Our last day of Southwest Adventures with Andrew and Alan was a calm repose and warm goodbye capped with an exiting side journey with Blake to the famous Peek-a-boo and Spooky slot canyons. The hike out was only two hours and knowing the exact path along the river meant quick progress to the cars. Everyone seemed happy-- a mix of accomplishment, new skill and experience and thankfulness to be out of the wilderness. We exchanged goodbyes with Joshua and Joel who set out east toward Chicago and then the rest returned to Escalante town for a final goodbye lunch of salad and pizza. We stopped at the Escalante overlook and I struck an impromptu pose than somehow captured how I felt. A salad and three slices of amazing pizza later, the trip was done. The group exchanged hugs and goodbyes and went separate ways in life again. Blake had one day left in Escalante and I had an open schedule until June, so the two of us fast hikers set out down Hole-in-the-rock road, an old Mormo...