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6 Escalante to Kanab

In this part of our 2 month hike in Spring 2022 in Utah, Arizona, we hiked directly from escalante town south west towards the Hayduke at Grosvener Arch then followed some canyons across the Paria river to Highway 89 and a hitch into the town of Kanab. We also have a Hayduke 2022 blog which describes the trip more.
Escalante to Kanab overview map
Escalante to Kanab overview map		 Day 1 Leaving Escalante town
Day 1 Leaving Escalante town		 Sights along the dirt road
Sights along the dirt road
Some greenery and flowing water along Alvey Wash
Some greenery and flowing water along Alvey Wash		 We find a cool camp in the 'Mudhills' area north of Blue Wash
We find a cool camp in the 'Mudhills' area north of Blue Wash		 'Mudhills' area
'Mudhills' area
'Mudhills' area
'Mudhills' area		 Day 2 Descending into mudhills and Blue Wash
Day 2 Descending into mudhills and Blue Wash		 Mudhills traverse in Blue Wash
Mudhills traverse in Blue Wash
Blue Wash alkali
Blue Wash alkali 		Climbing out of the west side of the mudhills to the west
Climbing out of the west side of the mudhills to the west		 Along the ridges to the west of the Mudhills
Along the ridges to the west of the Mudhills
Headquarters springs
Headquarters springs		 Headquarters spring taking water from seeps
Headquarters spring taking water from seeps		 More balloons!
More balloons!
Wahweap Creek and some alkali pools downstream from Headquarters Springs
Wahweap Creek and some alkali pools downstream from Headquarters Springs		 Grovesner Arch- we connected back with the Hayduke about 10 miles east of here
Grovesner Arch- we connected back with the Hayduke about 10 miles east of here		 Good water at this tank 1.5 miles south west of Grovesner Arch
Good water at this tank 1.5 miles south west of Grovesner Arch
Camp near the tank
Camp near the tank		 Day 3 Dirt road walking to hackberry Canyon- early morning snake
Day 3 Dirt road walking to hackberry Canyon- early morning snake		 View west to distant Bryce Canyon
View west to distant Bryce Canyon
Round Valley Draw - Descending down into the wonderful slot canyon
Round Valley Draw - Descending down into the wonderful slot canyon		 Round Valley Draw
Round Valley Draw		 Round Valley Draw
Round Valley Draw
Round Valley Draw
Round Valley Draw		 Round Valley Draw
Round Valley Draw		 Exiting Round Valley Draw and sheltering from a sandstorm!
Exiting Round Valley Draw and sheltering from a sandstorm!
From Round Valley Draw we hiked into the sandier upper Hackberry Canyon
From Round Valley Draw we hiked into the sandier upper Hackberry Canyon		 Hackberry Canyon
Hackberry Canyon		 Hackberry Canyon
Hackberry Canyon
Hackberry Canyon
Hackberry Canyon		 Hackberry Canyon
Hackberry Canyon		 Day 4 We cross west out of Hackberry Canyon along Stone Donkey Canyon - this is the stone donkey itself!
Day 4 We cross west out of Hackberry Canyon along Stone Donkey Canyon - this is the stone donkey itself!
Stone Donkey Canyon
Stone Donkey Canyon		 g12/95/381395/2/172865837.ZYK4ZCzW.jpg g12/95/381395/2/172865838.wHEntTaI.jpg
Hogeye Canyon- some xc travel before descending into attractive Hogeye Canyon with some good water!
Hogeye Canyon- some xc travel before descending into attractive Hogeye Canyon with some good water!		 Hogeye Canyon
Hogeye Canyon		 We exited Hogeye Canyon into the Paria River to meet up with fellow hikers Heather, Darren and Mike taking a dip in the pools!
We exited Hogeye Canyon into the Paria River to meet up with fellow hikers Heather, Darren and Mike taking a dip in the pools!
Us at the Paria
Us at the Paria		 Down the Paria for a short way before heading up Kitchen Canyon
Down the Paria for a short way before heading up Kitchen Canyon		 Kitchen Canyon must qualify as the loosest, rubliest canyon we had seen!
Kitchen Canyon must qualify as the loosest, rubliest canyon we had seen!
Kitchen Canyon falls
Kitchen Canyon falls		 We then split up Starlight Canyon and to our surprise saw these fresh bear tracks
We then split up Starlight Canyon and to our surprise saw these fresh bear tracks		 Starlight Canyon narrows
Starlight Canyon narrows
Excellent camp in Starlight just before the narrows
Excellent camp in Starlight just before the narrows		 Day 5 Scrambling out of the Starlight narrows- we noted that the bear had made it this way before us!
Day 5 Scrambling out of the Starlight narrows- we noted that the bear had made it this way before us!		 Upper Starlight Canyon
Upper Starlight Canyon
Upper Starlight Canyon
Upper Starlight Canyon		 Starlight Cave
Starlight Cave		 Starlight Cave - an amazing place
Starlight Cave - an amazing place
Starlight Cave
Starlight Cave		 Starlight Cave
Starlight Cave		 Starlight Cave
Starlight Cave
Starlight Cave
Starlight Cave		 Heading west out of Starlight Canyon to Mollies Nipple
Heading west out of Starlight Canyon to Mollies Nipple		 g12/95/381395/2/172865867.q66bLjmq.jpg
Traversing round Mollies Nipple
Traversing round Mollies Nipple		 Mollies Nipple
Mollies Nipple		 Mollies Nipple
Mollies Nipple
Mollies Nipple
Mollies Nipple		 Camp near Kitchen Corral Spring
Camp near Kitchen Corral Spring		 Day 6 Heading south on the Hayduke again with a dirt road to Highway 89
Day 6 Heading south on the Hayduke again with a dirt road to Highway 89
Kanab!
Kanab!

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