piper01
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I'm planning a trip for around Thanksgiving and would benefit from some input on my proposed itinerary. I need some help planning my hiking and driving times to best make use of the ~10 hours of sunlight, plus alternative hikes in case of inclement conditions (weather, road, water levels, etc.). I'm planning on car camping if the weather cooperates.
I'll be traveling solo, so no hikes that require help to get around obstacles. I consider myself an intermediate-level hiker with good scrambling and basic chimneying ability, but no technical climbing skills. I also like to stop and look around frequently, so average pace is ~2 mi/hr. Feel free to suggest hikes that may be more appropriate or interesting. Thanks in advance!
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Day 1: fly into St. George. Rent mid-sized SUV (Grand Cherokee was the example given). Spend night in motel in Escalante.
Day 2: Hole in the Rock Road: Peek a Boo and Spooky slots? Cosmic Navel/Ashtray?; camp overnight- suggestions for good camping spots along the HITR?
Day 3: Hole in the Rock Road: hike Neon Canyon to Golden Cathedral. I'll have Neoprene socks for short water crossings, but I'm not prepared for deep or continuous water.; camp (or motel in Escalante is it's too cold and I wimp out.)
Day 4: Hole in the Rock Road: Zebra and Tunnel Slots?; drive to Kanab via Cottonwood Road (if I leave early enough to do it in daylight), otherwise on highways; hotel in Kanab or Page
Day 5: Southern Coyote Buttes w/ Paria Outfitters; camp somewhere- suggestions?
Day 6: Buckskin Gulch day hike from Wirepass Trailhead; camp somewhere
Day 7: Cottonwood Road: Wahweap Hoodoos? Yellow Rock?; drive to St. George; hotel
Day 8: ridiculously early flight home from St. George
I'll be traveling solo, so no hikes that require help to get around obstacles. I consider myself an intermediate-level hiker with good scrambling and basic chimneying ability, but no technical climbing skills. I also like to stop and look around frequently, so average pace is ~2 mi/hr. Feel free to suggest hikes that may be more appropriate or interesting. Thanks in advance!
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Day 1: fly into St. George. Rent mid-sized SUV (Grand Cherokee was the example given). Spend night in motel in Escalante.
Day 2: Hole in the Rock Road: Peek a Boo and Spooky slots? Cosmic Navel/Ashtray?; camp overnight- suggestions for good camping spots along the HITR?
Day 3: Hole in the Rock Road: hike Neon Canyon to Golden Cathedral. I'll have Neoprene socks for short water crossings, but I'm not prepared for deep or continuous water.; camp (or motel in Escalante is it's too cold and I wimp out.)
Day 4: Hole in the Rock Road: Zebra and Tunnel Slots?; drive to Kanab via Cottonwood Road (if I leave early enough to do it in daylight), otherwise on highways; hotel in Kanab or Page
Day 5: Southern Coyote Buttes w/ Paria Outfitters; camp somewhere- suggestions?
Day 6: Buckskin Gulch day hike from Wirepass Trailhead; camp somewhere
Day 7: Cottonwood Road: Wahweap Hoodoos? Yellow Rock?; drive to St. George; hotel
Day 8: ridiculously early flight home from St. George