Golden Wall-Castle Bridge Loop, Dixie National Forest, Utah

 Great view with complete solitude. This is what always I want. 

This is the very first hike of our 2023 winter trip. After landing at Las Vegas, we drove to the Escalante area. This is on the way, why not check it out?!

The scenery is close to Bryce Canyon. It contains many hoodoo, wall, window, and walls. Colorful scenery with orange, brown, yellow, and some are covered with white snow. This loop is about 5 miles with 500 feet elevation gain. We did in the crispy cold morning and saw the sun started hitting the hoodoos. It became brown to orange with lighting change, which was wonderful. 

light condition was right

There is car campground (Red Canyon Campground) near the trailhead, but it is closed in winter. When we hiked it was closed, but it was a part of loop, so we walked through it. It is spacious. 

This is the great example to prove that there are so many places to explore outside of National Parks, although one tends to focus on them. Excited to hike more remote area with solitude!