Going out on a limb here - a photographic rendezvous?

[Busted Knuckles]

So if it is this fall it would be something like November 6,7,8,9,10,11 ish. (thursday - tuesday) or just after labor day in September (my slight preference) or wait until March/April.

As far as walking very far - other than the Narrows in Zion, that is a walk - the pix of mountains are from a parking lot S. Coyote Butte is about a mile to the beginning, White Pockets is 1/4 mile or so other than these all my photos on flickr are less than 100 yards from a car . The big horn sheep was 20 yards from my car.

Antelope Canyon(s) there is a 4 drive pickup truck ride to then entrance and Upper Antelope is 1/4 long or so. 1/2 mile round trip? Kayaker has more current info, and I haven't been to lower Antelope.

I recommend going to google earth and center it on Page AZ to Kanab UT and search for Wire Pass, Buckskin Gulch, South & North Coyote Butte, White Pockets, Coral Sands. You can see the closest approach of the a road that the 4wd will get us to.

Any selection of dates and I can start building a program on it. Also up would be the house boat on Lake Mead - which typically doesn't involve much walking, and their are some slot canyons only accessible by boat.

FYI there are lot more slot canyons than just the Antelopes, Sheepshead and others are pretty darn amazing too.

Mike

[Joel Eade]

1 or 2 miles of fairly easy terrain is cool with me if there's no rush

[Busted Knuckles]

The idea sounds good, especially if in the colder season. Limited holiday time remaining at work though. Iceland and Barbados trips already planned for later in the year. Any idea of what you were proposing for a possible agenda and time of year?

I am fortunate to be able to inflict my vacation schedule on my employer, the thing about "colder" season is that compared to Ontario - this is about the same with greater swings in the winter as the altitude plays havoc. I would limit this trip to no later than Oct 20, and no earlier than March 15.


The summer - Zion Narrows is very tolerable as you are walking up a river that is 72 fahrenheit, evenings/nights in the summer on the north rim of Grand Canyon, or Eastern Zion are very nice - I got lucky, sort of, and a storm blew in and cooled off the Coyote Buttes otherwise it would have been 100+ in the sun.