Spooky and Peekaboo Gulches



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Name:Spooky and Peekaboo Gulches, Hole in the Rock road, Escalante
Details:These two became more-less a tourist attraction, thanks to their proximity to the trailhead, relatively short stretch and only a few climbing obstacles. Spooky can get pretty tight, which my dad witnessed firsthand - he did not get through. There are two spots there in the lower part, that require slim figure. Most people do Peekaboo and Spooky either both from bottom to top, or as a loop in either direction. I think going up Spooky and down Peekaboo is better, the climb down at the Peekaboo entrance and a few drops shortly thereafter are easier to go down than up. Most people also seem to turn around at the top of the lower Spooky slot. There is also a middle section about 2 km higher, which is quite interesting. I walked up Spooky and through the middle slot, then crossed west over to Peekaboo and walked the wash down and through the slot back to Dry Fork.
The Dry Fork itself has some good and easy narrows both above and below Peekaboo and Spooky, and, for the hardcore, Brimstone Gulch downstream is very tight (in fact, so tight, that one can't get through the middle part).
Trip Length: 6.19 miles
Total Trip Time:3:34
Total Climbing: 1202 feet
Total Descending: 1232 feet
Average Speed: 1.77 mph

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