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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](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17368927315_436x360.jpg) 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](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17368926055_464x360.jpg) Stevens Day 1 ![Starting Out](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17354598412_480x360.jpg) Starting Out ![To the River!](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16734005724_480x360.jpg) To the River! ![First, Crack in the Wall](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17356152061_360x480.jpg) First, Crack in the Wall ![Class 3/4 Crack descent](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17168946380_360x480.jpg) Class 3/4 Crack descent ![Happy, happy, Lori](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17168946890_480x360.jpg) Happy, happy, Lori ![Jerry reaches Coyote Gulch](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17330541886_480x360.jpg) Jerry reaches Coyote Gulch ![River with "The Crack" above](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17168717868_480x360.jpg) River with "The Crack" above ![Stevens Arch over river](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17330542706_360x480.jpg) Stevens Arch over river ![Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, UT. Glen Canyon Wilderness Study Area](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17170293119_480x360.jpg) Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, UT. Glen Canyon Wilderness Study Area ![Our canyon start](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17356506665_480x360.jpg) Our canyon start ![Into Stevens Canyon](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17149057617_360x480.jpg) Into Stevens Canyon ![Stevens twists](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16734011724_360x480.jpg) Stevens twists ![The "poison ivy slope"](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16734012854_480x360.jpg) The "poison ivy slope" ![Grotto arch to be bypassed](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17330547166_360x480.jpg) Grotto arch to be bypassed ![Camp 1 above "The Grotto"](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17149060287_480x360.jpg) Camp 1 above "The Grotto" ![The grotto groove](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17170297219_360x480.jpg) The grotto groove
Day 2: Up Stevens Canyon 9.5 miles.
![Stevens Day 2](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17368926855_325x360.jpg) Stevens Day 2 ![Serene Stevens](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17356160921_480x360.jpg) Serene Stevens ![Well watered](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17168955160_360x480.jpg) Well watered ![The "Class 3?" exit](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16734016224_480x360.jpg) The "Class 3?" exit ![Onto the Wingate Bench](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17354610012_480x360.jpg) Onto the Wingate Bench ![Moving along](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17356163721_480x360.jpg) Moving along ![Kimberly loving it](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17168727598_480x360.jpg) Kimberly loving it ![Glen Canyon National Recreation Area](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17354641152_480x360.jpg) Glen Canyon National Recreation Area ![Big Navajo domes; Glen Canyon Natl Rec Area](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17330515336_480x360.jpg) Big Navajo domes; Glen Canyon Natl Rec Area ![Traversin'](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17356198211_480x360.jpg) Traversin' ![Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, UT](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17354646102_480x360.jpg) Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, UT ![Key junction look](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17168764228_480x360.jpg) Key junction look ![Beautiful Stevens scenes](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17149101057_480x360.jpg) Beautiful Stevens scenes ![Ocassional tough brush](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17168768518_480x360.jpg) Ocassional tough brush ![Camp 2 morning](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17330593106_480x360.jpg) Camp 2 morning
Day 3: Finish Stevens Canyon, climb to Fold pass, begin descent of Fold Canyon. 8 miles.
