Permits and Politics - Kodachrome Basin, Boulder Creek, and an Escalante River Backpack - September-October 2013

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Along the stretch of the Escalante River from Escalante town to UT-12, the deepest cut of the canyon is right at the start - at the Escalante town side. Ever so gradually, the walls above us were getting a little lower as we proceeded, the canyon a little wider, and the vegetation a little thicker. There were beautiful stands of Fremont Cottonwoods at regular intervals.

More pleasant path

Cottonwoods against Walls

Fatherly duties

Afternoon rest stop

Another shady bend

Kai the Canyon Explorer

courtesy JInnes

Following the watercourse

Arn and Gosia

Flutings of Sandstone

Late morning gave way to early afternoon, and despite leisurely breaks, we were approaching the confluence with Death Hollow by mid-afternoon. At 2:45pm, we saw an especially dense path of Cottonwood trees ahead, signalling our arrival.

courtesy JInnes

Flutings of Sandstone

Progressing Well

Calm enough to reflect

courtesy JInnes

courtesy AHyndman

Hyndman Family Hiking

The last shady corner

Monoliths of Stone

Waiting for Kai

Lagging slightly

Short-cutting

Thickening trees

Confluence Ahead

The confluence with Death Hollow was were we first met other people: two backpackers sunning themselves on a patch of sand. They had set up a camp just upstream of the confluence, and so we headed to a point downstream of the confluence to give them - and us - plenty of space between us. On a lovely spacious flat of sand underneath many cottonwood trees and out of sight of our neighbours to the west, we decided to set up camp.

It was nearly exactly 3pm when we arrived - a perfectly relaxed and unhurried time to be arriving at one's campsite.