2021-02-07, 11:19 AM
Great! Glad I was able to help 
I just looked through Steve Hall's TR on Palmer Canyon, and remembered that conditions in that canyon have changed over the years, just like with Mosaic Canyon---there was a bit of gravel in Palmer Canyon when Steve did that hike, and we encountered more gravel, especially near the boulder jam, so it wasn't as difficult when we were there as it looks from Steve's pictures. (My mom even remembers it as "Gravel Canyon" not "Palmer Canyon"!) I have no idea what the conditions are like currently, so you may get turned around at the boulder jam or it might be no problem at all.
Palmer Canyon is a beautiful hike, and it's one of the places in DV where I've wanted to return to someday, even though there are so many new places to explore.
I just looked through Steve Hall's TR on Palmer Canyon, and remembered that conditions in that canyon have changed over the years, just like with Mosaic Canyon---there was a bit of gravel in Palmer Canyon when Steve did that hike, and we encountered more gravel, especially near the boulder jam, so it wasn't as difficult when we were there as it looks from Steve's pictures. (My mom even remembers it as "Gravel Canyon" not "Palmer Canyon"!) I have no idea what the conditions are like currently, so you may get turned around at the boulder jam or it might be no problem at all.
Palmer Canyon is a beautiful hike, and it's one of the places in DV where I've wanted to return to someday, even though there are so many new places to explore.
Link to my DV trip reports, and map of named places in DV (official and unofficial): http://kaurijacobphotography.yolasite.com