Packrafting the Escalante

I'm finally finished! Over the last two years I've had the opportunity to sneak out of Alaska and go do trips on the Escalante River in Southern Utah. And now the piece is finally finished. Enjoy the adventure that claimed one Canon, two lenses, and one cell phone over the past two years. This was shot on my A7siii, which somehow made it out of the canyon mostly unharmed. The adventure starts at the Egypt Trailhead and concludes at Lake Powell with friends who who picked us up via houseboat.

[@jrjasminaradulj5542]

Thank you for the video. Amazing journey...❤

[@HankLeukart]

awesome photography

[@rangerdoc1029]

Breathtaking! I immediately had to watch it a second time. The views are spectacular.

[@starcloud4959]

This is like a dream , the most beautiful place on earth. imagine if water clear as glass.

[@pnwbikepacking]

Thanks for all the work putting this together. Just got a packraft and this is getting me stoked to plan some trips!!!

[@jeremychilds7667]

Cool video, glad you had a great time. Please keep in mind drones are illegal in all national parks. Your First Responders thank you for your cooperation.

[@JasonSmith-wj2ht]

This float is #1 on my bucket list

[@drdanielcottam1]

great video and love the great light in ringtail

[@landonsawaya]

Beautiful video. Do you know what the guage was reading during your trip? How about the dates of the trip?

[@47scotsman47]

Great video! What model packrafts where each of you using and how heavy were your packs to start?

[@BoardShortMemories]

Nice side hike choice. We just ran the Escalante. Did you go up Coyote Gulch?

[@TalesofAdventure]

We loved the vibe of this vid, really fun and engaging - definitely makes us want to get into packrafting a lot quicker! 😎👏🛶

[@47scotsman47]

Great Video! What model packrafts were each of you using and how heavy were your packs at the start?

[@WildExplored]

Thanks! We had twelve people on the trip with Alpacka and Kokopelli rafts ranging in year from 2016-2021. Some people had 50lb packs, I ended up bringing a lot of extra gear and camera equipment so mine ended up being somewhere above 75lbs

[@BotanyJess]

Any river jams of Russian olive? Nasty nasty stuff. I did the first portion of your route many years ago (Flickr/walksonrocks). Took out at Moody Canyon and looped around over the Circle Cliffs and descended Middle Choprock back down to the Escalante. Sketch hiking an undocumented route through cliffs and canyon, but so rewarding (and non-technical!)
You had a 75+ lb pack Oof.