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| Hiking | 10.83 Miles |
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| no partners | | After backpacking out of Coyote Gulch, we made the frame rattling drive to the Egypt trailhead for an attempt at the Golden Cathedral. We were successful in finding this magical place and it is truly special and worth the effort.
We had the entire canyon and cathedral to ourselves and only saw one other group on the way out. The key to this hike is Fence Canyon, we opted for a route along the right side of Fence that amounted to a cairn hunt, but a manageable cairn hunt. There clearly appears to be a more established route down its left side, however, going down the center of the canyon is not an option, unless one can fly, or unless one has a few hundred feet of rope to navigate the knee buckling pour-over that guards its upper reaches. Our route was certainly a little more rugged than the one that appeared on the other side of the canyon, but we managed just fine. I kept thinking we might be coming to an inevitable cliff and the end of our route, but the cairns held true and got us down to the Escalante through the narrowest of breaks. After reaching the Escalante it was down stream to Neon and then up canyon to the fabled Golden Cathedral. We spent probably close to an hour hanging out there and took several dozen photos. Carrie noted that it may have been one of the most awe inspiring sites she has been to and I think I agree. A very humbling, special place indeed.
I don't want to be overly coy, but I prefer to help keep this destination wild and will refrain from posting a route. However, if interested in some more details pertaining to the route, fee free to PM. |
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