Southern Utah Traverse – 800 miles

Epic.

The world’s greatest living hiker, Cam Honan, along with Kate “Swept Away” Pickett, put together a route from Nevada to Colorado across Utah.

Highlights

Snow Canyon
Red Mountain Wilderness
Gooseberry Mesa
Canaan Mountain Wilderness
The Barracks
Great Chamber
Bryce Canyon NP – Under the Rim Trail, Peekaboo Loop, and Fairyland Loop.
Powell Point
Death Hollow
Egg Canyon
Upper and Lower Muley Twist Canyons
Cliff Point on the Waterpocket Fold
Stevens Canyon
Fold Canyon
Coyote Gulch
The Lizard Route out of Halls Creek
Grand Gulch and Bullet Canyon
Comb Ridge
Hovenweep National Monument

… a combination of cross country travel, 4WD tracks, rock scrambles, river wading, dirt roads, established trails, and a minimal amount on pavement. More often than not, directional choices were dictated out of geological and historical curiosity …

… water was one of the primary considerations when planning the trip. …

resupply a combination of mail drops and buying as we went …

Along with the America the Beautiful Entrance Pass, overnight camping permits were required for Bryce Canyon National Park, Grand Staircase/Escalante National Monument, Capitol Reef National Park, and Bears Ears National Monument.