Hi everyone,
Looking for some recommendations for great non-technical 1-2 night backpacking trips with 2 dogs and 3 kids (ages 16, 14, 9) in the April 6-10 week. Somewhere in the 15-25 mile range would be good.
We're thinking of camping a couple of nights along the Hole in the Rock Road to do some day hikes, so something off HITRR or nearby-ish (Burr Trail, Cedar Mesa, etc) would be great.
Not looking for serious scrambling or exposure or for deep wading experiences. Trips we've done in the past include Grand Canyon corridor, GC Hermit-Tonto, Canyonlands Needles, Canyonlands Salt Creek-Peekaboo - we loved Salt Creek the most I think b/c it was more remote and the combination of scenery and history was just incredible.
Some possible ideas so far are-
-Cedar Mesa Fish/Owl loop (but the climb into/out of Fish canyon might be difficult with the dogs - is that the only real scramble section?)
-Golden Cathedral via Fence Canyon
-Broken Bow arch (this is only a couple of miles - and sounds likely to be deep wading beyond it?)
-Escalante river trail
Would be grateful for any thoughts on these or other possibilities in the area,
thanks!
Looking for some recommendations for great non-technical 1-2 night backpacking trips with 2 dogs and 3 kids (ages 16, 14, 9) in the April 6-10 week. Somewhere in the 15-25 mile range would be good.
We're thinking of camping a couple of nights along the Hole in the Rock Road to do some day hikes, so something off HITRR or nearby-ish (Burr Trail, Cedar Mesa, etc) would be great.
Not looking for serious scrambling or exposure or for deep wading experiences. Trips we've done in the past include Grand Canyon corridor, GC Hermit-Tonto, Canyonlands Needles, Canyonlands Salt Creek-Peekaboo - we loved Salt Creek the most I think b/c it was more remote and the combination of scenery and history was just incredible.
Some possible ideas so far are-
-Cedar Mesa Fish/Owl loop (but the climb into/out of Fish canyon might be difficult with the dogs - is that the only real scramble section?)
-Golden Cathedral via Fence Canyon
-Broken Bow arch (this is only a couple of miles - and sounds likely to be deep wading beyond it?)
-Escalante river trail
Would be grateful for any thoughts on these or other possibilities in the area,
thanks!