Re: 19-Mile Canyon
Wayne, one nice thing about the route at mile 19 is that it starts
quite close to the car park for Rider. It is easy to park at Rider,
hike the rim over to...
bill_orman
Re: Beamer and Escalante
Just to be educational, though it may seem overly picky, this is
Tapeats sandstone (light tan). There is no Dox (deep red) exposed
upriver from Palisades....
Doug Nering
Re: Beamer and Escalante
The picture of the trail on the slope is about as exposed as it gets,
and its a fairly short stretch. The other picture looks scary but is
taken (I think)...
tombuchta
Re: Digest Number 1133
Having just returned from hiking in the Canyon, I'm a bit late in
responding to these posts, but I just thought I'd toss in my two cents
worth....
Since the...
Hank Schnieder 2002-12-11 11:58:37 #18232
Re: Beamer and Escalante
I hiked the Beamer in 2001...I found that the first stretch from
Palisades to about a point opposite Carbon Creek, and the last
stretch from about where you...
tombuchta
Re: Beamer and Escalante
Bob --
Answering for Wayne, the bad place is opposite Carbon Creek and there
are no bad spots nearer the confluence. The sense of exposure here is
worse...
Doug Nering
Re: Beamer and Escalante
Tom --
I have been up in both lower arms of Papago and I am having
difficulty following your descriptions. The major barrier layer is
the Quartzite and...
Doug Nering
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