We continued in the same direction, using the occasional cairn as a reference. Once you pass the sand hiking you are a little over half way to the Gulch. ![]() Here we got to enjoy some lovely sand hiking for a bit before we reached the sandstone. Our route is the first part of the blue one down to Coyote Gulch and back.Īfter passing the sandstone butte the trail leans East a little bit, but not much. For some reason, someone stuck the thing right in the middle of where the trail should have gone. There are cairns to mark the way when you hit the sandstone and we hugged the left side of this butte as we made our way around it. The trail here is fairly well developed. You head North and stay to the left of a prominent sandstone butte. I wouldn’t get one from Mountainsmith though, I would recommend this medium slope from F-Stop Gear or even the large ICU if that worked better.) To make it work right you need to purchase an internal camera unit (ICU). You really need to check it out, I’ve used it for the past couple of months and it does a fantastic job. ( Oh and before I forget, if you want to backpack and carry camera gear I found the best bag for this, it is the Mountainsmith Tanuck 40L backpack. We parked here, prepped our gear, and using the SWEETEST KNIFE EVER that I just purchased from Amazon, I cut open a Dixie Sweet pomegranate from our yard to begin the trek. 4.3 miles down this dirt road sits a corral and large water tank. I took his word for it with a great deal of hesitation after he threw in phrases like “some people used a rope,” and “there were a few people who froze up.”Īfter 36.2 miles on Hole-in-the-Rock Road, we took a left onto 40 Mile Ridge Road (don’t be confused when you see 50 Mile Ridge Road on the right, prior to 40 Mile Ridge Road). He made it sound like it was a casual stroll down to the water’s edge. This way was much shorter than any other access to the gulch, and super simple he said. So this had been Brett’s day for planning, he had decided that we should hit Coyote Gulch via the Sneaker Route. ![]() Not only that, but he has a serious case of “Drive on the Opposite Side of the Road Syndrome.” As of the writing of this post we are working on an intervention for him. Brett pretty much aims for the washboard sections any time he can. We spent the next hour or so loosening our insides thanks to the washboard nature of these high-traffic dirt roads. We headed South on highway 12 for 21 miles or so the the Hole-in-the-Rock Road. It was a super cool place that could only be accessed by driving through a running creek. We had spent the night in a fantastic, secluded cabin, courtesy of Mike & Kelly Anderson. Coyote Gulch via the Moki Steps aka the Sneaker Routeįriday morning in late October we left Boulder, UT around 10 am.
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