Coyote Gulch in Grand Staircase Escalante in one day

[@LifeIsOhana]

Oh my gosh my heart skipped a beat when you jumped in with the leeches. This video is amazing. Loved it.

[@Bemytravelmuse]

I didn't even know they were in there! I got out without any though

[@alondracmora]

This video and your blog helped me so much! Thank you thank you thank you! Can’t wait. :)

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Yay have fun!

[@TJackSurvival]

That was excellent!

[@markusschmied2237]

Wow, quite the hike! I wonder just how doable the rapelling down that rock face is. I'm the sporty/outdoorsy type (mainly trail running and mountain biking), but have no experience with a rope or harness. Think I could do it? Got any pictures of the "crux" the better to estimate it...?

[@timothyhays1817]

I read your about page and have to say you are a well travel person. My father spent 8 years in the navy and had the opportunity to be on 5 of the 7 continents. Although I imagine he didn't get to do much traveling around on them.

[@WYAD8]

What is the location for this laguna

[@kaden1708]

How long was your hike round trip?

[@RohasTravels]

where is the devils garden? did a google search and it pops up at the archs national park

[@WheresGoldie]

I've been dragging my feet about starting my own vlog due to concern about my ability to make it interesting if it's just me, solo. Your videos are amazing and are absolutely inspiring, thank you! Your narration, camera angles, and editing are awesome. Can't wait to see more!

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Wow thank you so much! That means a lot

[@ER-mo3wq]

Thank you for such a awesome vides.

[@jajw1990]

Looks so fun! I have been exploring in that area before, long time ago, mostly on top of the 50 mile bench, and a few other spots (doing some deer hunting with my hubby). I've never been to JHA. There are just so many beautiful things to see in Utah. Try hiking on top of the bench some time- it is amazing as well. Nice job on the video. Happy and safe travel!

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Thanks and I can't wait to explore it more!

[@thomasjackson6174]

It's important to know especially in hot temperatures to bring and drink lots of water. It can be 100 degrees in the summer in hot dry heat.

[@davidwilfordwest]

Loved the video! I'm a professional film maker & documentarian and really enjoyed your working and wanderlust for travel! nice job on the drone shot. I fly drones and shooting while you climb is NOT easy! It's because of your video that I'm returning back down to Escalante to hike the Coyote Gulch. Regretfully I didn't have a chance to do it on my last trip. So you get all the credit for this trip!

[@Bemytravelmuse]

That's awesome! Let me know how it goes for you!

[@DOsorio369]

Hi!!! I have a question. Did you do a knot if so how did you anchor it. and was the knot that was shown in 1:00?

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Yes I knotted it. The rock is actually perfect for it, as there's an area underneath to pass the rope through. The rock is the anchor.

[@rommyoutdoors9360]

You’re very pretty, might just go check this place out .. I’m at Bryce Canyon right now gonna do some hikes for the next 7 days

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Thank you and enjoy your hikes!

[@UVJ_Scott]

You came in the way we went out. Coyote Gulch is beautiful.

[@aprilhoell533]

Is the only way to get down there is rock climbing? Or is there an easy path for beginners. I’m heading out there in may but I don’t have experience in hiking

[@christinemichele2318]

I’m so glad I found your video. I’ve been trying to find a different way down to JHA forever. That seems like a much easier way down. I know exactly where that is too! And I have a 4x4. Next year! Subscribed 🤩

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Woohoo! Welcome

[@homeinwildspaces]

Nice video! Best wishes on your travels.

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Thank you! :)

[@alimodiandude]

Fun! Is this on the ridge right next to JH Arch? May I ask if if you can share a picture of where the rope anchors are? Ridge is 200 feet high? Did you do it in 2 pitches or just one length of 200-foot rope? But looks like you left your own webbing behind at 04:39 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoTLmoaFrameh9km39s)?

[@epicsave635]

How do you get back out?

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Climbed back up my rope, untied it, and took it with me.

[@WildernessExcursions]

For a day hike in Coyote Gulch, it's best to head across the desert towards the Escalante River, then drop down through the crack in the wall. There's a good trail leading down to where the Coyote Gulch and the Escalante meet. Then travel up canyon to the spot where you entered. If you're ever in that area again with a partner, Neon Canyon and Red Breaks are a couple of my favorite canyoneering outings.

[@Bemytravelmuse]

But you need a 4x4 to get to that trailhead, no?

[@WildernessExcursions]

Nope. We drove to the trail head in just a 2 wheel drive vehicle, and the road was perfectly fine. Did the people at the Escalante Visitors Center convince you not to drive it? They seem to try to scare people away from Coyote Gulch. Probably in an attempt to limit the number of hikers.

[@Bemytravelmuse]

I heard from other hikers the crack in the wall trailhead required driving through sand, or otherwise the hikes took more time and would be better done overnight. Thanks for the info! Do you mind sharing where the trailhead is on a map? I guess I didn't have to take a rope down... This was a fun experience, though!

