Our previous day in Clear Creek ended up being a bit long by the time we drove out to Harris Wash road to meet Briana who was severely delayed while driving. It was obvious the best way to spend the next day would be to have an easy day. A couple hour of walking, then packing for the Escalante packraft trip and setting up the long car shuttle before camping at Egypt.
So I proposed a quick run through Spooky, Peek-a-boo and the upper Dry Fork narrows. We went up the concretioned narrows of Spooky, cross-country to Peek-a-boo and then down the uber-sculpted Peek-a-boo. I opted to climb back up, out and around Peek-a-boo rather than plunge through the potholes at the bottom. Once is enough! Then up the main Dry Fork narrows and cross country back to the trailhead.
So I proposed a quick run through Spooky, Peek-a-boo and the upper Dry Fork narrows. We went up the concretioned narrows of Spooky, cross-country to Peek-a-boo and then down the uber-sculpted Peek-a-boo. I opted to climb back up, out and around Peek-a-boo rather than plunge through the potholes at the bottom. Once is enough! Then up the main Dry Fork narrows and cross country back to the trailhead.
Lower Peek-a-boo
At the Dry Forks trailhead we staked out a choice piece of slickrock and
exploded gear to be carefully considered and packed for our three day
Escalante packraft trip. Meanwhile tourists coming and going had various
reactions to seeing an inflated raft at the trailhead! By early afternoon we had packed and organized the cars for the shuttle. We dropped Briana's car at the Jacob Hamblin trailhead of Coyote Gulch and then drove my car to the Egypt trailhead. We spent the evening around a campfire with an awesome German couple that had driven their 4WD van from Argentina (and were on their way to Alaska) and a nice Utahan father/son duo who had their eyes on Neon Canyon the next day. All made for really wonderful company!
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