Re: Backpackers using the Colorado River on inflatable rafts they c
The short answer to this is that river-resources and hiker resources are under distinct management plans, and river use is highly commercialized. I accept...
DougN 2011-05-06 10:26:51 #65603
Re: Backpackers using the Colorado River on inflatable rafts they c
I have climbed the creek right side with and without the log, down - climbed
and rappelled down several times and also admit to leaving a rope in place
once...
Peter Borremans 2011-05-06 10:15:25 #65602
Re: Backpackers using the Colorado River on inflatable rafts they c
     As a boater and a backpacker, I can understand the concern of the boating community that perhaps now they will have to start competing with a...
Marsha Kesselring 2011-05-06 08:39:55 #65601
Re: Backpackers using the Colorado River on inflatable rafts they c
I think you are missing the slippery slope aspect of all this. River trips on the Colorado in GC are tightly controlled with few permits. You can't kayak the...
Bob Marley 2011-05-06 07:43:28 #65600
Re: Backpackers using the Colorado River on inflatable rafts they c
Count me as one who has climbed the log, climbed the crack on the left going upstream and short roped others up, and never found the bypass but I know where...
Bob Marley 2011-05-06 07:38:30 #65599
Re: Royal Arch Loop via Point Huitzil trip report
Great combination of pictures and trip report. Was a little drier when our group went through the second week of March.
Andreas
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Andreas 2011-05-06 06:59:53 #65598
Re: Backpackers using the Colorado River on inflatable rafts they c
i'm not sure why using a packraft on a backpack trip is really that much of an issue. why does a backpacking trip and rafting trip have to be mutually...
denaliguide1 2011-05-06 03:40:59 #65597
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