Spring Break Day #2 - The Hike

Day Two was the day we had planned to do our big hike through the beautiful slot canyons. David had mapped out a fun 8 mile loop up one canyon, over to the other, and right back to where we started. We made one change in our plan and reversed the loop after some good advise from a hiker coming down. There was water in Little Wild Horse Canyon and so he told us to go that way first so we could dry out on the rest of the hike. So off we went ready for a great adventure!

The water only added to the adventure of getting up the narrow slot canyon. We waded into it, found out it was freezing cold and found alternate ways to get up the canyon. Unfortunately David had to wade right through all the water because he had McKinley on his shoulders staying dry. The rest of us practiced making our way along the walls and around the rocks. It was stunning and so much fun!




After Little Wild Horse Canyon we trekked along out of the canyon, down the road, and to the top of Bell Canyon. After the beauty of Little Wild Horse Canyon and the long, long, boring road between it was nice to be back in the canyon. Bell Canyon was not near as beautiful, but it was a good hike back to the car. Next time we might find our own little shortcut between the two canyons or do 2 up and back hikes, omitting the walk between the two canyons.

We made pretty good time, doing the 8 miles with a couple stops for lunch and snacks in 5 hours. Everyone did so well and enjoyed climbing, hiking, running, and canyoneering the whole day. Once we made it back to camp we all had a little nap and spent the rest of the evening cooking, eating, playing games, and getting to bed! It was a long and productive day.