Slot Canyons, Peek-a-boo and Spooky in Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument area

in #travel7 years ago

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This was a hiking club camp-out a few years ago around Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument area. After viewing @best-trip-eva post on Antelope Canyon it inspired me to look up my photos from this trip. We did the slot canyons called Peek-a-boo and Spooky in the same day. We climbed up one hiked across the top and then hiked down the other. I think we went up Spooky and down Peek-a-boo, I could have that backwards.

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At the start of the hike we had some nice cairns to follow down the sandstone rocks.

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Following cairns down the sandstone and eventually we came to a sandy wash that we followed to the start of the slot canyon

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The mouth of the first slot canyon, I think this is Spooky

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At the very start of the first slot canyon there was a climb up the sandstone. Everyone was helping each other with a hand, spot or push to get up that first little climb.

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Working our way through the slot

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Yes, of course there I am.

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This is what the slot looks like from the top view.

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Some sandstone formations along our route to the next slot canyon


The beginning of what I think is Peek-a-boo slot canyon from the top end.


You had to climb under sometimes

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It was around noon and we did get some good light coming in the top


Another selfee

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Most of the bottom of the slots were sandy

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This slot gets very narrow and you have to twist and turn to work you way through it

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And it even gets more narrow!

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some rock obstacles along the way.

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The mouth and or bottom of the slot canyon

Hope you enjoyed my adventure!
Thanks

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Awesome photos mom! That looks like a gnarly adventure. Those slots get pretty narrow in there!

Very good)

Wow, so many other amazing things to see in Grand Staircase-Escalante!! Beautiful pictures :)

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for checking it out.

Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing! I looooove Utah :) I took a canyon trio out that way a few years back and did some canyoneering, to good to be true :) Cant wait to make it back out that way!