I am going with my SO to Southern Utah for the first time in a couple of weeks. We will be spending 3 days/2 nights hiking Salt Creek Trail in Canyonlands with a shuttle (I know a longer trip there would be better, but that's all we could get permits for!). Then we're heading down to Escalante and will have four nights camping there. My current plan has us driving down Hole-in-the-rock Road and doing a couple of 1-2 nighters linked by short drives.
I wanted to do Reflection Canyon for one of the nights. Does anyone have any suggestions for the other 3? Of course I was looking at Coyote Gulch trip reports and photos of Spooky Canyon and the Golden Cathedral, but I don't want to be in freezing cold waist-deep water for an extended period of time. I'm also new to canyons/desert hiking, so I don't want to do anything technical or too exposed. I will be checking with the visitor center and following the weather, of course, but would love the advice from people here.
Thanks so much!
I wanted to do Reflection Canyon for one of the nights. Does anyone have any suggestions for the other 3? Of course I was looking at Coyote Gulch trip reports and photos of Spooky Canyon and the Golden Cathedral, but I don't want to be in freezing cold waist-deep water for an extended period of time. I'm also new to canyons/desert hiking, so I don't want to do anything technical or too exposed. I will be checking with the visitor center and following the weather, of course, but would love the advice from people here.
Thanks so much!