A different kind of hiking Slot canyon hiking blends beauty, problem-solving and risk. “It’s not just walking,” says Lura Snow, deputy operations manager for Wildland Trekking in Utah ...

A different kind of hiking Other slot canyons: Southern Utah has other tight-squeeze slot canyons, including Spooky Gulch within Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

At first glance, the desert landscape of Southern Utah seems like a sweeping, sun-baked canvas — wide open and endless. But tucked deep within its sandstone folds are slot canyons, sculpted over ...

Slot canyon hiking blends beauty, problem-solving and risk. “It’s not just walking,” says Lura Snow, deputy operations manager for Wildland Trekking in Utah.

“Every turn reveals something new.” Orientation and options in Buckskin Gulch About an hour’s drive east of Kanab, Utah, Buckskin Gulch — believed by many to be the longest and deepest slot canyon in ...

At first glance, the desert landscape of Southern Utah seems like a sweeping, sun-baked canvas — wide open and endless. But tucked deep within its sandstone folds are slot canyons, sculpted over ...

Slot canyon hiking blends beauty, problem-solving and risk. “It’s not just walking,” says Lura Snow, deputy operations manager for Wildland Trekking in Utah.

For many, slot canyons evoke a sense of awe and curiosity. “There’s a real sense of discovery,” says Clery. “Every turn reveals something new.” Orientation and options in Buckskin Gulch ...