Hi there,
My wife and I are thinking of a week-long backpacking trip in Salt Creek area in Canyonlands in the last week of June/early July and had a couple of questions:
1) We plan to start at Cathedral Butte and spend the first couple of nights near SC1/SC2 and move up to Squaw flat via Peekaboo and maybe camp at LC1 on the last night there. Is there water available along the trail around late June?
2) I've been to Canyonlands before, but not in summer...how common are flash floods around late June?
3) Also, are there opportunities for shade along the trail? Trying to determine how hard it will be to hike in the heat.
4) I'm guessing there are shuttle companies that can give a a ride from Squaw flat to Cathedral Butte?
Thanks much.
My wife and I are thinking of a week-long backpacking trip in Salt Creek area in Canyonlands in the last week of June/early July and had a couple of questions:
1) We plan to start at Cathedral Butte and spend the first couple of nights near SC1/SC2 and move up to Squaw flat via Peekaboo and maybe camp at LC1 on the last night there. Is there water available along the trail around late June?
2) I've been to Canyonlands before, but not in summer...how common are flash floods around late June?
3) Also, are there opportunities for shade along the trail? Trying to determine how hard it will be to hike in the heat.
4) I'm guessing there are shuttle companies that can give a a ride from Squaw flat to Cathedral Butte?
Thanks much.