I hiked the ~5 mile round trip Taylor Creek Trail during late February. The highlight of the trek was the Double Arch Alcove, which is truly grand and well worth the effort...although the hike was really rather effortless, with only mild vert gained. There are multiple stream crossings as well, which given it was February, were increasingly ice covered as I made my way up-canyon. As previously mentioned, the arch was magnificent, and provided multiple angles for epic picture taking, with some of the best shots being panoramas that included the arch in the foreground and the warm canyon rock walls in the background.
A map of Double Arch Alcove can be found here.
