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| | Kayak | 16.99 Miles | 7 Hrs 4 Mns | | 2.49 mph |
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| no partners | | Last year I got a packraft, and my wife got ... Cutco knives. Her strategy worked out since she got a packraft this year anyway, and I got ... well, I still have my packraft. 
Anyway, it was time to christen the wife's new packraft, and we decided to do so with an MLK weekend in Page.
Drove up Friday late afternoon and checked into our hotel. This route had been on my radar screen and seemed like a good/easy paddle with some fun exploring up the bottom of Antelope Canyon tacked on.
Turned out to be a perfect day. No boats on the lake and calm/sunny weather, made for a smooth and lovely paddle from the dock--or more accurately, the launch area 50 feet below where the dock used to be able to service boats.
Our only company was a small group of kayakers with a tour company that were about 10 minutes behind us.
We leisurely mosied along on and enjoyed the reflections of the canyon walls on the water as we progressed up Antelope Canyon.
Several large schools of fish swam under us, as we passed by overhangs where they apparently like to hang out.
Reaching land, I expected to have to paddle through some muck/debris, but was pleasantly surprised by the absence of any of that. It was a bit of a muddy transition for a few steps, but other than that, exiting our packrafts was uneventful.
The hike up the canyon was lovely. I marked several highlights and points on my gps track, including a few intricate narrows (though not as dramatic as the namesake tourist areas).
At the "fork," we explored left until a small dryfall cliffed us out. Then we returned and explored right until we could go no furhter beyond a large dryfall.There were some old moki steps up the dryfall but not useable without gear.
At that point, I believe we were quite close to the arm that makes up the Lower Antelope Canyon tourist section.
We enjoyed the return trip and paddled back out on equally smooth water. A solitary boat came by as we neared the dock--the only one we saw all day.
A lovely adventure--and winter is definitely the time to do this one, IMO! |
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