximately where the end of the shop is located. The picture doesn't show it very well, but there is a deep wash between the road and the old building. The tracks went through the wash and up towards the building and from there, they don't know where they went to. The footprints were approximately 16 inches long and about three and one half foot apart. Below is a map showing the area and the two Spring Canyons, for clarification.

Ron Johnson
Kevin Allridge