Random Wanderings - Grand Staircase-Escalante national Monument

[BJett]

Lower Calf Creek Falls, Escalante River benches, Hole-in-the-Rock-Road, and other goodies. My friends left after the first week, we had one more day to scramble around before I was on my own. Solitude. Stayed out for 2 more nights, mother nature had different plans than what I had in store but no biggie...its all good out here.

After 4 days in the wilds, its tough to beat this little slice of heaven. Don't skip the Grill, and I'm not just saying that because I used to work there. the Biscuits and Gravy...oh man...

Pictographs on the hike to Lower Calf Creek Falls

Lower Calf Creek Falls. Go early!

100 Hands Pictograph Panel above the Escalante

Camp at Sooner Rocks. No one around! Probably smart...rained out early the next morning.

GSENM surprises

Woodyaster?

Globemallow

Hole in the Rock Road

Primrose

Claret Cup

Eatons Penstemon

Rain chased me all the way to Missouri. Sampled some fine microbrews in Ft. Hays, KS and Columbia, MO on the way home. I highly recommend drinking your way through the midwest.

See ya next year Utah.

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[NateGeesaman]

Nice! I work at HBG! Love it!

 

[BJett]

We had dinner there Friday, May 1 and breakfast the next morning. What do you do there @NateGeesaman ? 9 years ago I was a cook for a few months, I fell under the spell of the area traveling through, met a bunch of HBG'ers and the next thing I knew...
It was good to see Colleen, Jessica and Caroline, glad some thing never change down there. Food is still incredible.

 

[WasatchWill]

Love the detail captured in the photos.

 

[Vegan.Hiker]

All of these reports were great. Wonderful photography and narrative.

 

[Laura]

Fantastic trip and love the photos. I've never eaten at HBG, must rectify that as soon as possible!

 

[Ben]

great photos, again. what tent is that?

 

[BJett]

Big Agnes Seedhouse SL2. I use it for car camping when I don't have my dog along.