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| Hiking | 15.60 Miles |
2,717 AEG |
| | Hiking | 15.60 Miles | 5 Hrs 8 Mns | | 3.21 mph |
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| no partners | | First entree of the weekend... Originally planned on doing this on Monday, but Monday looked like it would have a lower chance of rain/snow, so decided to do something that didn't involve being in canyons, or potential road quagmires. Took around an hour:40 to get to the trail from Escalante, giving us an 11:30am start. Partly cloudy on the way in, and the first five miles were easy going except for a wash crossing here and there. Despite not being an official trail, it was mostly well-defined.
At about 5 miles in, we hit the slickrock, and at this point, the route finding becomes impossible. Cairns every which way, none of which seemed to be marking a logical path. GPS is a must on this hike, but because it's slickrock, you can really choose your own path provided you're going the right direction.
As we got to the Reflection Canyon overlook, the weather started to turn, and we got hit by some freezing cold wind and ice falling from the sky... so we didn't stay very long. The view is even better in person, I have to say.
The falling ice lasted about half way up the slickrock, and from then on, the weather was moody, but not too miserable. Had one more short round of precipitation a couple miles from the trailhead. Navajo Mountain really stole the show on this section, but the trail really features outstanding views from start to finish.
Got back to the vehicle at around 4:45 - wanted to go check out Hole in the Rock, but with an almost two hour drive and a single restaurant in town open for dinner, we decided to head back. Glad I checked this one out, it was much better than expected. |
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