{"id":13561,"date":"2022-01-31T18:26:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T18:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/?p=13561"},"modified":"2022-02-03T02:23:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T02:23:38","slug":"bryce-to-bears-ears-hike-trip-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-hike-trip-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryce to Bears Ears Hike Trip Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In spring of 2021 I hiked nearly 500 miles from <strong>Bryce Canyon to Bears Ears*!<\/strong>\u00a0It was a really great hike and I was happy that I accomplished <em>most<\/em> of what I set out to do including going through several &#8220;new-to-me&#8221; spots. It felt awesome to be back backpacking in Utah after a dismal 2020! I took a break from posting for a while, but now the written trip report is finally done. Similar to the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-video-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video Trip Report<\/a><\/strong>, I&#8217;m splitting the written report into multiple sections to make it easier to focus on each part of the hike. Read the overview of each section below, and then if you want more details click the link\/photo to see the daily journal and photo gallery for that section. Be sure to check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/gallery-bryce-to-bears-ears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hike Highlights Gallery<\/strong><\/a> if you haven&#8217;t already.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some Random Stats:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>496 miles (&#8220;all miles walked&#8221; as opposed to &#8220;trail miles&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>32 days<\/li>\n<li>20 days without seeing another hiker<\/li>\n<li>4 caches\/re-supplies<\/li>\n<li>34 pounds lost<\/li>\n<li>2 days with snow and\/or hail. 1 rainy night. Numerous windy days.<\/li>\n<li>0 rattlesnakes encountered (below average)<\/li>\n<li>0 band-aids used (also below average)<\/li>\n<li>2 National Parks, 3 National Monuments, 1 National Recreational Area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.AcrossUtah.com\/map\/2021_Bryce_to_Bears_Ears.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13576\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-hike-trip-report\/b2be_route\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/B2BE_Route.jpg?fit=800%2C359\" data-orig-size=\"800,359\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"B2BE_Route\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/B2BE_Route.jpg?fit=500%2C224\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/B2BE_Route.jpg?fit=800%2C359\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13576 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/B2BE_Route.jpg?resize=800%2C359\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/B2BE_Route.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/B2BE_Route.jpg?resize=500%2C224 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/B2BE_Route.jpg?resize=768%2C345 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/B2BE_Route.jpg?resize=150%2C67 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">See the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.AcrossUtah.com\/map\/2021_Bryce_to_Bears_Ears.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryce to Bears Ears Interactive Map<\/a> for route details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Part 1: Under the Rim in Bryce<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n3 days, 43 miles<\/p>\n<p>I actually began my journey in the small town of Tropic, but after a short stretch of roadwalking I was in Bryce Canyon National Park and surrounded by its orange hoodoos. I climbed up to Bryce Point to connect with the Under-the-Rim Trail headed south. For the next few days I&#8217;d follow this and the Grand View Trail toward Rainbow Point. After a brief snowstorm and a fun cross-country route near Horse Mountain I made my way into upper Bull Valley Gorge and by some cool striped hills I&#8217;d wanted to explore.<br \/>\n&#x1f4d6;&#x1f4f7;\u00a0daily journal &amp; photo gallery&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13562\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-hike-trip-report\/tripreport_1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_1.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" data-orig-size=\"800,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TripReport_1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_1.jpg?fit=500%2C156\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_1.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13562 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_1.jpg?resize=800%2C250\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_1.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_1.jpg?resize=500%2C156 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_1.jpg?resize=768%2C240 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_1.jpg?resize=150%2C47 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Part 2: Bull Valley Gorge and the Upper Paria<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n3 days, 44 miles<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I continued down Bull Valley Gorge and eventually into the slot canyon itself. For the first time ever I walked the length of the canyon to Sheep Creek and then continued down toward the Paria. From there I went downriver a ways before climbing out to the ridge and over to Snake Creek before connecting over to the Stone Donkey and into Hackberry Canyon.<br \/>\n&#x1f4d6;&#x1f4f7;\u00a0daily journal &amp; photo gallery&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13563\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-hike-trip-report\/tripreport_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_2.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" data-orig-size=\"800,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TripReport_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_2.jpg?fit=500%2C156\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_2.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13563 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_2.jpg?resize=800%2C250\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_2.