Need a little help with my Southern Utah trip

[Mtnbiker]

Hey guys. Well the moment I've been waiting for, for what seems like an eternity is just over a week away. My best friend from back east is coming to ride Utah for a whole week and we'll hit Fruita, Moab, the Swell, St. G and Bryce.

Anyway there's one leg of the trip I could use a little help on. :2thumbs:

On day 3 or 4 we'll need a little break from riding and will be camping and hiking in the swell near LWH. After that we'll be driving to Bryce via highway 12 from Hanksville.

Having never driven on 12 past Capitol Reef I'm not sure what to expect and I'd hate to miss a really scenic hike right off the road b/c I didn't know it was there.

Do you have any good suggestions for any of these off hwy 12 between Cap. Reef and Bryce N.P.?
1) non-technical but skinny slots
2) short day hikes with views
3) primitive or developed campgrounds (or just good BLM camping)
4) rock art/petroglyphs

My friend's never been to Utah and a lot of it is still new to me so this will be a week to remember. :hail2thechief: I'm sure I'll post about 3 bazillion pictures when we return :lol8:
(by the way, a bazillion = 1 million x 1,000 zillion)

Thanks for your help! Ian

[Iceaxe]

I love Capitol Reef, it's probably my favorite NP.

Read up on these hikes

Capitol Reef
http://climb-utah.com/Capitol/index.htm

For none tech.... Cottonwood Wash hiking up from the bottom is awesome if you are willing to do some swimming. Sheets Gulch is nice, so is Sulpher Creek. Burro is also not bad from the bottom.

Also you will pass by Calf Creek Falls
http://climb-utah.com/Escalante/calfcreek.htm

I might also consider hiking up leprechaun from the bottom.
http://climb-utah.com/Powell/leprechaun1.htm

[Sombeech]

I'm sure I'll post about 3 bazillion pictures when we return :lol8:

Sweet.

[greyhair biker]

This area is right up fourtycal's alley/next o the woods. :2thumbs:

[RedMan]

Is a Bazillion more or less than a Segan?

[Sombeech]

Is a Bazillion more or less than a Segan?

This is reminding me of the joke I just posted.

http://uutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3581

:lol8:

[price1869]

Is a Bazillion more or less than a Segan?

This is reminding me of the joke I just posted.

http://uutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3581

:lol8:

I was hoping for a brazilian picture.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e54/dourelate2me/adriana-lima-11.jpg

[Mtnbiker]

I was hoping for a brazilian picture. :lol8:

:roflol:

Well, if I see any of those in Captiol Reef I'll be sure to take a few pics! haha..

Thanks for the tips. Calf Creek sounds fun and it would also be fun to do a nice slot canyon. Thanks guys.

[Mtnbiker]

Is a Bazillion more or less than a Segan?

This is reminding me of the joke I just posted.

http://uutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3581

:lol8:

:mrgreen: I just read that one. that's good! And just to be clear, I'm not sure where a segan falls in the super duper numbers category. It might even be less than a quadzillion.

[rockgremlin]

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e54/dourelate2me/adriana-lima-11.jpg

You could post more like this....if you wanted to.....