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Fantastic, thanks for the suggestions! Will take a look into these... Haha, the constant dilemma of the rental vehicle - be cautious or rag the hell outta it?! Sadly the decision is usually made by my bank balance :(

So as part of my Southwest trip in June i'll be heading up from the Monument Valley area to Hanksville via Cedar Mesa, routes 261 & 95. I'd really like to break up this drive with a bit of a hike but this is one of the areas i'm least familiar with. Ideally i'm looking for something fairly easy...

Nice report! I'll also be there in mid-June, can't wait...

So good! I'll be there in June, not doing anything quite on this scale but itching to get down in there now having read this! Fantastic.

Davis Gulch is accessed from the lower end of Hole in the Rock Road, outside Escalante. I've just finished reading Jon Krakauer's "Finding Everett Ruess", a great book that not only details the story but delves into the mystery of the subsequent investigations as well as the body found on Comb...

Thanks of the info guys, very helpful. Tbh I'm a bit of a Grand Canyon n00b which is why I'd wanted to start off with the classic SK - BA route but I like the sound of the campsites Joey mentioned, will definitely look further into those! Think I've pretty much ruled out a rim to river and back...

I blame those boneheads from Goblin Valley :cool:

Thanks for the info Jamal. I'll take my chances with a walk in then but probably won't hang around if I can't get something for the following day. Failing to secure one, I might get an early start, perhaps down as far as Cedar Ridge & see how I feel regarding going to the river and back in a...

So I found out in mid-Feb that i'd be able to get back to the Grand Canyon in June. It's not the most "off the beaten track" trip ever but i've always wanted to hike to the river & camp at Bright Angel Campground. Naturally I fired off my BC permit application as soon as possible, but of course...

Thanks for the info folks. I think 45-50L is roughly what I need. Do you find there's plenty of space for everything after adding tent, bag, stove etc...?

Thought i'd jump in here rather than start a new thread... I'm after some advice for a new pack, something a touch smaller than the 65L one i've currently got. I'm never really out for huge amounts of time, 3 night trips are usually the absolute maximum. I've currently got my eye on the Osprey...

Thanks for this info Nick, all useful giving that i'm also planning on this loop in June. One more quick Q... Is it OK to go without a tent in June? Is it comfortable enough to just pitch up under an alcove with a pad & bag? I like to travel as light as possible ;)

If it's the tracks i'm thinking of, I saw them when I was there in 2012. Such a shame that these morons are out there. I've one book on GSENM which details some attempted thefts of petroglyphs in the area, accompanied by a great quote from a local; "Whoever you are, may the spirits of the...

Can I join the CG party?! Will be there in mid-June, planning to do the loop from the Water Tank -> Hurricane Wash -> Crack in the Wall. I think Nick posted a great TR of that route a while back? I really can't wait. Should have done it last September but the whole Escalante area was a no-go...

Hope for better weather than Sep 2013! I visited from UK and was hoping to do CG and a few days down HIRR then but it was a total washout, all backcountry roads around Escalante closed :( I'm coming back in June to try again...

I just watched it, i'm a sucker for stuff like this - i love trying to figure out where stuff was filmed haha There are a lot of guys on here who know that area better than me, seemed like they'd taken a lot of "creative licence" with their maps & descriptions though! What town is that NE...

I was exactly the same 3 years ago and i've read so many people who've said the same thing. Do it once, you'll be hooked for life!

Someone sent me a link to this place today, the Echidna Chasm in North-West Australia. It's apparently just under a mile and a half long and almost 700 feet deep in places. Looks cool!

Hoping to do my annual trip from the UK in late May/early June as opposed to fall this year. Coyote & Buckskin Gulches are the main objectives on my list after September's rains scuppered me in 2013 :(

Incredible photos as always!