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John Morrow Member
Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 1526 | TRs | Pics Location: Roslyn |
It doesn't get better in the desert......
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area:
Crack in the Wall Route to Coyote Gulch/Escalante River.
Up Stevens Canyon complete ascent to Fold Pass.
Down Fold Canyon complete descent from Fold Pass.
Down Escalante River 7 mile wade and thrash.
Up Bobway Canyon to mesa.
Kings Mesa crossing.
Down Long Branch Sleepy Hollow Rim to Sleepy Hollow.
Down Coyote Gulch.
Crack in the Wall ascent to Trailhead.
53 mile loop.
Stevens Full Loop
Pictures of an amazing 6 Day Backpack Loop through trailless canyons rising East and West off the Escalante River in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
I joined Kimberly S. (Rainie Too), Lori G., and Jerry S. for this spectacular adventure.
I can not come up with the words so here is the picture report. Could not have gone better and I can not thank my partners enough.....
Day 1: Crack in the wall to Escalante River to Stevens Canyon 5 miles.
Stevens Day 1 Starting Out To the River! First, Crack in the Wall Class 3/4 Crack descent Happy, happy, Lori Jerry reaches Coyote Gulch River with "The Crack" above Stevens Arch over river Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, UT. Glen Canyon Wilderness Study Area Our canyon start Into Stevens Canyon Stevens twists The "poison ivy slope" Grotto arch to be bypassed Camp 1 above "The Grotto" The grotto groove
Day 2: Up Stevens Canyon 9.5 miles.
Stevens Day 2 Serene Stevens Well watered The "Class 3?" exit Onto the Wingate Bench Moving along Kimberly loving it Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Big Navajo domes; Glen Canyon Natl Rec Area Traversin' Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, UT Key junction look Beautiful Stevens scenes Ocassional tough brush Camp 2 morning
Day 3: Finish Stevens Canyon, climb to Fold pass, begin descent of Fold Canyon. 8 miles.
Stevens Day 3 Idyllic waterfall Time to climb out Class 4 "ish" exit Back onto Wingate See 'em at right? Nearing Steven's head Kimberly moving along Grandeur Our "key"enta exit Kayenta climb Yay! Fold Canyon Jerry climbs out Stevens Descending Fold Pass On firm Fold Canyon ground Moving down Fold So gorgeous Un"Fold"ing drama looking down the Barrel Fold Canyon in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Most only accessible via trailheads in GSENM. Kimberly scouts a way Crossing an obstruction The sketch traverse "hell" dune Dune exposure Old Growth crypto
Day 4: Descend Fold Canyon, cross into spur canyon, downclimb to escalante River, wade escalante River downstream to Fools Canyon mouth. 9 miles.
Stevens Day 4 Camp 3 morning yellow unnamed Fold arch Departing Camp 3 Jerry cruises Fold Friends catching up To the Escalante Leaving Fold for Escalante River Where's our exit? Jerry finds the "Twin arches" mark Steve Allen's Cl 5.3 descent Jerry makes quick work of it Lori's turn Kimberly descends flower Lots of River wading Out of the River Back into the river Out of river in again moon appears Lori and tall Escalante walls More crossings Nearing Camp 4 Fools Canyon appears Camp 4 at Fools Canyon
Day 5: Continue down Escalante River Canyon. Climb out the Bobway to King Mesa. Cross mesa. Descend south rim of Long Branch of Sleepy Hollow into Sleepy hollow. Camp at mouth on Coyote Gulch. 10 miles.
Stevens Days 5 and 6 Folda cup o' joe Still smilin' Day 5 Looks like otter or other mustelid Tall Escalante River walls Our nemisis Primrose Water up at Bobway Bye bye river, Lori Hot Bobway climb Cool Bobway entry This place rocks! Hell dune climb up ahead Bobway sidecanyon Tiring sand Almost up Last river view Onto the sea of slickrock Head to the dome (Rock BM) Yellow aster? Sunbaked...Giveus shelter Kimberly on Rock BM. Headed for Sleepy Hollow Pass Garden Kimberly finds a rib Oh sh_t moment! Pass not Pass Must reset the course Navaho Mtn over Coyote Gulch In a land of stone Lori skirts Sleepy hollow Long Branch Sleepy Hollow Sleepy Hollow moonrise Descending rim left Ramp into Sleepy Hollow
Day 6: descend Coyote Gulch to Crack in the Wall route back to Trailhead. 12 miles.
Day 6, Coyote Gulch start Jerry loving the tall walls Jacob Hamblin Arch Coyote Gulch Coyote from top of Arch Probably should fix a hand line over a horn for one steep part if wearing multiday packs. One sling available at present. Scouted this after the JHA north exit scout. Can be ascended and descended with a big pack w/o gear. First Coyote falls Coyote narrows Coyote Bridge Cliff Arch behind Lori Glen Canyon National Recreation Area The gang! Coyote Gulch scene Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, UT Cliff Spring! Narrowing through Kayenta Time to climb to Crack
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”-Mary Oliver
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
― MLK Jr.
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”-Mary Oliver
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
― MLK Jr.
