Grand Canyon, Kanab Creek backpack 2018 Photo Gallery by Brian Dickson at pbase.com

Grand Canyon, Kanab Creek backpack 2018

The aim for our final week was to visit new territory to us on the northern side of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. We chose to try a loop hike, starting at the Indian Hollow trailhead and dropping down to Thunder River, before heading to the relatively popular Deer Creek and then to the Colorado River. From there we would hike along the river downstream off trail on rough bouldery terrain for about 7.5 miles to Kanab Canyon. We would then exit the Colorado and hike a long way up Kanab Creek then Jump Up Canyon, Sowats Canyon to reach the Jump Up-Nail trailhead. All that would be left then would be some jeep tracks and cross country over the wooded plateau back to Indian Hollow trailhead. Also see our hiking blog

Day 1 Drying the tent at Kanab campsite	Day 1 Indian Hollow Trailhead after miles of dirt road south of Kanab	Day 1 Descent from Indian Hollow down to the Esplanade	Day 1 Descent to the Esplanade	Day 1 Pools on the Esplanade slickrock	Day 1 The Esplanade makes for great hiking in cool temperatures
Day 1 Crypto soil	Day 1 Esplanade	Day 1 We meet the more popular Bill Hall trail	Day 1 Esplanade	Day 1 Surprise valley with an evening shower	Day 1 Looking down across Thunder River to Tapeats canyon
Oct 2018 Utah - Grand Canyon Day 2 Camp in Surprise Valley	Day 2 View past Thunder springs	Day 2 The sun hits Thunder springs	Day 2 Morning light in Surprise Valley	Day 2	Day 2 Surprise Valley
Day 2 Descending to Deer Creek	Day 2 Deer Creek	Day 2 Deer Creek	Day 2 Deer Creek	Day 2 Deer Creek hand print	Day 2 Looking down from the top of Deer Creek falls ot the Colorado
Day 2 Deer Creek Falls	Day 2 hiking along the Colorado River	Day 2 Great water source in pothole above the Colorado	Day 2!	Day 2 Conglomerate cliff	Day 2 The Colorado
Day 2 Camp at Fishtail Canyon	Day 2	Day 2 Grinding stone near Fishtail Canyon	Oct 2018 Utah - Grand Canyon -Day 2 Camp at the confluence of Fishtail canyon with the Colorado River	Day 3 Setting off down the Colorado River from Fishtail Canyon	Day 3 Rafters float by down the Colorado River
Day3 Weird rock intrusion - iron?	Day 3 Lunch at the junction of Kanab Canyon	Day 3 Lower Kanab	Day 3 Huge alcove in lower Kanab	Day 3 Huge alcove in lower Kanab	Day 3 Huge alcove in lower Kanab
Day 3 Typical Kanab canyon hiking and wading	Day 3 Kanab	Day 3 Kanab bouldering	Day 3 Kanab	Oct 2018 Utah - Grand Canyon - Day 4 Camp at Scottys Hollow in Kanab Canyon	Day 4 Kanab
Day 4 Kanab Showerbath spring	Day 4 Kanab - abstract mud patterns	Day 4 Kanab- The going gets a bit easier higher up	Day 4 We exit into dry Jump Up canyon	Day 4 Jump Up had lots of fossils	Day 4 Jump Up canyon
Day 4 Jump Up canyon	Day 4 Jump Up canyon	Day 4 Jump Up canyon	Day 4 Sowats canyon	Day 4 Sowats canyon dripping water seeps	Day 4 Sowats canyon
Day 4 Sowats canyon hand prints near Mountain Sheep Spring	Day 4 Testing the rock for campsites on the Esplanade- we didn't use this one	Oct 2018 Utah - Grand Canyon Day 4 Our chosen campsite on the Esplanade- flashflood safe!	Oct 2018 Utah - Grand Canyon Day 4 Our chosen campsite on the Esplanade	Day 5 The sun is back in the morning!	Day 5 Esplanade hiking
Day 5 Cottonwood junction between Esplanade and climb out to trailhead	Day 5 Looking down to Esplanade from trail up to Jump Up Nail Trailhead	Day 5 Back on the plateau! Jump Up Nail Trailhead	Day 5 Dirt road back to Indian Hollow trailhead- and some snow in the air!	Day 5 Hiking back on dirt road, jeep tracks and cross country- Juniper berries	Day 5 Completing the loop, what a trip! Back at Indian Hollow trailhead

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Guest		05-Jan-2019 19:53
Looks amazing! So glad I was there ;) M

Andr� Bessot		05-Jan-2019 13:09
Excellent pictures and report. This little RX100 made very good job. Voted...

Brian Dickson		29-Dec-2018 19:56
Ah thanks!

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		29-Dec-2018 19:52
Amazing shots, as usual!V Paolo

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