[@WildernessExcursions]

Actually, probably the best day hike option in Coyote Gulch is to park at the end of Hurricane Wash, and then hitch a ride to the trail head first thing in the morning. Then you can do the entire Coyote Gulch to Hurricane Wash route in a day. Yes, I'll send you that map and my GPS route.

[@Arthur-Silva]

I'm itching to go on a road trip now, and that's your fault! Thanks for sharing this video with us!

[@sergiochico7931]

wow!!! really good video.

[@JoeSmith-st9lc]

So when you go down, do you leave the rope there once you get to the bottom, and hope it's still there by the time you get back?

[@Bemytravelmuse]

That's what I did since climbing backup to untie it would negate me tying it there in the first place, but what kind of ass would steal someone's rope? just assumed nobody would do that!

[@AndyJWilcox]

Looking to do this on a day hike from Kanab or Page. How long did it take you? AllTrails is saying 16.8 miles. Is that the route that you went?

[@Bemytravelmuse]

No the sneaker route is shorter!

[@katherinebradley3666]

Hey! What route did you approach the jacob hamblin arch from that caused you need to propel down that rock? I’m visiting next month and am not sure if I could do that. I want to make sure I don’t pull up to that spot by accident. TIA

[@Bemytravelmuse]

It's called the water tank but it's not the typical route. It just cut off several hours of hiking. Most people access from the hurricane wash, details linked toward the end of this post: www.bemytravelmuse.com/coyote-gulch-one-day-hike/

[@rockymex01]

hello, thanks for sharing your video. I have a question. You mentioned in your video that a 4x4 would have been better. I have taken a sedan to that road before to visit Zebra slot canyon, and it was actually not bad at all. Does the road get bad driving to the trail head to Coyote Gulch?

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Sorry this reply is so late. It gets pretty bad after the turnoff, yes.

[@luislabinijr.1809]

Omg!! My partner and i are going to Utah next month and been looking for places to explore. This will be on our bucket list for sure. Thanks for sharing! Subscribed!

[@stephanieorangeblue]

Balls of steel to camp in that place by yourself! 🙀

[@Cmela93]

Thanks for this video. I have a question about the road getting in, Do you think it was really that bad that a regular honda cant drive through it? Also which way to the private lagoon?

[@Bemytravelmuse]

It's probably going to depend on what the rain has done to the road, as it's just mud, so it might not be passable in a Civic unfortunately.

[@badacerske]

Hey this video is awesome let me start there. I’m heading out in a few week and deff want to rappel like you did. How long of a rope is needed? I saw you grabbed a 200ft

[@Bemytravelmuse]

I wouldn't do less than 150.

[@gabrielaasturias8476]

I’m dying to go to this amazing place... When is the best season to go?

[@Bemytravelmuse]

I filmed this in May :)

[@Scrambler85]

Awesome views, just subscribed

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Yay thank you!

[@stephaniecooper7915]

So glad you had an amazing time! Did you leave your rope or pick it up on your way back? Also, you totally were in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area the majority of the hike, managed by the National Park Service (NPS). Utah.com is incorrect on their website by stating Coyote Gulch is only within GSENM. The access road and trailhead are within Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Pretty much right after you leave the water tank trailhead heading north you cross from BLM to NPS managed lands. Also, thank you for respecting the Devil's Garden Area by not climbing on the formations - that was super rad!! Cheers!

[@Bemytravelmuse]

My, that's confusing! I took the rope home because I paid like $100 for it lol.

[@CharlesWoodPhotography]

Coyote Gulch is not in Grand Staircase Escalante. It is accessed through GSE but the boundary ends near the trailheads. Coyote Gulch is located within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Lake Powell).

[@Bemytravelmuse]

"Located in the vast Grand Staircase-Escalante desert, Coyote Gulch is a winding, semi-narrow canyon that snakes its way down through incredible red rock country, and joins with the Escalante River just above Lake Powell." from Utah.com, so I think we are both right! :)

[@CharlesWoodPhotography]

Actually, I've hiked Coyote Gulch 15 times over the last 32 years. When you hike in through the Redwell or Hurricane Wash trailheads, you'll shortly come to the boundary signs indicating you've entered the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. And at the Redwell trailhead the sign is on the edge of the parking area. I suspect the Crack in the Wall location has no boundary sign.

[@mpwltr1]

@@CharlesWoodPhotography Charles, you are correct. I was just there in April 2019 hiking in from Red Well and those signs you talk about are most certainly there. All of Coyote Gulch is in the Glenn Canyon Recreation Area.

[@MoviesSam]

Great video! I am doing this hike within the next year for sure. Important question - how do you get out of the canyon if you have to nearly rappel into it ?

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Climb that same rope back up and out :)

[@UTYeti]

Do you think someone with a fear of heights would be able to climb up and down using the rope?

[@Bemytravelmuse]

I’d say no 😂

[@deepaksiva6561]

Hi .. can you please share me the route map. Thanks

[@Bemytravelmuse]

I recommend downloading Maps.me. You'll find it on there :)

[@kaymoore7221]

I'm going in 3 weeks, i do i find that lagoon?

