PHOTO WORKSHOP - Escalante, Bryce & Zion

with Kerrick James
April 22-27, 2007
Cost: $2,295

TENTATIVE ITINERARY, SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Road conditions and conditions in the slot canyons may cause us to change the itinerary during the workshop in the interest of our participants' safety.

Day One

• Meet at the Best Western Arizona Inn in Page at 5pm.
• Photographer will conduct a slide/print critique of students' past work and will give an informational slide show.
  

Day Two

• We'll leave Page early, driving up Cottonwood Canyon Road to photograph Grosvenor Arch.
• Further north, a short hike of 1-2 miles takes us into the Willis Creek Narrows to see the interesting strata and streambed reflections in this slot canyon.
• After lunch at the Narrows we'll explore the color and unusual chimney spires of Kodachrome Basin, likely staying there for the remainder of the afternoon.
• Our evening will be spent in Escalante, Utah.
  

Day Three

• We drive down the Hole-In The-Rock road to do a morning hike into Dry Fork Coyote Canyon, and attempt to enter Peek-A-Boo and Spooky slot canyons. The photographer is scouting in early April to verify conditions. The morning hike is about 3 miles, and involves a hike on slickrock, down a sandy hill and into a flat wide wash where the slots are. The hike out is about 300-400' of vertical, but if you're in decent shape you will be fine.
• An afternoon hike takes us into Davis Gulch to see Broken Bow Arch, a spectacular arch best lit by mid to late afternoon light. This hike is longer, about 4 miles RT, but is not difficult, being mainly a walk down into a shallow canyon, following the sandy wash around cottonwood trees.
• Late shoot in Devil's Garden, depending on how long we spend at Broken Bow Arch.
• Evening at the Boulder Mountain Lodge.

Day Four

• Shoot sunrise from the Burr Trail a few miles E of Boulder.
• Hike Calf Creek to spectacular Lower Calf Creek Falls, a 5-mile hike.
• Drive to Bryce for golden hour and sunset shoot.
• Spend the night at Ruby's Inn, near Bryce.

Day Five

• Sunrise shoot from the rim of Bryce Canyon.
• A morning hike of several miles, less than 5, but it's steep going out, and the elevation is fairly high, about 7,000'. Participants may be acclimated pretty well by that time.
• Late afternoon through sunset shoot at the natural amphitheaters of Cedar
  Breaks, from a stunning vantage point over 10,000 feet in elevation!
• Spend the night at Ruby's Inn, near Bryce.
  

Day Six

• One more chance to capture sunrise and early morning light over Bryce Canyon should yield some terrific pictures.
• Return to Page with a few likely stops along the way, depending on how long we stay in Bryce. Possibly stop at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes.  Rooms are reserved for tonight in Page, Arizona and we recommend leaving the following day.
  

Includes:

• RT transportation from Page, AZ by our outfitters, Hondoo Rivers and Trails
• Lodging
• Photographic instruction
• All meals
• Permit fees
• Entrance fees to all parks