It would save two miles of hiking, and despite the narrow, bumpy road, my car made it just fine. I made it to the turn-off at Dry Fork and pushed my car to the parking lot next to the trailhead. I optimistically chugged along in my Chevy Cruze along Hole-in-the-Rock Road’s 26 miles of bumpy dirt road towards the trailhead. That was yet another ominous sign, but I was determined to make the most of my time in Utah. I wasn’t supposed to do this hike alone, but my friend hit a deer on his way to meet me. That should have been a sign for my panicked mind that maybe I shouldn’t do this hike in the sweltering desert with only one or two other hikers in the vast sandy expanse. The scenic views driving along this lesser-visited part of Utah was completely breathtaking, though. I was one of maybe two cars in the parking lot when I went. When I say not too many, I mean practically no one. The two I decided to go to were a bit off the beaten path, and attracted me as a destination because it seemed like not too many people knew about them. As gorgeous as they are, they are also potentially very dangerous. Enjoy these pictures, because it’s only a downhill spiral from here on out.įor those of you that haven’t seen 127 Hours, slot canyons are not to be f***ed with. However, akin to Alexander Supertramp, I could have ended up wasting away alone in the wilderness. The photos are like the big payoff like an epic view at the end of a hike. For those of you that have read a few of my other posts, you know I usually drop the bangin’ photos at the end. Let’s start off with pictures because it’s only going to be all downhill from here. I didn’t have the foresight to book Antelope Canyon in advance, so I would have to settle for Spooky Gulch and Peek-A-Boo Gulch in Grand Staircase – Escalante. Not even a week after dropping acid on my first dispersed camping trip, I went off the beaten path to explore some of Southern Utah’s slot canyons. Not too far off from a Filipino Alexander Supertramp, I sought to conquer the great outdoors while being entirely unprepared to do so. A few years ago, I was a fresh-faced adventurer taking on the wild west for the first time.
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