To drive 26 miles on washboard road, or not to drive… That was the question we posed to the rangers at the Escalante visitor center this morning. The answer was that there are plenty of satisfying hikes that do not require such a drive.

There are loads of slot canyons in the area, but most of them require some hiking to get there. Such was the case with the Zebra slot canyons. But the hike there was beautiful with waves of color layers of sandstone of many colors.

It was a little over 2.5 miles to get to the slot canyon. It was a bit of a slot through the wash where we were hiking through deep sand. And although the canyon was pretty, it got super narrow very fast. So much so that we ended up turning back when the actual floor just turned to a point and it was only about 10 inches wide at my waist.

We headed back from the car and met up with a couple who thought they were on a completely different hike! Thankfully we set them straight only about half a mile from the trailhead.

We drove a little further down Hole in the wall road to Devils playground where we had a picnic lunch and then checked out the playground. I think the grands would have a grand time climbing around here!