Originally Posted by
kiwi_outdoors
My 2c: Well - to see the entire canyon is 17 miles round trip from the trailhead - I've done 17 mile RT with the wife a decade ago (Keet Seel trip) - it was NOT fun hoofing it so much. We also hiked 20 miles in one day four decades ago with full backpacks and a big elevation change - more miles=less fun. To say that you can only enjoy a place by walking every inch is bordering on elitist. Wife and I just came back from a 8,150 mile trip to Alaska - driving the hole darned way. Prior Alaska visit - we flew up there and drove much less, The fly-drive version was MUCH more enjoyable in terms of reward vs time-effort. Last fall we thoroughly enjoyed Snake Gulch on foot - even though we dropped into it on foot at Table Rock and hiked MUCH less than 17 miles (albeit with 800 ft. vertical to deal with).