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    Slot canyons

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    LOVE this area.... I got to hike with the wife into some slot canyons about 2.5-3 hours east of St. George in the Escalante staircase monument area....absolutely amazing
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    Jen and I have hiked a number of these slots in the southern San Raf area:
    the most famous ones are wildhorse and Bell - often combined into a nice loop - go up one and down the other.
    My favorite were Ding and Dang (often combined for a loop)
    Crack and Chute canyons are also nice and accessed from the west/high side - haven't tried connecting these into a loop, but certainly could be done - but might get long.
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    a flash flood killed at least 1 and possibly others at a popular slot canyon in this area a few days ago:

    https://www.moabsunnews.com/news/art...dfe2e9420.html

    https://www.moabsunnews.com/news/art...22043b572.html
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