I probably deserved it. It was a cluster. From my planning it by myself on a day when there was a few inches of snow the slick rock and then getting lost to the extremely high number of vehicle that came along.
However, it wasn't Hey Joe Canyon. Not sure if the BS troopers ever did it. You access it via Spring Canyon trail a narrow switchback cliff road down to the Green River that we did once and had lunch down there among a grove of really old Cottonwood trees.
I went partially into Hey Joe, it is a great trail, easy, then a really rocky part but due to the overgrowth of Tamarisk it narrows at parts to a billion paint scrappers; so I turned around. The end of the trail is Hey Joe Mine. Alex did it and I remember him bitching about the Tamarisk and his Jeep was narrower than an H3. Similar but worse than the end of Kane Creek Canyon trail.
The trip you are thinking about was to the Secret Spire and most of the people ended up at the Painted Rocks (aka Pyramid Rock; AKA Needles; AKA Tombstone Butte) off the Green River Overlook trail and some I believe did quick run to Secret Spire.
We did Hell Roaring Canyon once, fairly easy trail out by Hwy 313 (I have the GPS route if you want it). Went by Jewell Tibbits' Arch.
Another easy trail, unless your transmission fails is Polar Mesa.:gaah:
Or you could do Lockhart Basin (also known to me as Arm Breaker).
Also, Potash to Shafer, up into Canyonlands. And Dogs ARE allowed on Potash (BLM Road) and on Shafer trail up into Canyonlandsl; just don't turn on White Rim Trail with Dogs in the vehicles.