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This morning we started back to Susan in Kanab Canyon.  We took the Redwall bypass again, stopping for a look down into Indian Hollow and the Obstacle Pool.  We replenished our water at the mouth of Kwagunt Hollow.  I had planned to hike back to to Kanab by hiking on top of the Redwall virtually the entire way.  To do this we would skip heading down Jumpup, but instead re-gain the top of the Redwall near Kwagunt.  Then find a way down into Kanab Creek between Flipoff and Chamberlain Canyons.  It looked easy on the map, and on Google Earth.  So some in our group were skeptical.  They wanted to know what I knew about the route and where my information came from.  After I told them that I didn't know of anyone ever doing the route (but I'm sure someone has done it), it took a bit of arm-twisting to get all to agree to take a chance on the route.  It turned out to be a great decision.  It was a beautiful walk, with view up to the rim and down into the deep canyon bottoms.  The Redwall was mostly flat, smooth, and wide.  Very easy hiking. 
 

On our way along the Redwall above Indian Hollow, we got a good view of Steck's Obstacle Pool.  It was full this time, although I have seen it dry.  It is definitely an obstacle, which is why we took the Redwall route to avoid it.  On a previous trip I found an easier, but scarier, way to get past this pool by climbing up to a ledge (seen in photo above), passing the pool from above, then dropping back down into Indian Hollow.  There is one very thin section that is a bit scary.  But at the thin section, you are already past the pool (heading up-canyon), and there is a way to lower packs down about 20 or 30 feet, then continue on the thin section without being encumbered by a pack.