The week after high school graduation sixteen years ago, some friends and I hiked Death Hollow from Hell’s backbone to the Highway 12 bridge over the Escalante River.  For me, it was my first extended backpacking trip without adults.

Last week, the same group met together to hike Death Hollow.  We shortened the trip, going in on the Boulder Mail Trail, but had just as much fun.  It was a bit surreal in that although 16 years have passed, it felt like it was only yesterday that we were all together doing the trip for the first time.

Here are a few pictures from the trip.  I’ve posted a couple taken by Mike Hawkins first.  The others are mine, taken on my little point-and-shoot.

If you want to see more photos from the trip, you can see them here.

Taken by Michael Hawkins

Yours Truly. Photo taken by Michael Hawkins.

Descending into Death Hollow.

Cass trying to keep his boots dry.

Mike and Cass hugging the wall to keep from swimming.

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