Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Darn Near Died Seven Times in Escalante

--- "Spooky Slot Canyon"---
(100 yds of tight twists, tough scrambles and cool rock walls)

Don't fart in a slot canyon

" Peek-a-Boo" Canyon and Pools
(muddy and slippery)

Water! , Water!

"Devil's Garden"
(cool arches and goblins)

" Lower Calf Creek Falls"
( a beautiful oasis)

"Devil's Backbone"
(thousand foot drop off on both sides, deep canyons)

"Death Hollow" ( a steep and dangerous descent into a river gorge)

First Time shooting a gun!!

It seems that every hike we did in Escalante involved some sinister name like "devil" or "death" or "spooky". Luckily, we survived the bad omens and lived to tell the tale. We avoided flash floods, lightning strikes, fatal falls , deadly storms, and getting lost in the desert. After our hard-core adventures each day, we got in the mini-van and four-wheeled it through deep, mud filled pot holes back to civilization. Finally, after 3 days of sphincter clinching on Dave's part, he was able to admit that what we did was "fun".

4 comments:

Kristi said...

That looks like so much fun. I have never done spooky or peek a boo. I would love to do that. Now that you are an expert you can take me through. Good Job Wendy! You are such a hard core chick!

Ed and Susan said...

It was a great adventure, even tho it took Jared, Casey & Dave to help me scramble back up the cliffs
Your pictures and descriptions were accurate. Dad loved the whole experience

Suzanne said...

Looks so fun. I wish I could have been able to risk my life and come with you guys.

jared said...

i just want to know how many times since Escalante (its been 8 days now) Dave has escaped Deaths grip?