My plan today was a strenous hike up to the White Domes on the Canaan Mountains. I had seen a foto of those brilliant white Domes and immediately wanted to see that in real. The hike was very exhausting. 3h cimbing uo to the peak, a total of 11 miles. The first part of the hike was along the Water Canyon. Then began the strenous part up a steep trail leading to Top Rock. From there it was another 1 1\/2 mile to the White Domes.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n
arriving at White Domes peak<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n
White Domes<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\n
driving Smithonian Butte Backway towards Zion<\/p>\n
I started to the White domes at 7.50am and was back at the car at 2:30pm. The rest of the day was the transfer to my next base camp: Escalante, Utah. A 3h drive. I had plenty of time and decided to drive the Smithonian Butte Backway. It was in very good condition but not very photogenic. I took the chance to visit also the Ghost town of Grafton and the Grafton cemetary which are located at the north end of the Smithian Butte road.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_3_placeholder\n
view of Zion mountains<\/p>\n
Then the long 3 h drive through Zion Mount Carmel Highway, US89N and passing Bryce Canyon, taking scenic byway US12 and arriving at 8pm in Escalante. Hungry\u00a0 from the exhausting Whitedomes Hike I decided for Steak dinner at Circle D Eatery.<\/p>\n
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Hiking Mileage today:\u00a0\u00a0 16 km \/ 10 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n Hiking Mileage total:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 41.2 km \/ 25.8 miles<\/strong><\/p>\nRelated Posts:<\/h3>