Carmel Jct.īest Season: Year-round, when weather cooperates. Trailhead: Best Friends Animal Sanctuary (Angel Canyon) located between Kanab and Mt. This is not the Peek-a-Boo slot canyon found in the Escalante area.Īverage Hiking Time: 1 hour exploring and 3 hours driving. The trip culminates with an easy stroll through a slender passage that will tantalize photographer and hiker alike with a visual array of warm reds, cool browns and hot oranges windswept into rippled and fluted sandstone walls. Red Canyon, or as locals call it: Peek-a-boo, does not require any hiking to get to, but instead is an adventure that has the thrill of 4-wheeling on deep sand through a desert landscape of junipers, pinions, yuccas and cacti. Fortunately, there are some slot canyons that can be experienced without such a hefty price. The price of admission into such a canyon often requires long hikes, down-climbing and rappelling skills, as well as an involved knowledge of rope work.
The beauty of these dimly lit chasms entice hikers to explore into their depths. Abundant, yet hidden gems, that start out as small cracks in the earth that, overtime water has forced to become deep and narrow sandstone slots. Southern Utah has it’s share of unique desertscapes, but the land here offers something different too - slot canyons. We had a pastry called Kouign-amann, a Breton cake described in the New York Times as “the fattiest pastry in all of Europe.” The name comes from the Breton language words for “butter” and “cake.Zion National Park Lodging Park Info Vacation Weather Photos Hike SR-9 Slots Backpack Camping The Kanab Creek Bakery has great coffee and pastries. Once back in Kanab we decided to celebrate a successful Jeep drive and cool hike through the Peek-a-Boo Slot Canyon with a treat at a local bakery. The canyon must be moist for most of the year as evidenced by the moss along some spots. It rained the day before our visit so there were a couple of spots where water ran down the rocks. These steps lead to a granary above, where corn and other supplies were stored. The “Moqui Steps” up the canyon wall in the photo below are believed to have been cut by the early Anasazi who lived in the area. We soon caught up with the tour group and they were kind enough to let us pass, allowing us to enjoy the canyon in solitude. Once in the canyon we spent most of the hike looking up at the beautiful colors and patterns on the rocks above us. Upon arriving at the entrance to the slot we found a group of six who arrived in a Hummer owned by one of the local tour groups. It would be better to sign on to one of the tours in town that have the proper equipment and experienced drivers. If you don’t have a four-wheel drive high clearance vehicle and/or you have never driven in deep sand, this road is not for you. A sign at the parking area states that four-wheel drive is required and all-wheel drive is discouraged. We completed the drive to the slot without a problem, but found it to be one of the more challenging Jeep drives we have done. It is also a good spot for those who wish to let some air out of their tires to give better traction in the deep sand (we opted not to air down). The large lot accommodates vehicles with trailers towing four-wheelers as well as parking for those without four-wheel drive who wish to hike the road to the canyon (not recommended, as this sand is deep!). To get to the road leading to the canyon we drove north from Kanab on US-89 to just past mile marker 72 where there is a clearly marked right turn (east) into what is called the staging area. The difficult part is the 3.4 mile ride on a narrow road through deep sand. The hike through the canyon is the easy part of this adventure.
7 walk out and back through a narrow slot filled with colorful rock formations on soaring rock walls.
Sometimes called Red Canyon on maps, this beautiful slot canyon is a. One of the highlights of a visit to Kanab is a trip to nearby Peek-a-Boo Canyon.
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