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_2.jpg?resize=500%2C156 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_2.jpg?resize=768%2C240 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_2.jpg?resize=150%2C47 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Part 3: Round Valley Draw &amp; The Kaiparowits<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n5 days, 75 miles<\/p>\n<p>Continuing up the sandy slog that is Hackberry Canyon I finally made it into the awesome slot canyon of Round Valley Draw. After some climbing I made it out the top and then went cross-country over to Grosvernor Arch before continuing east onto the Kaiparowits Plateau. More cross-country exploration took me over Paradise Peak and down Escalante Ridge\/Canyon before going down Long Canyon into Right Hand Collet Canyon and eventually emerging near Hole-in-the-Rock Road along Twentymile Wash.<br \/>\n&#x1f4d6;&#x1f4f7;\u00a0daily journal &amp; photo gallery&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13565\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-hike-trip-report\/tripreport_3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_3.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" data-orig-size=\"800,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TripReport_3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_3.jpg?fit=500%2C156\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_3.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13565 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_3.jpg?resize=800%2C250\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_3.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_3.jpg?resize=500%2C156 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_3.jpg?resize=768%2C240 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_3.jpg?resize=150%2C47 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Part 4: Canyons of the Escalante<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n3 days, 42 miles<\/p>\n<p>Headed down the dry upper section of Twentymile Wash and soon Twentyfive Mile Wash (weird spellings I know!) I enjoyed the lower end of Egypt 3 slot canyon and then back in the main canyon a few pools along the way before battling the brush in the lower end of the canyon and arriving at the junction with the Escalante River. Walking down the Escalante was glorious before exiting at Moody Canyon and heading up to Middle Moody and on toward Capitol Reef.<br \/>\n&#x1f4d6;&#x1f4f7;\u00a0daily journal &amp; photo gallery&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13566\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-hike-trip-report\/tripreport_4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_4.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" data-orig-size=\"800,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TripReport_4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_4.jpg?fit=500%2C156\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_4.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13566 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_4.jpg?resize=800%2C250\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_4.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_4.jpg?resize=500%2C156 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_4.jpg?resize=768%2C240 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_4.jpg?resize=150%2C47 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>~~~<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Part 5: Capitol Reef and Around Lake Powell<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n4 days, 67 miles<\/p>\n<p>My trek continued up and over the Waterpocket Fold into Capitol Reef National Park. I went south down the valley along Halls Creek and enjoyed a side-jaunt into its amazing Narrows.\u00a0From there I took a less-than-ideal route to Bullfrog Marina where I got a re-supply and a ride across Lake Powell.<br \/>\n&#x1f4d6;&#x1f4f7;\u00a0daily journal &amp; photo gallery&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13567\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-hike-trip-report\/tripreport_5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_5.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" data-orig-size=\"800,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TripReport_5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_5.jpg?fit=500%2C156\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_5.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13567 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_5.jpg?resize=800%2C250\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_5.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_5.jpg?resize=500%2C156 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_5.jpg?resize=768%2C240 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_5.jpg?resize=150%2C47 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>~~~<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Part 6: The Mysterious Moqui Canyon<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n3 days, 49 miles<\/p>\n<p>Continued south of Lake Powell by &#8220;skiing&#8221; down a massive sand dune and into Moqui Canyon &#8212; a place I&#8217;d never visited and knew very little about. After fighting my way past some initial beaver ponds the canyon opened up and progress was quicker and I enjoyed the solitude and an unexpected archeological site. Progress slowed again in the upper canyon where I couldn&#8217;t initially find a way out. I eventually did and after another cross-country section found myself back at a road and headed east toward the Grand Gulch.<br \/>\n&#x1f4d6;&#x1f4f7;\u00a0daily journal &amp; photo gallery&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13569\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-hike-trip-report\/tripreport_6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_6.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" data-orig-size=\"800,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TripReport_6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_6.jpg?fit=500%2C156\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_6.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13569 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_6.jpg?resize=800%2C250\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_6.