by Pieter@Overseashiker | Jul 18, 2025 | Arizona, Kids, Multi Day Hike
The Hermit Trail is a mostly unmaintained (but well defined) trail into the Grand Canyon. It’s a historic trail, the first constructed for tourists in the Grand Canyon. I made a two-day hike with my 4 children to Hermit Creek and back, in the springtime of 2025. I...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Dec 23, 2022 | Arizona, Escalante Route, Multi Day Hike
The Papago Wall and Slide is, according to many, the most demanding section of the Escalante Route, Grand Canyon. Preparing my hike I consulted many trail reports and video’s online, but most of the descriptions I found were at least partly mistaken. This is my...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Dec 22, 2022 | Arizona, Escalante Route, Multi Day Hike
The fifth and final day in the Grand Canyon was a continuous climb to the South Rim. A strenuous path past copper and uranium mines on rugged debris, steep rock stairs and icy snow. Escalante Route Day 5: Hance Creek Start: Hance Creek (3,570 ft / 1.088 m) End:...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Dec 20, 2022 | Arizona, Escalante Route, Multi Day Hike
At day 4 of the Escalante Route I said goodbye to the Colorado River as I ascended to the Tonto Platform and beyond to the Hance Creek oasis. Escalante Route Day 4: Hance Rapids to Hance Creek Start: Escalante Beach (2,560 ft / 780 m) End: Hance Creek (3,570 ft /...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Dec 19, 2022 | Arizona, Escalante Route, Multi Day Hike
Day 3 of the Escalante Route was the shortest of all, but it featured two of the most spectacular sections of the route: the 75 Mile slot canyon and the Papago Wall and Slide. Escalante Route Day 3: Escalante Beach to Hance Rapids Start: Escalante Beach (2,560 ft /...
