Wahweap Hoodoos - GSENM

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Grand Staircase-Esclante National Monument Summitpost Info

The easy 9 mile round-trip hike to the Wahweap Hoodoos begins in Big Water, not too far from Kanab, Utah. The pedestal rocks are just as they appear, very fragile. At one time a freshwater lake covered the region. What is left today is unique, special and primitive. May it stay that way!

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Henryk

Extremely fantastic !

Voted 10/10

Very, very nice picture. Henryk

Posted Nov 27, 2007 6:47 am

tanya

Re: Extremely fantastic !

Hasn't voted

Thank you. It's hard to go wrong with the Wahweap Hoodoos. Although there is a short cut out there that the BLM does not like people to know about, the hike is a much funner way to go. I like to stroll down waterways that don't have much elevation change. It's almost like a vacation! This one you don't want to do in the heat of summer though.

Posted Nov 27, 2007 9:45 am

Andinistaloco

Do you know

Voted 10/10

If this has ever been climbed? Looks like it'd be unbelievable difficult....

Posted Nov 27, 2007 11:47 pm


	tanya	Re: Do you know
	Hasn't voted	Probably not a good idea. The hoodoos are extremely fragile and every Whaweap Hoodoo lover would want to womp on your head. ;) They seem like they would melt with each rain. It's amazing they are even there.
		Posted Nov 28, 2007 12:25 am

lcarreau

Complete agreement !

Voted 10/10

This one has been on my list for the past
20 years! That Kaiparowits Plateau area
is totally awesome! I could probably stand
to explore every nook & cranny there, for
the rest of my life. Where is the trailhead?
Is it just north of Big Water, somewhere along that '327' road? Looks like a good
one to do when the days get longer, and
a person could hang around in the area to
watch a SUNSET. Is there a gate to go thru?
Thank you; I want to go SOON.

Posted Nov 28, 2007 3:33 pm


	tanya	Re: Complete agreement !
	Hasn't voted	It looked like there use to be a gate across the waterway, but it was pretty busted up. You drive through the tiny town of Big Water and begin hiking at the edge of town. Beautiful hike, but you want to do it when the water is flowing and not in the dead of summer. That would take all the enjoyment from it. No water and brutal heat. http://www.zionnational-park.com/wahweap-hoodoos.htm
		Posted Nov 28, 2007 4:06 pm


	lcarreau	Re: Complete agreement !
	Voted 10/10	YES, I'm very familiar with the "dead of summer." I've observed lizards that were so hot, they had to raise their fore-legs off the ground, kind of like mini-dinosaurs! I'll let you go. Thanks for the information.
		Posted Nov 28, 2007 4:41 pm

klwagar

Darn

Voted 10/10

another place I have to add to my ever expanding list of places to go. This looks awesome!

Posted Nov 29, 2007 2:47 pm


	tanya	Re: Darn
	Hasn't voted	I saw a photo like that once and began the search to find those big, tall, white hoodoos. They are over by Big Water in the Grand Staircase. Fun hike and the hoodoos are magnificent!
		Posted Nov 29, 2007 3:04 pm

seanpeckham

perfect exposure

Voted 10/10

I like how there's contrast between the hoodoo and the cliff, but not too much.

Posted Dec 17, 2007 3:45 pm


	tanya	Re: perfect exposure
	Hasn't voted	Thanks :)
		Posted Dec 17, 2007 3:54 pm

MoapaPk

stratosphere

Voted 10/10

I recognize that! It's in Las Vegas! ...or maybe Seattle?

Posted Jan 27, 2008 8:47 pm


	tanya	Re: stratosphere
	Hasn't voted	~laughing~ I think they stole the design from Wahweap. ;p
		Posted Jan 27, 2008 10:18 pm

BCJ

Outstanding!

Hasn't voted

We have some hoodoos in Oregon, but not nearly as beautiful as these. Great photo!

Brian

Posted Oct 19, 2008 4:54 pm


	tanya	Re: Outstanding!
	Hasn't voted	I want to live on the Oregon Coast one day, but so far I have never even got to go to the state! The Wahweap Hoodoos are the coolest ones I have ever seen. They are so fragile and different from most.
		Posted Nov 4, 2008 6:34 am