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Man I wish I still had the pin. I don't know if I'd remember if I hiked it again and it makes me sad.

[@robertocastellon6600]

Great video. I also want to do a one day trip. How long did it take you to do the roundtrip of the gulch? did you get to see the majority of the main attractions of the gulch?

[@Bemytravelmuse]

About 7-8 hours and yes!

[@VitaliyGershfeld]

Nice video! Do you have any cell phone reception in the water tank area and the gulch in general? Also how long is the walk from the water tank to the actual rope area?

[@Bemytravelmuse]

No you wont have cell reception for most of your drive in, either. It's not a long walk. I think less than an hour.

[@VitaliyGershfeld]

@@Bemytravelmuse thank you! Last question, are you able to see most of the popular arches within a day hike here? I might be able to only do like 5 miles one way before having to turn back (also a day trip).

[@HisandHersLA]

Ok I haaaave to go back to Utah and swim in that lagoon😍

[@joshsmit779]

That was pretty fierce.

[@quirkysaucy]

What time of year did you do this? I saw other videos of that lagoon and you had a good amount of water in it.

[@Bemytravelmuse]

May but it was a pretty rainy year.

[@allenheaps2084]

Great video. Just curious why you didn't show how you got out. I would think that would be as challenging and coming down lol.

[@innismor11]

Looks like she likely left her rope in place and used that to help climb back out at Jacob Hamblin Arch -- essentially doing an out and back of the Gulch from the Arch, starting at the water tank on BLM 200 road.. The alternate is to make it a loop, down at Jacob Hamblin and up and out Crack-in-the-Wall (that's clockwise, then). Counter-clockwise is the more typical loop, both because it's easier to descend Crack-in-he-Wall (rope-dropping your backpack down first), and also climbing up the scramble at Jacob Hamblin. Going up that without a rope is do-able for many people, even loaded with a backpack. Going down there without a rope is tougher. This counter-clockwise loop is what Wilderness Excursions outlines below. You can start from your vehicle from either the water tank, or farther down at the 40-mile road lot.

[@FL-Man78]

I think I’ve seen this hike in other videos it’s because at the end of this hike you simply walk out. Since it’s much easier repelling down than climbing up you start at this point rather than the reverse.

[@Bemytravelmuse]

I climbed the rope back up again, untied it and took it out with me. It was actually much harder for me to climb out and I needed both hands!

[@kaymoore7221]

@@Bemytravelmuse would you bring a rope if you did it again?

[@jwilli726]

Nice chompers!

[@OzarksMitch]

Here I am sitting at working planning my next road trip to Utah looking through videos of where to go and see when I found this. I had been to The Great Staircase before, just to Buckskin Gulch, but on my youtube search I found you and your channel. Now I don't believe in love at first sight (because I think love is blind) but if I did... You're videos are great though! You seem super awesome, and you inspire me to seek more.. So thank you. -Mitch

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Aww thank you so much! Your comment made my day

[@OzarksMitch]

Be My Travel Muse, I'm checking it out now and am looking forward to seeing what adventures you still have yet to find!

[@4tisimo]

Cool spot, fun vid. Might get down there next month if I'm lucky. I'm a big fan of taking people outdoors for adventures but we have to be careful. Hope you don't mind constructive criticism: As a steward of our lands sometimes showing /telling less is better. As these areas get overrun with people we will begin to see the usual damage. Imagine crowds of people wearing sunscreen, deodorant, and makeup swimming in that lagoon daily? Could be devastating to the ecosystem. And I would suggest not mentioning use of a drone... bad juju around national parks. Oh, that is webbing not rope, and you're not rappelling you're using a hand line to get up and down. Hoping you can tweak your next series of videos to take this into consideration. Thanks for being a positive influence for the future of outdoor adventures! We need lots of people like you out there getting after it and helping protect our public lands.

[@Bemytravelmuse]

I appreciate your feedback! It is something I have been thinking about a lot. On one hand I am genuinely excited to share beautiful places around the world with my blog readers, followers and viewers; on the other hand I do have the same concern as you. Still working on it! :)

[@4tisimo]

@@Bemytravelmuse The struggle is real! My passion is introducing people to Glacier National Park but I find it difficult not to overshare. Anyway, as long as we continually keep these things in mind we will be doing our part to help preserve and protect as we maintain a high level of visitor experience. Cheers!

[@kaymoore7221]

@@4tisimo I'm swimming or wading in the lagoon, and I share my favorite hidden places with those who want extreme adventure. I've been to glacier and there was way to little information like the Travel Muse shared..... I was elbow to elbow with tourist, like she was at zion.... not my cup of tea. Her info was extremely valuable for my visit next month

[@mapquestmike]

So how did you get back to your car? Climb the 200' face again?

[@Bemytravelmuse]

Yep!

[@chazhogue2945]

Like, you are a foo, like.

[@WhiskeyPete07]

Is drama a requirement for KZbin egos? The road to where you went is a graded gravel road and people camp all over out there. Stop acting like you are exploring undiscovered lands

[@tylerleaman3482]

She also "Rappelled" lol