Re: BCO office descrip of Escalante route
We did this trip a few months ago. There are a number of "trails of use" (downclimbs) down the rocky sides into 75-mi. These are reached before the main trail...
nic korte 2003-09-17 06:37:37 #24309
Re: Thunder River Trail vs. Bill Hall Trail
The "cliff" on the Bill Hall trail is a slanted piece of bedrock. My son and I took a few careful steps and climbed down without considering removing our...
nic korte 2003-09-14 07:25:03 #24224
Re: Escalante Route exposure ?
I did this route last January and had similar concerns. It is always tough to gauge another's sense of exposure. From your list below, I can say the Beamer...
nic korte 2003-09-11 12:26:56 #24162
Re: Winter Hike
I've done four winter trips in the past five years. It is not uncommon on the same trip to be soaked with sweat and in shorts and shirtsleeves at 2:30 in the...
nic korte 2003-09-11 11:58:27 #24161
Re: Food and Packs
Well, I have a hole in my one-man tent from a camp at Tapeats Creek where the mice chewed through the tent while I was sleeping in it. This food was on the...
nic korte 2003-09-06 06:36:33 #24064
Re: Food and Packs
I've been hit by animals on almost every trip: a squirrel chewed through a pack when we did a 30 minute rest stop at Tanner Rapids. On a later trip at the...
nic korte 2003-09-03 06:27:13 #24003
Re: Copper Canyon Water
Two years ago in mid-October, Copper was dry at the Tonto trail and a brief (minute or so) walk up and down stream. We had carried sufficient water from...
nic korte 2003-08-18 06:15:03 #23823
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