![Stevens Day 3](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17368925675_325x360.jpg) Stevens Day 3 ![Idyllic waterfall](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17149105367_480x360.jpg) Idyllic waterfall ![Time to climb out](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17330595646_480x360.jpg) Time to climb out ![Class 4 "ish" exit](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17356575195_480x360.jpg) Class 4 "ish" exit ![Back onto Wingate](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17356226371_480x360.jpg) Back onto Wingate ![See 'em at right?](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17330614086_480x360.jpg) See 'em at right? ![Nearing Steven's head](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17330615086_480x360.jpg) Nearing Steven's head ![Kimberly moving along](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17354676432_480x360.jpg) Kimberly moving along ![Grandeur](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16734084464_480x360.jpg) Grandeur ![Our "key"enta exit](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17170370719_480x360.jpg) Our "key"enta exit ![Kayenta climb](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17149134857_480x360.jpg) Kayenta climb ![Yay! Fold Canyon](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17356239281_480x360.jpg) Yay! Fold Canyon ![Jerry climbs out Stevens](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16734141284_480x360.jpg) Jerry climbs out Stevens ![Descending Fold Pass](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17169052180_480x360.jpg) Descending Fold Pass ![On firm Fold Canyon ground](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17170288439_480x360.jpg) On firm Fold Canyon ground ![Moving down Fold](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17356501145_480x360.jpg) Moving down Fold ![So gorgeous](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16734003774_480x360.jpg) So gorgeous ![Un"Fold"ing drama](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17170287159_480x360.jpg) Un"Fold"ing drama ![looking down the Barrel](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17356149321_360x480.jpg) looking down the Barrel ![Fold Canyon in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Most only accessible via trailheads in GSENM.](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17356148801_480x360.jpg) Fold Canyon in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Most only accessible via trailheads in GSENM. ![Kimberly scouts a way](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17354594842_480x360.jpg) Kimberly scouts a way ![Crossing an obstruction](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17149047437_360x480.jpg) Crossing an obstruction ![The sketch traverse "hell" dune](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17330535076_480x360.jpg) The sketch traverse "hell" dune ![Dune exposure](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17354593472_480x360.jpg) Dune exposure ![Old Growth crypto](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17168939440_480x360.jpg) 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](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17342964446_363x360.jpg) Stevens Day 4 ![Camp 3 morning](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17354592022_480x360.jpg) Camp 3 morning ![yellow](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17356495245_480x360.jpg) yellow ![unnamed Fold arch](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17149043557_480x360.jpg) unnamed Fold arch ![Departing Camp 3](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17354589622_480x360.jpg) Departing Camp 3 ![Jerry cruises Fold](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17356492995_480x360.jpg) Jerry cruises Fold ![Friends catching up](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17354588062_480x360.jpg) Friends catching up ![To the Escalante](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16733994524_480x360.jpg) To the Escalante ![Leaving Fold for Escalante River](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17170277159_480x360.jpg) Leaving Fold for Escalante River ![Where's our exit?](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17354585662_480x360.jpg) Where's our exit? ![Jerry finds the "Twin arches" mark](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17168930940_480x360.jpg) Jerry finds the "Twin arches" mark ![Steve Allen's Cl 5.3 descent](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17354581182_360x480.jpg) Steve Allen's Cl 5.3 descent ![Jerry makes quick work of it](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17330521916_480x360.jpg) Jerry makes quick work of it ![Lori's turn](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17356483535_480x360.jpg) Lori's turn ![Kimberly descends](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16736225443_360x480.jpg) Kimberly descends ![flower](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17330519446_360x480.jpg) flower ![Lots of River wading](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17356130601_480x360.jpg) Lots of River wading ![Out of the River](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17168922840_360x480.jpg) Out of the River ![Back into the river](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16736222213_480x360.jpg) Back into the river ![Out of river](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17170262519_480x360.jpg) Out of river ![in again](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16734113604_480x360.jpg) in again ![moon appears](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16736355093_360x480.jpg) moon appears ![Lori and tall Escalante walls](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16734115444_360x480.jpg) Lori and tall Escalante walls ![More crossings](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17356264871_360x480.jpg) More crossings ![Nearing Camp 4](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17354711012_480x360.jpg) Nearing Camp 4 ![Fools Canyon appears](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17170406499_480x360.jpg) Fools Canyon appears ![Camp 4 at Fools Canyon](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17168834618_480x360.jpg) 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](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17368585101_407x360.jpg) Stevens Days 5 and 6 ![Folda cup o' joe](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17181763149_480x360.jpg) Folda cup o' joe ![Still smilin' Day 5](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17342025226_480x360.jpg) Still smilin' Day 5 ![Looks like otter or other mustelid](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16745465924_480x360.jpg) Looks like otter or other mustelid ![Tall Escalante River walls](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17366031172_480x360.jpg) Tall Escalante River walls ![Our nemisis](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17367982235_480x360.jpg) Our nemisis ![Primrose](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17367980235_480x360.jpg) Primrose ![Water up at Bobway](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17342026616_480x360.jpg) Water up at Bobway ![Bye bye river, Lori](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17180174218_480x360.jpg) Bye bye river, Lori ![Hot Bobway climb](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17367981945_480x360.jpg) Hot Bobway climb ![Cool Bobway entry](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17180414940_480x360.jpg) Cool Bobway entry ![This place rocks!](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16747701523_360x480.jpg) This place rocks! ![Hell dune climb up ahead](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17180414880_480x360.jpg) Hell