Dec 12, 2017 — The hike to Slit Canyon begins at Hole-in-the-Rock, a split in a long ridge, accessible by any car. The turnoff onto Hole-in-the-Rock Road is located at 36.4047573,-116.7828029.
I headed through the gap and ascended the alluvial fan leading to Slit Canyon's mouth. Aside from your typical Death Valley canyon obstacles like boulder hopping and Class 2/3 baby dryfalls, there are also a couple of impassable dry falls with side trails to get around them. The "slit" in Slit Canyon is just a particularly narrow section, short but cool. The canyon widens a bit before the third set of narrows, and then widens further and doesn't seem to narrow up again after the third set, which is where I turned around. Really, Slit Canyon's most interesting bit ends after the second section of narrows, but after that it's pretty and remote and maybe worth going farther for some.
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