Why Escalante
Escalante is the far eastern piece of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: slickrock domes, narrow slot canyons and cottonwood creeks under huge alcoves. It sits just far enough from Kanab that we cannot run day tours there, because the drive alone eats the day.
Our 25th anniversary hikes this fall took us to the Golden Cathedral at peak color and into the Cosmic Ashtray. We came home thinking what we always think after a few days out there: more people should see this.
What the trip might look like
Five hiking days in spring and five in fall. Come for all five, or pick the one or two that catch your eye.
- Cosmic Ashtray8 to 12 miles · 10 to 12 hour day with the driveA huge sand-filled bowl in the slickrock. A big day.
- Golden Cathedral8 to 12 miles · full dayThree openings in a stone ceiling above a pool in Neon Canyon. The fall-color hike that started this idea.
- Jacob Hamblin Arch8 to 12 miles · full dayThe giant arch in Coyote Gulch, as a day hike. Hardy terrain.
- Peekaboo & SpookyAbout 6 hoursA pair of tight slot canyons. Shorter, still harder than our Kanab menu.
- Zebra & TunnelAbout 6 hoursTwo more slots: striped walls in one, a wading passage in the other.
To be honest about the effort: the first three are big hikes, not punishing but earned. The slot pairs are the lighter days. None of it is as easy as the Peekaboo slot near Kanab.
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Nothing is booked and nothing is charged. If the trip goes ahead, you get the dates and the first chance at a spot before anyone else.
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Thank you. If the Escalante Extravaganza goes ahead, you will hear from us first. Questions in the meantime: hello@dreamlandtours.net or 801-251-6036.