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title: "The long way over Escalante"
date: "2025-09-08"
location: "Escalante"
country: "United States"
lat: 37.77
lng: -111.601
photos: 2
weather: true
weatherData: { tempMin: 9.7, tempMax: 29.4, code: 2, precipitation: 0, windMax: 19.7, source: "open-meteo", recordedAt: "2026-09-06T08:32:19.071Z" }
---

Highway 12 runs along a ridge with a drop on both sides and no barrier on either, which is the most Utah thing that has happened so far.

Stopped at a slot canyon that was not on the map we had and was clearly on everybody else's.