2 Weeks in Grand Staircase Escalante

September 2019  |  Escalante, Utah

In the second half of September Claudia, her father Gundolf, and I spent two weeks in one of our favorite canyon areas of southern Utah - Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument*. During our first week we hiked through five different slot canyons, some of which were the narrowest slot canyons I've ever hiked (or squeezed) through! After that we repeated two of our favorite backpack trips through Coyote Gulch and Death Hollow, each 3-day journeys through magnificent spring fed canyons.

Little Hollow Hiker
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Red Slot
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Red Swirls
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
E3 Slot 1
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
E3 Slot 2
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
E3 Slot 3
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
E3 Slot 6
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Peakaboo Arches
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Peakaboo Hiker
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Spooky Slot 1
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Spooky Slot 2
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Dry Coyote Light
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Galactic Boulder Camp
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Hamblin Alcove
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah
Sandstone Oasis
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah
Fire Water
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah
Ancient Artifacts
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah
Pinyon Sunrise
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Sandstone Pinyon
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Death Hollow Spire
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Canyon Ponderosa
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Emerald Stream
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Death Hollow Watertrail
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Death Hollow Oasis
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Death Hollow Reflection
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Canyon Suckers
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Rainy Light
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Sunset Over Escalante
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Henry Mountains Thunderstorm
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah

* In 2017, the president illegitimately ordered to reduce by half the area of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. A lawsuit challenging the reduction is slowly working its way through the court system. If you care about preserving and protecting the unique landscapes of southern Utah, please join and donate to the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance which is fighting for this cause.