dune climb up ahead ![Bobway sidecanyon](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17367646491_480x360.jpg) Bobway sidecanyon ![Tiring sand](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17160514857_480x360.jpg) Tiring sand ![Almost up](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17160512137_480x360.jpg) Almost up ![Last river view](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16747702583_480x360.jpg) Last river view ![Onto the sea of slickrock](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17160514777_480x360.jpg) Onto the sea of slickrock ![Head to the dome (Rock BM)](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17342028556_480x360.jpg) Head to the dome (Rock BM) ![Yellow aster?](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17366032382_480x360.jpg) Yellow aster? ![Sunbaked...Giveus shelter](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17181764749_480x360.jpg) Sunbaked...Giveus shelter ![Kimberly on Rock BM.](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16745467304_480x360.jpg) Kimberly on Rock BM. ![Headed for Sleepy Hollow Pass](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17180416740_480x360.jpg) Headed for Sleepy Hollow Pass ![Garden](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17367983865_480x360.jpg) Garden ![Kimberly finds a rib](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17180414640_480x360.jpg) Kimberly finds a rib ![Oh sh_t moment! Pass not Pass](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17180416550_480x360.jpg) Oh sh_t moment! Pass not Pass ![Must reset the course](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17180175558_480x360.jpg) Must reset the course ![Navaho Mtn over Coyote Gulch](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17180414580_480x360.jpg) Navaho Mtn over Coyote Gulch ![In a land of stone](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17160513987_480x360.jpg) In a land of stone ![Lori skirts Sleepy hollow](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17181761939_480x360.jpg) Lori skirts Sleepy hollow ![Long Branch Sleepy Hollow](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17181761829_480x360.jpg) Long Branch Sleepy Hollow ![Sleepy Hollow moonrise](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17342027946_480x360.jpg) Sleepy Hollow moonrise ![Descending rim left](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16747704353_480x360.jpg) Descending rim left ![Ramp into Sleepy Hollow](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17367983245_480x360.jpg) 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](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17160513637_480x360.jpg) Day 6, Coyote Gulch start ![Jerry loving the tall walls](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17180173268_480x360.jpg) Jerry loving the tall walls ![Jacob Hamblin Arch](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17181761599_360x480.jpg) Jacob Hamblin Arch ![Coyote Gulch](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17367645241_480x360.jpg) Coyote Gulch ![Coyote from top of Arch](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17181761569_480x360.jpg) 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.](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17367645161_480x360.jpg) 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.](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17366033832_360x480.jpg) Scouted this after the JHA north exit scout. Can be ascended and descended with a big pack w/o gear. ![First Coyote falls](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17367980895_480x360.jpg) First Coyote falls ![Coyote narrows](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17366033792_480x360.jpg) Coyote narrows ![Coyote Bridge](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17342025496_480x360.jpg) Coyote Bridge ![Cliff Arch behind Lori](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17367644991_480x360.jpg) Cliff Arch behind Lori ![Glen Canyon National Recreation Area](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17181763569_480x360.jpg) Glen Canyon National Recreation Area ![The gang!](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17180415650_480x360.jpg) The gang! ![Coyote Gulch scene](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17367644741_480x360.jpg) Coyote Gulch scene ![Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, UT](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/16747703563_480x360.jpg) Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, UT ![Cliff Spring!](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17367642831_360x480.jpg) Cliff Spring! ![Narrowing through Kayenta](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17180172858_480x360.jpg) Narrowing through Kayenta ![Time to climb to Crack](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17180174618_480x360.jpg) 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.”
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“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.”
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![Post Post](templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif) Mon May 04, 2015 10:00 am
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Looks fantastic, especially the grotto on day 1.
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![Post Post](templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif) 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!
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I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
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Most excellent!
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![Post Post](templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif) 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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![Post Post](templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif) 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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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
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![Post Post](templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif) 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](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/8899630ca89b46a9f92df5a14aa5e65c_480x360.jpg) 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.
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![Post Post](templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif) Tue May 05, 2015 11:02 pm
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John Morrow wrote: | ![Moving along](https://cloud.nwhikers.net/17356163721_480x360.jpg) 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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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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![Post Post](templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif) Wed May 06, 2015 9:05 pm
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Wow, wow, wow. Thank you for sharing!
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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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![Post Post](templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif) Wed May 06, 2015 11:57 pm
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Wow, great way to put a route together.
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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
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I adore this area! Thanks for the additional options for a return trip.
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