Exploring the Escalante

#1 Posted by Elvira on
Fri Apr 21, 14:00 EDT 2006

I could hear the song "born to be wild" playing in my mind...
Really enjoyed the story, the pics, ... I really like the make-shift stove...and the river crossing video at Coyote Gulch was very dramatic and full of suspense...I did not think Pu was going to make it. Whew!!

Thanks to all for the great report!

#2 Posted by DAD on
Sun Apr 23, 18:44 EDT 2006

I could not read your account of the week you spent in
the desert area (espalante) without reliving the week we spent
in the Zion Nat Park, the Arches etc. Most people (as yours
truly once did) think of the desert as a barren section of the
earth when to the contrary it contains some of nature's greatest
wonders. I call it "pictures from natures' paint brush" and an
artist would need to use all of his ingenuity to reproduce. As I
read your account I really felt that I was part of the group. Thank
you Andrew for sharing it with us. Dad

P S I know of another person who would be thrilled to be part of
your next expedition to the desert. She is the female member of
your family.

#3 Posted by Elvira on
Mon May 01, 12:32 EDT 2006

Andrew,
Perhaps I read your article too fast, but I am curious: What is it about Cryptobiotic crust that you advised not walking on it?

#4 re: crypto crust Posted by Andrew on
Mon May 01, 18:49 EDT 2006

Hi, Elvira

Cryptobiotic crust is a slow-growing community of microbes that stablizes the loose, sandy soil in desert environments. It is easy to wreck if you walk on it and it takes forever to repair itself.

#5 Phipps Wash Posted by Derek Williams on
Mon Jan 12, 04:27 EST 2009

I really enjoyed your Phipps Arch trip. I have had in mind doing exactly the same trek myself, for some time now, so wondered what it was like. I don't have to wonder any more, your pics and directions are great. Hope you do some more of your beautiful and unique Red Rock country.
Derek from England

#6 Exporting GPS Data Posted by Brian on
Tue Apr 10, 18:13 EDT 2012

I just returned from a 3 day backpacking trip to Coyote Gulch and your site was invaluable to helping me prepare. You've done a great job pulling this together and making it very informative and user friendly. I do have one favor/question. For the past couple of hours I've attempted to covert the Coyote Gulch ASCII GPS files into something that i could open with Google Earth. I've downloaded GPSU and tried many differnt things but to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated of if you could post Coyote Gulch Day 1 as a KML or KMZ that would be great.

Thanks,

Brian

BRI2102769@maricopa.edu