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Family Vacation 2015, Second Leg: Willis Creek and Pine Creek Swimming Hole (Family Hike #7)

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Seeing as how we had been up till real late the night before at Bryce , we got up Saturday morning not at the crack of dawn and headed south on Skutumpah Road into Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The road was a bit intense in a couple spots, so we were glad Dad was there and we could pile into his Explorer. About half hour later, the road crossed Willis Creek, and we parked at the trailhead. There were only four or five other cars there, and we only saw a few people the whole time, which was really nice - and surprising for such a beautiful and family-friendly slot canyon. Let's DO THIS THING! Within a couple hundred yards, the trail drops into the creek and stays there the whole hike. If we do the canyon again, though, I'd start right in the creek because there's a short slot and waterfall we missed out on. There are three slotted sections, each longer than the last, with maybe a quarter to half a mile of desert hiking in between. The wa...