{"id":16427,"date":"2023-05-10T06:13:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T06:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/?p=16427"},"modified":"2023-05-10T06:13:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T06:13:26","slug":"the-escalante-to-escalante-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/the-escalante-to-escalante-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"The Escalante to Escalante Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was a weird winter. And a weird spring so far. Thus I guess it only seems appropriate that the plan for my Spring 2023 Hike<\/strong> is a bit weird as well.<\/p>\n

After what seems like six months of constant rain and dreary weather, I’m finally headed back out for another big hike in southern Utah. I’ve meticulously planned out a nearly 400-mile route that I’m very anxious to hike. BUT… I also anticipate many things NOT going to plan this year and thus this might be my most improvised hike ever!<\/p>\n

The record-high snowpack has led to a spring thaw that’s already causing problems in some areas and has yet to peak in others. I might have to make major route decisions as I go based on flows and new obstacles (but it should be nice to have much more water than I did last year!) Partly due to this uncertainty of conditions, I’ll be doing a big loop hike<\/strong> this year instead of my preferred itinerary of a point-to-point hike. I’ll be heading out from Escalante<\/strong> in a few days and depending on how things go I’ll return to Escalante three to five weeks later (sooner if it’s bad and I cut corners, longer if I love it and want to do everything!) The planned route will once again include several new-to-me segments as well as some old favorites.\u00a0Even though I’m not sure where I’ll end up, I look forward to figuring it out as I go and as always… having as much fun as possible.<\/p>\n

For those who wish to “follow along” in quasi real time I will once again have my inReach on this trip, so feel free to look for updates via:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/AcrossUtah<\/a><\/h3>\n

(you may need to set date\/time to ALL in order to see new content)<\/p>\n

I might also post updates as I go via my Instagram<\/strong><\/a> account when I have a connection — so follow along there if you’d like. Otherwise look for some new content here later this summer. Until then… Cheers! 🌞\u270c<\/p>\n

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