4/6 (Wednesday) – I know the title
of this post sounds strange. They have
an interesting way of naming landmarks around here.
Byway 12 Road to Escalante –
beautiful vistas - the mountains look like they are painted in the background.
The Hogbacks – the road between
Calf Creek and Boulder is an internationally famous stretch of byway that has
been compared to razorback hog because the road follows a ridge of slickrock
where the terrain spills steeply off to each side toward the canyons below. A few years back we did this in the RV – not for
the faint of heart.
Hole in the Rock: The only
way back to the slots is a road called Hole in the Rock – 26 miles of washboard
dirt. Once there we were rewarded with a
great view of Peek-a-Boo, Dry Fork and Spooky Slot Canyons. Dry Fork is where the dark whole is in the middle of the picture. Peek-a-Boo is the line to the right and Spooky is way on the far right at the edge of the picture.
The hike down was a mixture
of sand and slickrock – strenuous to say the least.
Spooky Slot: so narrow you
had to slide thru sideways and the brim of my hat rubbed on each side – not for
the claustrophobic.
(so glad I lost 25 pounds before attempting this)
Peek-a-Boo Slot: The entry
to this slot was too much for me with a bum Knee but Vaughan was able to climb
up in and take some amazing pictures. That's him at the top of the first climb.
Dry Fork Slot: so large you
could almost drive the Jeep thru it.
So, when you climb down in
you have to climb back out – the hike was only about 3 miles round trip.
Larb Hollow Overlook –
heading back to Torrey.
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