Epic.

The world’s greatest living hiker, Cam Honan, along with Kate “Swept Away” Pickett, put together a route from Nevada to Colorado across Utah.

Highlights

• Snow Canyon
• Red Mountain Wilderness
• Gooseberry Mesa
• Canaan Mountain Wilderness
• The Barracks
• Great Chamber
• Bryce Canyon NP – Under the Rim Trail, Peekaboo Loop, and Fairyland Loop.
• Powell Point
• Death Hollow
• Egg Canyon
• Upper and Lower Muley Twist Canyons
• Cliff Point on the Waterpocket Fold
• Stevens Canyon
• Fold Canyon
• Coyote Gulch
• The Lizard Route out of Halls Creek
• Grand Gulch and Bullet Canyon
• Comb Ridge
• Hovenweep National Monument

… a combination of cross country travel, 4WD tracks, rock scrambles, river wading, dirt roads, established trails, and a minimal amount on pavement. More often than not, directional choices were dictated out of geological and historical curiosity …

… water was one of the primary considerations when planning the trip. …

resupply a combination of mail drops and buying as we went …

Along with the America the Beautiful Entrance Pass, overnight camping permits were required for Bryce Canyon National Park, Grand Staircase/Escalante National Monument, Capitol Reef National Park, and Bears Ears National Monument.

Southern Utah Traverse: An 800 Mile Hike from Nevada to Colorado