Boulder, Utah
(435) 691-1241
(307) 733-4261
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TOURS Southern
Utah |
Premier
Slot Canyons - Peek-a-boo and Spooky Hike, with a dinosaur trackway on the
side "As to when I shall visit civilization, it will not be soon, I think. I have not tired of the wilderness; rather I enjoy its beauty and the vagrant life I lead, more keenly all the time. I prefer the saddle to the streetcar and star-sprinkled sky to a roof, the obscure and difficult trail, leading the unknown, to any paved highway, and the deep peace of the wild to the discontent bred by cities. Do you blame me then for staying here, where I feel that I belong and at one with to world around me … I have known too much of the depths of life already and I would prefer anything to an anticlimax." - Everett Ruess, 1934  Peek-a-boo and Spooky are two of the premier slot canyons in the known
universe (Keith's universe anyway…)! Slot canyons form where streams of
water resulting from flash floods cut down through soft sandstone as a
knife through butter - moisture on the bottom of the slots dissolves away
the cement that holds sand grains together, while the canyon walls remain
dry and solid. This simple explanation doesn't begin to capture the magic
of exploring a slot canyon - Walt Disney couldn't recreate it if he tried.
Heading into the slot, the canyon walls narrow to shoulder width as you
shinny over fluted fins along the meandering course of the narrows and
pass beneath delightful little arches and natural bridges that give
"Peek-a-boo" its nickname. Scoured pits and pour-offs will
challenge your canyoneering skills - your guide will lend a hand if
necessary. Climbing out of Peek-a-boo, we head across country to
"Spooky", a slot canyon so narrow that it is spooky indeed -
those with waist sizes above 36" can't fit through this narrowest
part of this slot canyon. Other slot canyons exist nearby for canyoneers
seeking more challenges. If you like on our drive back, we can visit a
dinosaur trackway and try to interpret the wanderings of an ancient
Allosaurus, a two-ton, thirty-six-foot-long meat-eater.Distance: about 4 miles round trip Elevation: 4640'-4960' Difficulty: moderate, some might say difficult; Class 4+ climbing (ropes helpful).  |
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