Season kickoff - Escalante

Day Trip Reports + HacksBobby Kuepper
Season kickoff - Escalante
Put your seats in their front upright position, make sure your seat belt is secuely fastened, and hold on tight cause its gonna be one hell of a season. You can tell every year when the season is getting close when the buzz traffic increases regarding the level on Escalante. And for good reason Escalante is a great early seaon warm-up, has great camping, and the whether on the west slope is generally pretty nice this time of year. Below are some pics from a few weekends ago. Enjoy and go get sum...
Captian Keck
Corkscrew
Ben West - 57 Chevy
Lawrence Simpson - 57 Chevy
Ben West - Escalante Falls
Chris Larsen - Escalante Falls.
Magnetic Wall
Joe Keck - Trying to keep the plastic side down on Escalante Falls
Mmmnnnn meat on a stick

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