Peek-A-Boo Canyon

Tuesday I didn't have school so we turned it into one of those business + fun days.  Paul needed some stone in Fredonia and Kanab and I have been wanting to see Peek-a-Boo/Red slot canyon over that way.  It requires 4WD to get there.  Our 4WD vehicle is the same one that we needed to get stone in, so it worked out to do both.  Let me say that I'm not sure I would go there again in that vehicle.  It would be a lot better on a 4 wheeler or in a Jeep.  It was CRAZY driving through the deep sand with less than good directions.  We got way off route a couple of times and had given up and were heading back when we saw a landmark that finally got us back on track and to our destination. Paul has such a good sense in that way.  We were so glad to park it and just enjoy the canyon for a while!  It was worth the trouble.  We hiked the .35 miles to what they call the "choke stone" which is about 15' in the air, and then scrambled up and over and enjoyed the canyon quite a bit further until it was time to head back.  The canyon still hadn't come to an end and it was hard to stop when we wanted to get to where it started.  We saw some other people filming a commercial at the mouth of the canyon when we came out and a couple of other guys hiking up.  We also visited the pencil hoo doo that is just outside of the canyon.  Then it was back to the sand.  We ended up getting stuck in a bad place and having to let quite a bit of air out of our tires to be able to drive out, but after we did that, it was fine. Then it was off to get our stone and head on home.  It was a great day with some very tense driving moments.  We took the Cane Beds road on the way there and drove by Coral Pink Sand Dunes.  That's a really pretty drive.

Going down the choke stone.