guyfromscene24
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Hey, I've been a lurker for a year or so but this is my first post. Recently did an amazing backpacking trip in the Maze
via Tex's Riverways shuttle to/from Spanish bottom May 15-20. Many thanks to many of you who have posted
here similar trips as the information was essential. We went from Spanish to Water Canyon. Did a day hike from there exploring the lower tributaries of Shot, found a way up to the ridge between Shot and Jasper, and took that to the head of Shot and made our way back down to Water. Then we moved camp to near the confluence of Picto and Horse (there is a really nice camp up a northern tributary near the spring that has four rock chairs around a rock table. The chairs have backrests!). We spent another layover day going up to the Maze Overlook and then exploring upper Horse (not too many miles though - it was incredibly hot so we spent a lot of time under cottonwoods and in an alcove). We then moved camp via Picto/Chimney rock exit and back to the Dollhouse and drycamped on the slickrock near Beehive Arch (great views of the Needles during sunset). We had two gallons of water that we cached from day one waiting for us. All the springs were going really good. In fact, there was a huge spring near the confluence of the plug and chimney tributaries in Picto that we didn't expect. Would have made a nice camp.
Here are the photos:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/rbPqz3PwZeJzGZRv2
Cheers,
Jim
via Tex's Riverways shuttle to/from Spanish bottom May 15-20. Many thanks to many of you who have posted
here similar trips as the information was essential. We went from Spanish to Water Canyon. Did a day hike from there exploring the lower tributaries of Shot, found a way up to the ridge between Shot and Jasper, and took that to the head of Shot and made our way back down to Water. Then we moved camp to near the confluence of Picto and Horse (there is a really nice camp up a northern tributary near the spring that has four rock chairs around a rock table. The chairs have backrests!). We spent another layover day going up to the Maze Overlook and then exploring upper Horse (not too many miles though - it was incredibly hot so we spent a lot of time under cottonwoods and in an alcove). We then moved camp via Picto/Chimney rock exit and back to the Dollhouse and drycamped on the slickrock near Beehive Arch (great views of the Needles during sunset). We had two gallons of water that we cached from day one waiting for us. All the springs were going really good. In fact, there was a huge spring near the confluence of the plug and chimney tributaries in Picto that we didn't expect. Would have made a nice camp.
Here are the photos:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/rbPqz3PwZeJzGZRv2
Cheers,
Jim