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GaliWalker Have camera will use
Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Posts: 4953 | TRs | Pics Location: Pittsburgh |
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Mon May 04, 2015 10:00 am
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Looks fantastic, especially the grotto on day 1.
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Ski ><((((°>
Joined: 28 May 2005 Posts: 13021 | TRs | Pics Location: tacoma |
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Mon May 04, 2015 10:09 am
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fabulous, as always.
you are one lucky guy - trompin' around down there all the time!
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
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Jim Dockery Member
Joined: 12 Sep 2007 Posts: 3092 | TRs | Pics Location: Lake Stevens |
Most excellent!
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yukon222 Member
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Mon May 04, 2015 8:17 pm
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Lots of interesting pics! Really like the attached maps too which show how convoluted the canyons are down there
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silence Member
Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Posts: 4420 | TRs | Pics
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Tue May 05, 2015 7:22 am
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Nice one John, etal! Been down to the confluence of Coyote with the Escalante ... but pales in comparison to your most excellent trip!
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John Morrow Member
Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 1526 | TRs | Pics Location: Roslyn |
Thanks everyone!
jason wrote: | escalante country is fantastic. sounds and looks like a wonderful trip. been wanting to do stevens/fold for years. someday... |
Jason, I hope you will find the TR useful for your planning. Let me know if you have any questions.
John
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”-Mary Oliver
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
― MLK Jr.
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”-Mary Oliver
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
― MLK Jr.
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mehitabel archyologist
Joined: 23 Mar 2009 Posts: 519 | TRs | Pics Location: the Emerald City |
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Tue May 05, 2015 7:34 pm
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Looks like a great trip! My husband, son and I did part of that--crack in the wall to Coyote Gulch
The Black Lagoon
a few years ago. Southern Utah has got to be one of the best places in the world to be in April.
toujours gai toujours gai
toujours gai toujours gai
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puzzlr Mid Fork Rocks
Joined: 13 Feb 2007 Posts: 7224 | TRs | Pics Location: Stuck in the middle |
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Tue May 05, 2015 11:02 pm
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John Morrow wrote: | Moving along |
That makes me want to walk that bench so bad. Love the southwest, will be in Sedona next week so thanks for the appetizer.
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Rainie Too! Member
Joined: 12 Dec 2008 Posts: 377 | TRs | Pics
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If you haven't been in the desert with John Marrow, you don't know what you are missing! Great navigator and nature conservationist.
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Stella Member
Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 113 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Wed May 06, 2015 9:05 pm
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Wow, wow, wow. Thank you for sharing!
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Earthbound Member
Joined: 25 Oct 2008 Posts: 16 | TRs | Pics
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Great trip report John. In 2014, I walked Coyote to Stevens, and exited Stevens via Baker Route over the waterpocket fold and thru Halls Creek Narrows for a great 6 day trip.
Thanks for this excellent post on your trip. I had been planning something similar for my next trip to Utah. Curious about the route you found that goes down into Coyote without the need for technical gear. Is that the slope that leads to north rim just before (upstream from) Jacob Hamblin Arch?
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Matt Tea, Earl Grey, Hot
Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 4308 | TRs | Pics Location: Shoreline |
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Wed May 06, 2015 11:57 pm
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Wow, great way to put a route together.
“As beacons mountains burned at evening.” J.R.R. Tolkien
“As beacons mountains burned at evening.” J.R.R. Tolkien
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John Morrow Member
Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 1526 | TRs | Pics Location: Roslyn |
dougwalsh64 wrote: | Great trip report John. In 2014, I walked Coyote to Stevens, and exited Stevens via Baker Route over the waterpocket fold and thru Halls Creek Narrows for a great 6 day trip.
Thanks for this excellent post on your trip. I had been planning something similar for my next trip to Utah. Curious about the route you found that goes down into Coyote without the need for technical gear. Is that the slope that leads to north rim just before (upstream from) Jacob Hamblin Arch? |
Hello Doug,
I love the thought of a trip over the Reef via the Baker Trail. Here's what we found for entrance/exits in Coyote:
1.Sleepy Hollow: at junction of Sleepy Hollow and Long Branch Sleepy Hollow a 4 foot log laying on slickrock allows easy access to the northeast, onto east rim of Long Branch, (obvious) and class 3 with log.
2.Go straight up over jacob Hamblin arch itself. Class 4 friction climbing. Would use a handline if descending (sling currently present around horn) 48" sling if it is gone.
3. Actually going out the south rim of Coyote toward 40 mile TH is the class 3/4 rib directly across from Jacob Hamblin Arch to the east (forms the opposite meander of the arch alcove). Careful footing with a big pack and no rope required. That's all we scouted.
Does that answer it?
John
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”-Mary Oliver
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
― MLK Jr.
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”-Mary Oliver
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
― MLK Jr.
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Go Jo of the lykkens
Joined: 08 Jun 2003 Posts: 2248 | TRs | Pics Location: Around The Bend |
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Tue May 12, 2015 12:25 pm
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I adore this area! Thanks for the additional options for a return trip.
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