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chihiggs
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 565 Location: Gilbert, AZ
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Posted: 6/13/2012, 2:16 pm Post subject: Paria -- No water |
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Just returned from Paria Canyon on June 13, 2012. It was awesome!! I did an out -n- back from White House. No water!
I mean that at the confluence if you wanted water, one would have to dig a hole and wait...no river water flowing. Both springs south east from the confluence had a very light flow of water. I dug a hole; filtered and boiled and I generally don't worry too much about this here in Arizona.
No water meant lots of loose deep sand. At the confluence, I headed up Buck Skin for a bit but turn around and came back to camp SE of the confluence.
Bugs were not a major issue as there is very little water. _________________ All our dreams come true if we have the courage to pursue them...Walt Disney |
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Trishness The Snake Charmer
Joined: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 2530 Location: Apache Jct, AZ
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Posted: 6/14/2012, 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not surprised there is no water......everything is so dry up there. _________________ ~~~Trish~~~
"Eastward the dawn rose, ridge behind ridge into the morning, and vanished out of eyesight into guess; it was no more than a glimmer blending with the hem of the sky, but it spoke to them, out of the memory and old tales, of the high and distant mountains." � J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of The Rings. |
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Hikngrl Canyoneering is my 'Happy Place'
Joined: 27 May 2003 Posts: 5578 Location: Peoria, AZ
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Posted: 6/14/2012, 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! No water huh? I have wonderful memories of playing in the water there.... I bet it makes for a much different hike. I would like to go back some day but I think I would like water again! _________________ ~~~Diane~~~
I want to shine! |
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chihiggs
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 565 Location: Gilbert, AZ
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Posted: 6/15/2012, 7:22 am Post subject: Water next time |
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--I am with you Diane. The hike was awesome but with water it is one of my top 10 favorites
Next time I will call ahead and get local, current conditions... _________________ All our dreams come true if we have the courage to pursue them...Walt Disney |
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Hnak
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 1766 Location: Prescott, AZ
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Posted: 6/15/2012, 9:09 am Post subject: |
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Hikngrl wrote: |
Wow! No water huh? I have wonderful memories of playing in the water there.... I bet it makes for a much different hike. I would like to go back some day but I think I would like water again! |
I'd like to do that hike too... _________________ The world is older and bigger than we are. This is a hard truth for some folks to swallow. —EDWARD ABBEY |
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desertgirl
Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ
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paintninaz
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 3515
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Posted: 6/16/2012, 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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desertgirl wrote: |
We should plan one Diane & Hank |
I want to go!!! _________________ ~Tracy
“Friends make the bad times good — and the good times unforgettable.” |
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deserthippie
Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 5
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Posted: 6/30/2012, 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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Paria is a mud hole this time of year ! And its extra hot here ! ( i live nearby )... I just got back from an awesome hike/swim/rope climbing trek up West Canyon ( off Lake Powell).. it was amazing and we were actually cold and wet most of the time. We climbed out of the canyon and attempted to access the Upper West Canyon but due to excessive heat, and poor directions, and failure to GPS locate we aborted our attempt and reentered the cool lower West Canyon.
I cant wait to go back ! I recogonize that to do this hike ya gotta have a good "ropes man" and advisable someone who has done this hike before. We had all the above ( except that none of us that access Upper West from the top before)
So that said,, ANYBODY with rope experience etc etc.. interested in putting together a trip to lower and possible upper West Canyon ?? perhaps in the fall now as monsoons are rolling in at Lake Powell.
I have connections for boat drop off and pick up..
bonnie _________________ Life was meant to be lived....BONNIE |
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