Backpacking Coyote Gulch | Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

[@FF7824]

This was fantastic guys. Thank you so much for taking us along. All the best to you both.

[@WanderingBlock]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@TrekkingPals]

This hike is on top of our bucket list in Utah! Nice video

[@WanderingBlock]

You won't be disappointed!

[@jerrodperryman8912]

Unreal!! Great video

[@WanderingBlock]

Thanks! Always appreciate your kind comments! 👊

[@angieb6591]

Unforgettable. 😍

[@WanderingBlock]

Can't wait to go back to Utah! 😁

[@angieb6591]

@@WanderingBlock you know what?! That's what I'm just thinking right now! 😉 UTAH!!!!

[@jonallenoutside]

Wow. Claustrophobics beware! Great job on the video and what an awesome area.

[@WanderingBlock]

Haha we found ourselves in quite a few tight places in Utah, glad I'm not claustrophobic 😁. Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the video; we love the area too, hope to return one day!

[@TerryX2Explore]

Hey Guys! Found you over at FB in the I Love Hiking group. We love to connect with and support fellow KZbinrs. This looks like an amazing hike! I dont know if hubby and I would fit in some of those places, though. LOL Absolutely gorgeous scenery - love all those rock formations! Definitely looking forward to more of your adventures! 😃👍

[@WanderingBlock]

Thanks for watching! The hike was so stunning, we loved it.

[@TerryX2Explore]

@@WanderingBlock It sure was! You are much welcome!

[@scottt4081]

I've watched different hiking videos of this canyon and everyone gets the exhausted, dehydrated look. Your girlfriend looks fresh in every shot like she just started the hike.

[@debbieblock7248]

I want to go. Only, I think I'll choose a different way in and out. The scenery is absolutely breathtaking. Good job on the video!

[@WanderingBlock]

Thanks! The hiking was pretty easy inside Coyote Gulch but yes, our entrance and exit weren't exactly simple. Even driving to the water tank trailhead was a little sketchy 😬

[@OzarksMitch]

Dang it! Take me with you next time!

[@WanderingBlock]

Bring your vehicle so we can hike all the way out to Hurricane Wash and have a shuttle back!

[@OzarksMitch]

@@WanderingBlock or I can teach you how to climb!

[@martaaliaga4783]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing. I'm going in April...just worry if I'll fit in the crack ...what if you don't fit there?????

[@WanderingBlock]

You can also access Coyote Gulch from the Hurricane Wash trailhead, it just requires more hiking and you won't get to start with that amazing view of the canyon and Stevens Arch

[@WanderingBlock]

Thanks for watching!

[@noahzimmerman4751]

Thank you for sharing. I'm going in a few weeks. You mentioned a guidebook. Which one did you use?

[@WanderingBlock]

@@noahzimmerman4751 Utah's Incredible Backcountry trails by David Day

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Holy moly is that crag narrow! Can you just drink the water from the river or do you need to filter it? The wee waterfall looked like a perfect spot for swimming...thanks for sharing the adventure. Btw: do you have any snakes or so there?

[@WanderingBlock]

Thanks for watching! I'm honestly not sure how common snakes are in southern Utah. We didn't see any! Where we live in the Ozarks, Central USA, snakes (both venomous and non venomous) are pretty common here.

[@WanderingBlock]

Sorry, just noticed your question about the water; we filter it.

[@MoutainGuyAdventures]

Awesome video! I was there in Sept. I wanted to do the crack but ended up entering via Hurricane wash and exited the same way, Did you check out Peekaboo and Spooky gulches in the area? I came close to stepping on a rattlesnake near that stream. New subscriber. Awesome content. I need to get better with my vids.

[@WanderingBlock]

We did not go to Peekaboo or Spooky Gulch. We had in in our itinerary but that we were due for some rest after the Coyote Gulch hike and the hikes the two days before. There's so much to see around there, there will always be reason to go back!

[@MoutainGuyAdventures]

@@WanderingBlock Yeah. Peekaboo and Spooky gulch is a 5.5 mile hike, so I get it. I have a few vids on it on my channel of the difficult spots. Lots of scrambling similar to the crack. How far did you lower the packs in that section? Your channel is awesome.

[@WanderingBlock]

@@MoutainGuyAdventures thanks, I appreciate it! We didn't have to lower our packs too far, maybe like 10-15 ft if I had to guess. Getting down thru Crack in the Wall was actually simpler than I had anticipated. Definitely wouldn't want to exit that way though, it would require walking up some pretty big sand dunes lol

[@arcana1973]

Are permits required?.

[@WanderingBlock]

They have permits at the trailhead register boxes to fill out but that's it, no reservations or anything special needed. If you go make sure you check the website for all the info and rules, a few important things to know is the trailhead we parked at definitely requires 4x4 to get to and you have to pack out your solid waste so you need to bring wag bags.

[@arcana1973]

@@WanderingBlock thanks

[@WanderingBlock]

@@arcana1973 no problem! Make sure to give our channel a return visit, we did an overnight at Canyonlands that I'm about to start working on! 😉 Thanks for watching!

[@backpackingislife4617]

Were you wearing waterproof socks?

[@WanderingBlock]

No but they are quick drying.