When and where?

October 2 - 5 - Explore the backcountry of Lake Powell based out of Page, Arizona! If you fly into Page or Flagstaff (possibly Phoenix) we can provide transportation. Please reach out for logistical support!

overview

Spend 3 nights with Derek Culver and Andrew Imhoff exploring and capturing the backcountry wonders of Lake Powell! We tour you around to exclusive backcountry spots that are typically extremely complicated or arduous to reach. This trip is hands down our most immersive and adventerous trip we do, and is one of my favorites because of it’s uniqueness and the profound beauty of Lake Powell we get to enjoy and teach you how to capture. Cowboy camping (or in a tent) on backcountry beaches, emerald green water, warm desert air, and colorful sandstone formations will uplift your soul and inspire your inner adventurer. We provide all the logistics as well as comfortable camping and healthy food while on this epic boating and 4x4 trip. We have Lake Powell mastered with all the backcountry camping spots, secret hiking paths, secluded beaches, and even the best floating bathrooms spots!

adventure Locations:

Various canyons, arches, natural bridges, and sandstone wonders in the backcountry of Lake Powell like Reflection Canyon. We boat 60+ miles up Lake Powell into the backcountry wilderness of massive sandstone canyons, beaches, arches, and remarkable remote desert landscapes! Please reach out if you’d like to know more, we try to not geo tag and leave no trace!

trip difficulty

This adventure is great for advanced beginners or intermediate adventurers who crave an extremely unique adventure that will challenge them and fill their soul. You must be able to hike on uneven surfaces for about 3 miles and not have a debilitating fear of heights. You must also be able to swim and lift 20lbs. We will be guiding you and taking care of you from setting up camp, cooking, guiding on hikes and adventures, and hope to teach you some of our outdoor skills.

Itinerary

We will meet in Page, Arizona between 2-5pm (no later than 6pm) on Wednesday October 1st and finish on Sunday October 5th at 9am! Please reach out for logistical support.

Lodging

We will be camping on pristine backcountry beaches on Lake Powell! We provide all the comfortable backcountry camping gear, meals, water, and snacks you will need for the duration of the trip. Pack it in, pack it out: we do bathroom runs to the floating bathrooms on Lake Powell but also carry an emergency toilet set up (with discreet wagbags) for any untimely calls of nature!

Logistics

If you fly in and out of Page or Flagstaff, Arizona, on October 1st we can provide all transportation to and from the airport. You will need to fly in to Page/Flagstaff before 6pm/4pm, and fly out on the 5th any time after 2pm!

We handle all the complex logistics and guiding so you can focus on enjoying the immense beauty of Lake Powell!

workshop cost & payment terms

The tuition for this adventure trip is $2,600 total, with a non-refundable deposit of $600 to reserve your spot. The remaining total balance of the trip is due 2 months before the workshop starts, we will send out a full packing list and itinerary with the final invoice.

ITINERARY

Please email us with any questions regarding logistics, lodging, etc- derek@blazingheavens.com

We will meet in Page, Arizona between 2-5pm (no later than 6pm) on Wednesday October 1st and finish on Sunday October 5th at 9am! Please reach out for logistical support so we can help you book flights and save money NOT paying for any rentals/uber.

Day 1 - Wednesday October 1st

We will meet at a pristine beach location near Page, Arizona right on Lake Powell for our first camp out night! We’ll do our introduction, get all our gear assembled for adventures, then enjoy sunset, maybe a swim, dinner by our campfire, and some stars before heading to bed! We’ll be getting up early the following morning to start our boat adventure!

Day 2

We will catch sunrise, pack up, grab breakfast, then load up on our badass Pontoon boat at 9am and head out into the Lake all day! This day is loaded with adventure: We will explore several canyons, arches, natural bridges, slot canyons, swim spots on the way to our backcountry beach campground for the first night.

day 2

We will sleep in a bit at our pristine backcountry beach campground, have breakfast and coffee, then head out to explore an epic waterfall canyon and swim spot! We explore most of the morning then take late lunch, relaxing swim, some photos, and nap inside the shade of this arm of the Escalante River! From here we will then go explore Reflection Canyon. We will head deep into Reflection Canyon to the sneaky “backdoor” way up to the top of the Canyon. If it isn’t too windy, we will cowboy camp up on top of the canyons. Otherwise we have a 2 mile 700 foot elevation (total) hike up for sunset and then later on for the Milky Way rising over the canyon.

day 3

We will shoot sunset, astro, and sunrise up at Reflection Canyon! It’s one of my favorite places on Earth and we completely skip the typical 16 mile grueling hike and have easy boat access. After sunrise, coffee and breakfast, we will begin our boat ride back to Page. We have all day and can revisit spots or explore a few random canyons together.

Once back in Page around 12-2pm, we will grab lunch, shower/clean up, and get an editing session in. We will be 4x4ing you up to the magnificent Alstrom Point this evening where we will be enjoying a sunset dinner overlooking Lake Powell! We will sleep a bit, then wake back up for astrophotography lessons to shoot the Milky Way galaxy rising over the lake and focus on panoramas and clean tracked shots here! If you have the energy, we will shoot sunrise here as well.

day 4 - Sunday October 5th

The trip officially ends at 9am after sunrise- we’ll be able to sleep in a bit but we’ll make sure every one gets back to the airports on time and grab breakfast on our way out! We recommend booking your flight after 11am out of Page. If you are flying out of Flagstaff then we recommend later in the afternoon after 2pm.