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_6.jpg?resize=500%2C156 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_6.jpg?resize=768%2C240 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_6.jpg?resize=150%2C47 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>~~~<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Part 7: Into the Grand Gulch<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n4 days, 65 miles<\/p>\n<p>After another stretch of walking the road, I made my way cross-country to Collins Spring Trailhead where I descended into the Grand Gulch &#8212; another canyon which I&#8217;d never visited. Though the ancestral sites in the lower end of the canyon were good,\u00a0 it was a lot of work slogging up the mostly dry brush-filled canyon. It wasn&#8217;t until Green Mask Site that I got plenty of water and the canyon began to widen and I really began enjoying all that this canyon system had to offer.<br \/>\n&#x1f4d6;&#x1f4f7;\u00a0daily journal &amp; photo gallery&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13570\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-hike-trip-report\/tripreport_7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_7.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" data-orig-size=\"800,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TripReport_7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_7.jpg?fit=500%2C156\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_7.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13570 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_7.jpg?resize=800%2C250\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_7.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_7.jpg?resize=500%2C156 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_7.jpg?resize=768%2C240 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_7.jpg?resize=150%2C47 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>~~~<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Part 8: Upper Grand Gulch to The Bears Ears<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n2.5 days, 44 miles<\/p>\n<p>Continuing up through the Grand Gulch the canyon steadily got better with less brush and more-easily accessed archeological sites &#8212; though water was still limited though. I climbed out of Kane Gulch and followed the road for a bit before taking a pioneer trail over toward Natural Bridges National Monument. After a short diversion for a re-supply, I continued up to Maverick Point and then on over to THE Bears Ears.<br \/>\n&#x1f4d6;&#x1f4f7;\u00a0daily journal &amp; photo gallery&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13571\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-hike-trip-report\/tripreport_8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_8.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" data-orig-size=\"800,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TripReport_8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_8.jpg?fit=500%2C156\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_8.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13571 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_8.jpg?resize=800%2C250\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_8.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_8.jpg?resize=500%2C156 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_8.jpg?resize=768%2C240 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_8.jpg?resize=150%2C47 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>~~~<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>*Part 9: Woodenshoe Canyon and Dark Canyon to Hite<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n4.5 days, 64 miles<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the * on the title is because my Bryce to Bears Ears Hike actually continued BEYOND the Bears Ears! I kept walking across Elk Ridge and into Woodenshoe Canyon. It was my first time walking the length of this canyon and I enjoyed it. From the\u00a0 junction with Dark Canyon I headed downstream enjoying many of the awesome pools along the way as it&#8217;s one of my favorite canyons. Then the weather turned and made for a soggy final stretch to Hite &#8212; where I ended my hike. (well&#8230; kind of.)<br \/>\n&#x1f4d6;&#x1f4f7;\u00a0daily journal &amp; photo gallery&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-part-9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13572\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-hike-trip-report\/tripreport_9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_9.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" data-orig-size=\"800,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TripReport_9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_9.jpg?fit=500%2C156\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_9.jpg?fit=800%2C250\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13572 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_9.jpg?resize=800%2C250\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_9.jpg?w=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_9.jpg?resize=500%2C156 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_9.jpg?resize=768%2C240 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TripReport_9.jpg?resize=150%2C47 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for following along! Until next time&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In spring of 2021 I hiked nearly 500 miles from Bryce Canyon to Bears Ears*!\u00a0It was a really great hike and I was happy that I accomplished most of what I set out to do including going through several &#8220;new-to-me&#8221; spots. It felt awesome to be back backpacking in Utah\u2026 <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/bryce-to-bears-ears-hike-trip-report\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[269,26,358,9,357,361,12,212,255,34,360,15,177,356,113,359,31,23],"class_list":["post-13561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trip-reports","tag-bears-ears","tag-bryce-canyon","tag-bullfrog","tag-capitol-reef","tag-grand-gulch","tag-green-mask-site","tag-gsenm","tag-halls-creek-narrows","tag-hayduke-trail","tag-kaiparowitz-plateau","tag-kane-gulch","tag-lake-powell","tag-moody-canyon","tag-moqui-canyon","tag-snake-canyon","tag-twentyfive-mile-wash","tag-upper-paria","tag-utah"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/00_PastBearsEars.jpg?fit=2000%2C1581","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3aFWl-3wJ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13561"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14629,"href":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13561\/revisions\/14629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}