Coyote Gulch March 2004

Time to visit a little bit of Heaven here on earth, Coyote Gulch.

Here we are in the Escalante. Coyote Gulch is extremely popular, but actually, come to think of it, it never really felt crowded. Great thing about canyons, turn a couple of corners and you are there by yourself again.

My companion for this trip was Jerry Goller, Chief Cook and Bottle Washer at   Backpack Gear Test. For this trip, we chose to start at the 40-mile-ridge watertank and head north into Hurricane Wash, then down Coyote to where Dominey Reservoir used to be, then out the dune and back to the watertank.

We cut across country into Hurricane Wash. Utah was experiencing unusually hot weather - and we got into the shade just as it was getting really hot.

Trekking down Hurricane Wash

More gear to test. Jerry is testing a new gravity filter - he's kind of a guru of lightweight hiking. Notice his rather petite ULA P-1 frameless pack, and my somewhat larger ULA P-2 pack in the background.

The famous Jacob Hamblin Arch, aka Lobo Arch.

Some nice walls and trees. The cottonwoods were just starting to bud out.