Our first stop of the day was Peek-a-boo and Spooky Gulch. This trail is about an hour from Escalante along Hole-in-the-rock Road. The road is quite the washboard at times, but certainly was very safe.  It continues down for about 50 miles to the edge of Lake Powell and the unbelievable trail the Mormon Pioneers created to take their wagons down the edge of the canyon in 1879-80.  There are many options of places to stop, but we headed straight for the main event.

The hike takes you through narrow slot canyons that get close to a foot and a half wide. It is a fun hike, but be warned, it includes some climbing and maneuvering to get all the way through.

There are parts when you will need to hoist yourself up, so you’d better be confident in your ability to do so, especially when all of your handholds are smooth sandstone.

Make sure to wear clothes that you don’t mind getting messed up because they might get torn while you’re climbing through tight spaces between rocks.

The hike is around six miles, so plan to take at least a few hours. The trail started getting much busier later in the day, so going early would be a good way to miss the crowd.

It also helps with the heat, not much of an issue for us in early April.

After we finished hiking the two canyons, we stopped by Devil’s Garden on the way back to the main road.

We didn’t do much hiking at this spot, as the rock features are right next to the parking lot, and we were tired from hiking Spooky and Peek-a-boo.

It is a great spot to look at the clusters of red rock towers that southern Utah is known for and just take time to explore and enjoy the surroundings.