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April (and fall of 2007) will find us
in two areas that are our most
recent and very popular trip additions.
The Waterpocket Fold and the Glen Canyon One trips
are possible because of low water level in Lake
Powell. Both trips provide for some challenging hiking.
Waterpocket
Fold, with 3000 vertical feet of slickrock,
explores the incredible gorge that we call
a fragment of the lost Glen Canyon as it so
resembles Glen Canyon: huge overhangs, wet winding
narrows, hanging gardens and a clear stream with a
slickrock bottom. Waterpocket Fold was aptly named
by John Wesley Powell because of the thousands of
pools that stair step in each steep wash. These
pools create springs that flow into a creek where we
camp under ancient cottonwood trees. This trip is
rated from moderate to challenging.
The Waterpocket Fold departures are:
Glen
Canyon One explores the winding canyons that are
classic Glen Canyon. From above, a sea of orange
slickrock domes conceal gorges hundreds of feet
deep. Within these gorges, clear streams run over
bedrock and pour into pools. Walls of the canyons
overhang a stream lined with tall cottonwoods. In
places, inner canyons of narrows twist between the
massive larger walls. We will see narrows that rival
anything we have seen.
We hike four side canyons of the Escalante
River in Glen Canyon. Each one is uniquely different.
This trip is not an easy one to rate. On the one
hand, the hike to base camp is easy yet the day
hikes up and out of the canyon are challenging and
involve elevation changes of about 800 feet,
exposure and steep climbs. At least two of the day
hikes are very demanding.
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The
Glen Canyon One departures are:
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The Narrows
trip is certainly one
of our most popular. Camp is in a beautiful spot
right on the
Escalante River and the explorations offer a little
of everything: rock art panels, wading in the river,
wildflowers, and narrow canyons.
This year we are offering this adventure in both the spring (as a six day trip) and in the fall (a five day trip). Departures are:
As a back up on our schedule we have listed the
Kayenta
Passages for some of these departures.
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When you take a look at the schedule of trips you'll
see that we've made note of some things that we've
found of interest to our guests.
In the spring, the wildflowers are amazing. First,
we have a bloom of cacti early in the season
followed by an array of high desert flowers such as
penstemon and globemallow. Hanging gardens on the
river have flowers throughout the summer.
We've put together a gallery
of flowers on our website.
People coming from areas where the night sky is
obscured by light will appreciate the star gazing
trips. On these trips the skys are very dark and
the stars brilliant.
Conversley, on the bright moon trips the moon comes up just after dinner and allows for moonlit hikes. |
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We've just finished a series of late summer trips
into The Corridors and the Escalante River
Gorge.
We found that recent thunderstorms had scoured the river bottom and refreshed the slickrock tanks above the river. Grasses and wildflowers were thick and rain made for some dramatic waterfalls. Here is some feedback from the August and September
trips:
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If you have any questions about the 2007 schedule or our trips in general, please give us a call.
Regards,
Sue Fearon
Escalante Canyon Outfitters
email:
info@ecohike.com
phone:
888-326-4453
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