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08-01-2013, 12:44 PM #1
Sulphur Creek
On Monday, July 29th, 2013, Steph and I took our son John down Sulphur Creek in Capitol Reef National Park.
John is 27 months old. He is a real trooper, and shares the same stoke that we have for the outdoors. He hiked as far as his little legs would take him, and replied with an emphatic “YES!” every time we asked if he was having a good time.
Sulphur Creek is a GREAT hike. It’s very scenic and peaceful. We didn’t see another person in the canyon. Our car-to-car time was 4.5 hours at a very leisurely pace. Hitchhiking to the top TH was easy. The deepest water we crossed came up to our knees.
Caution: With a toddler strapped to your back, there will be one tricky downclimb that skirts a waterfall, then later on, a challenging traverse on a different waterfall. Please, DO NOT imitate our actions by doing this route with your toddler. This is not an infant/toddler friendly hike. However, kids that have the ability to make most of the downclimbing moves will likely have a great time.
Thanks Shane for publishing some excellent beta on this fantastic route. We would not have selected this adventure before reading the recommendation on your Sulphur Creek page:
http://climb-utah.com/Capitol/sulphur.htm
Bob
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08-01-2013, 01:22 PM #2
Love the pictures of your kid in the canyons. Excellent Report Bob!
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08-01-2013, 01:46 PM #3
Wow, John has some awesome adventure awaiting him! Great times.
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08-02-2013, 06:41 AM #4
Sulphur Creek is a great one for summer. Looks like you had a great time.
One thing I don't get is every time I'm out there in summer, you see all these cars parked at the same trailhead and they all seem to be hiking Chimney Rock Trail in the full sun (the trail has almost no shade). From the same trailhead you go down Sulphur Creek where it's nice and pleasant in summer and almost never see anyone.Utah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.
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08-03-2013, 09:02 PM #5
Video added above. At the 1:50 mark you'll see a great shot of John digging for gold.
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08-03-2013, 10:10 PM #6
Awesome!
Tom
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08-04-2013, 07:31 AM #7
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08-06-2013, 06:52 AM #8
A great little canyon hike for young ones - as long as it's not too hot and being down in the canyon certainly helps along with some nice water to cool off in. We hiked this several years ago by going upstream and then riding our bikes back down from where we stashed them at the main parking area. Took all of 10 minutes to get back down. Great way to spend a half day in the park.
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08-06-2013, 07:18 AM #9
Excellent!
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08-06-2013, 07:30 AM #10I believe this is because the park advertises and promotes Chimney Rock but not Sulphur Creek.Utah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.
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08-06-2013, 10:59 AM #11
Great video. Great TR. That is my favorite CC song. One of the first ones we did many moons ago when I was in a garage band.
How small do they make the canyoneer 5.10's?Don't believe everything you think.
-Borrowed from a bumper sticker I believe
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08-06-2013, 12:46 PM #12
Very Nice video Bob!
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08-09-2013, 08:55 AM #13
:)
Great TR Bob, I might have to look into taking my kids down there sometime!
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08-09-2013, 09:04 AM #14THE MOST TALKED ABOUT CANYONEERING TRIP OF 2017 - WEST CANYON VIA HELICOPTER.
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08-09-2013, 09:16 AM #15
Bottom of Rocky Mouth...my wife and kids were at the bottom taking pictures.
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08-09-2013, 05:52 PM #16
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08-09-2013, 08:45 PM #17
Cool video and Pics. Love seeing people take their kids out to enjoy our world. I hope my kid enjoys things like this in the future. I hiked to twin lake this last week and had her in the carrier for about 2 hours and she like it. She is 4 months
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08-11-2013, 07:12 PM #18THE MOST TALKED ABOUT CANYONEERING TRIP OF 2017 - WEST CANYON VIA HELICOPTER.
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08-12-2013, 01:15 AM #19
Cool that is a great canyon. Its been awhile since I've been through there. I think I remember a few simple climbs that would be a little more difficult with a kid straps to your body.
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