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| Lucy, Seth, and Warren at one of the Waterfalls |
For fall break this year, my family went backpacking in Coyote Gulch which is located in Grand Staircase Escalante. We spent about 48 hours backpacking about 12 miles total. We started hiking mid-day on Thursday. With our packs on, we hiked for about 2 miles, getting to the canyon. We dropped in through "the crack" which got many jokes through the course of our trip. We lowered our backpacks in tied to a rope and hiked through a narrow crack of rock. We then hiked through sand for a while till we got to the river. We took our shoes off and hiked through the cool sand which felt amazing.
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| Another beautiful waterfall showing the cool canyon around it. |
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| Black Lagoon - Arrowhead Pond |
The first night, we got into the gulch and set up our tents on a small river bank. We then walked to the confluence where coyote gulch meets the escalante river. There we also got a spectacular view of Steven's arch.
The next day, we started hiking and saw all the very cool land features. The hiking trail was through the water, so we were in choco/teva sandals most of the time. A series of beautiful water falls made for some great pictures. For lunch, we went on a small side trail leading to Black Lagoon or Arrowhead pond, which was a Native-American place of worship. We saw many arches on our journey as well.
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| Coyote Natural Bridge - super cool to walk through! |
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| Dad walking through some walls in the gulch |
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| Jacob Hamblin Arch |
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| Hiking through the petrified sand-dunes |
On our last night, we camped right next to Jacob Hamblin Arch. It was so cool to look out in the pitch-black night and see all the stars through the arch.
On Saturday morning, we woke up around 6 am and started hiking out. We hiked out of the gulch on the petrified sand dunes. It was super dark and started with a 500 foot descent pretty steep. There was a rope to help and some foot holes, but it was a little sketchy in the dark of morning. As we continued hiking in the morning, we experienced the beautiful sunrise on the petrified sand dunes. It was a beautiful hike and a super fun experience.
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| Lucy and Seth having a good time |
