We first went with Chris on an 8-mile hike on his favorite "secret" trail - The Dive to Wire Pass (Pariah Canyons Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Tour). This was a very interesting path through strange slickrock formations, then descending 1000 feet to and through portions of Buckskin Gulch and Wire Pass canyons. We saw no other people on large portions of this somewhat remote hike. Rob dropped us off at the start of the hike, then joined us in the latter portion of the hike to walk us back through the canyons and drive us back. We found Chris to be a very informative and enthusiastic hiking companion.
Since we had such a good experience with Chris and Rob on the first hike, we asked them if they could take us to the White Pocket formation. This was a two-hour trip over somewhat rough dirt roads each way. We left their place about noon, and returned about 9:30pm, leaving us plenty of time at White Pocket for sightseeing and photography, including through sundown. We took some amazing photos there. Rob guided us through the most interesting areas of White Pocket. He is a very knowledgeable, well-traveled, soft-spoken photography enthusiast. who we were glad to be with.
We would definitely choose to go again with Grand Staircase Discovery Tours to experience more of this unique area. read more