Found Pack.

[azhiker96]

While hiking yesterday I saw a backpack with sleeping bag, pad, tent, and some miscellaneous stuff just off the Dutchman trail in Upper Black Top Mesa Pass. It looked like most of it was from Wallyworld. I'll post some pics in the album today. If it's still there in a couple of weeks I'll pack it out and donate it to Goodwill. pack
second view
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[Suz]

That little tarantula looks just like the one I saw yesterday. The color is throwing me though. It was very black compared to the adults found in the area.

[azhiker96]

Todd, I would have brought it in if I'd known it was yours. I didn't see any critters around it and every story I've heard about your gear or gear on your hikes involves critters. I'll take some Mountain House ringtail bait when I head back out just so you'll have a surprise inside!
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[wanderingsoul]

Sad that someone left there stuff, even if it looks rather heavy... at least to me. Nice of you to be willing to pick it up for GTG, I'm sure he'd appreciate it.
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[azhiker96]

I just wish I could learn the story on this one. Probably someone who was tired, maybe low on water, and figured that gear could be replaced. If the gear could talk, what a story it could tell!
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[Shawn]

We found some similar gear on Nankoweap several years ago, we looked around for the body, but didn't find one. If it had been better gear, or closer to the TH, maybe I would have carried it out. Something like this makes you wonder tho.
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[desertgirl]

That gear just remined me of "another" or was it "other" ?
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[Hikngrl]

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[Matt Hoffman]

A few years ago, my buddy Mike and I found a full pack in the middle of the Escalante Route in the Grand Canyon. It was on the trail at the part I call the "Steep Slope Traverses". Anyway, the water bladder hose had been chewed by mice, so we knew it had been there a few days. It was at least 10 miles in any direction to civilization. We started thinking that perhaps the owner got dehydrated and desperately tried to descend a steep ravine to the river. We "looked" the best we could without putting ourselves in any more danger than we were already in, but we saw nobody. The next day, we went to the Backcountry Office as soon as we exited the Tanner Trail. Turns out the owner did get really dehydrated and had to be rescued a few days prior to us being there. They helicoptered him out, but made him leave the pack. They said they were meaning to send a ranger down there to get it. At least everything turned out OK.
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[Shawn]

[azhiker96]

Thanks Shawn, if it's there when I return I'll send you a note. It's not great gear but it's better than no gear.
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