The fear of going deeper into tighter spaces and having little air to breathe churned my stomach and I felt I was going to throw up in the narrow little canyon at one stage., I felt the already tight walls closing in on me. And you have about another 1/4 mile to go. It gets deeper and tighter from here on end, they told us. Except on their end, there was no way they could pass us. We were twisting our bodies, climbing down into tight spaces, and then, the worst happened – two people came from the other direction. It was bums and boobs in to sneak our way through. We finally all made it down and entered the most narrow part of the canyon.
I’m currently sitting on Craig’s head trying to get down.” It was too late for me, I had already started the slide down, Anne was wondering if my way was better, until I shouted out, While I was helping get Kalyra down and Craig caught her and pulled her down the others worked out a passage down that was better as it had a ledge halfway down you could step on down. I knew as soon as I was up there was no way I was going back down that way.
Thankfully, some steps were carved into the rock face to help, but it was slick rock so slippery and it required a large leg span and burst of energy from deep within to get up. It started with a steep climb up a rock face and into the canyon. We needed the help of everyone in our group to push and pull each other up and over walls and water hole barriers. Peek-a-boo was the canyon that had a lot of the high rock scrambling. The beginning of Peek-a-Boo Slot Canyon, Utah Otherwise turn right to go to the start of the Peek-a-Boo loop trail. Or, if you want a more sedate slot canyon hiking experience, this would be the one for you. If you are short on time you can skip this as it’s nowhere near adventurous as the other ones. We only passed one couple on the way in who told us what it was and to keep walking as it was pretty cool. This was just some unnamed and probably ignored slot canyon. We thought this was a fun adventure, but we hadn’t even made to Peek-a-Boo and Spooky yet. We did a bit of spider walking on the walls over some water to explore further in until we reached a stop. We went left and ended up in a quiet canyon that went form a wide sandy path to a narrow slot canyon. The cairns mark the spot for two different direction with no instructions as to what path goes where. You hike down into the valley and for as short moment walk under the shade of a rock overhang and pretty trees The views are spectacular and in keeping with Utah being the most colorful place in the world. The trail head starts from the parking lot and already you know you’re in for a treat. Of course we were going to have a few too many wines and excellent conversations.Īs much of the hike involves short explosive movements to climb up rocks my heart, lungs and stomach were in bits trying to cope!! Dry Fork Canyon Trail Mike and Anne Howard from Honeytrek fame were passing by and spent the night before with us at our boondocking spot on Hole in the Road. Peek-a-Boo and Spooky Canyon is noted in a tourist brochure as being moderate to strenuous hike, but I felt completely beat up after it, and I am an experienced hiker and pretty fit.Īlthough, one important thing to note, I was hungover on this walk. We held out hope as we bounced around in the car. Well traveled friends of our friends, Mike and Anne labelled it as their favorite hike in Utah. It was one of our favorite places we visited in Utah. We definitely recommend incorporating this region into your Utah road trip. It’s east of Bryce Canyon and southwest of Moab. The famou s scenic byway Highway 12 runs through here and is spectacular. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is 1.9 million acres of canyons, cliffs and rugged landscapes in Southern Utah.įrom hiking, off-roading, camping, and scenic drives, there are endless opportunities for outdoor fun here.
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