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  1. IntrepidXJ

    Salt Creek Canyon question

    There's nothing wrong with your backup plan and would be worth it IMO. I've also got permits for April, and we will be starting at the gate near Cave Spring and spending a few days between there and SC4. There is plenty to see and find all throughout the canyon if you spend the time to look...
  2. IntrepidXJ

    Album Rock Art and Ruins

    It says near Castle Rock Pueblo, which is in the Sand Canyon area of the Canyons of the Ancients. That's about as specific as I can figure.
  3. IntrepidXJ

    Zion Fees UP

    That’s a bonus to me. I avoid all contact with Rangers whenever possible!
  4. IntrepidXJ

    Zion Fees UP

    From the Decision document: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=113&projectID=116479&documentID=133220
  5. IntrepidXJ

    Zion Fees UP

    From the Decision document: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=113&projectID=116479&documentID=133220
  6. IntrepidXJ

    Zion Fees UP

    Here is the announcement right from Zion: https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/news/zion-2024-campground-and-wilderness-permit-changes.htm Typically, permit fees (day or overnight) do not include the park entrance fee.
  7. IntrepidXJ

    Meander vs Stillwater - hiking opportunities?

    1. You really can't go wrong with either, but if you are looking for more solitude and not having the Jetboat pass you by twice a day, then I would go with Stillwater, especially since you have 5 nights. Most trips on their way to Cataract also motor down Meander. I did Meander first to see...
  8. IntrepidXJ

    Annular solar eclipse in the western US on Oct. 14

    It was called a Ring of Fire eclipse back in 2012, too, so it's not really a new marketing term for this one. Just looked up the old thread for that one: https://backcountrypost.com/threads/total-eclipse-of-the-sun.223/
  9. IntrepidXJ

    government shutdown effects on national forests?

    That seems a bit extreme. I've never been a fan of the parks and public lands getting closed during government shutdowns, but then every time it happens and I see how people treat these places when no one is watching, I am reminded why it is unfortunately necessary to close them down. Too many...
  10. IntrepidXJ

    Group Leaves Injured Hiker Behind

    The real story: https://www.insider.com/injured-hiker-rescued-grand-canyon-friends-did-not-leave-behind-2023-9
  11. IntrepidXJ

    Group Leaves Injured Hiker Behind

    I think this might be more of a case of bad reporting. This is the story from someone 'in the know' from this thread on 14ers: https://www.14ers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=63373
  12. IntrepidXJ

    Grand Gulch last-minute questions

    Bullet to Government has always been the driest section of Grand Gulch when I've been in there. We've always had a little trouble finding water to drink in that section and have had to go up side canyons to get some from small springs. I wouldn't count on finding water to cool off in. But...
  13. IntrepidXJ

    When might road to Salt Creek TH be ok?

    I drove up there during a winter storm a couple years ago and it's not an experience I care to repeat. The descent of the trail was steep and slippery at first, but nowhere near as bad as the drive. https://adventr.co/2019/04/heart-of-the-salt-creek-archeological-district/
  14. IntrepidXJ

    When might road to Salt Creek TH be ok?

    Until recent years (dry and warm winters), this used to be the normal timeframe for that road to open.
  15. IntrepidXJ

    "I Would Walk 500 Miles ..." - A Utah Adventure - April 2022 - Part 4

    Let me just state that I am not much of a climber and very conservative about going down things that I am not positive I can get back up, so what is impassible for me might still be easily passible for others.
  16. IntrepidXJ

    Grand Canyon norovirus

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/grand-canyon-reports-118-cases-gastrointestinal-illness-norovirus-foun-rcna34941
  17. IntrepidXJ

    Album Rock Art and Ruins

    Not my photo, but this is the only one I've ever seen of it: https://www.dannorrisphotography.com/Ancient-Cultures/Rock-Art/i-8FkDZjZ/A
  18. IntrepidXJ

    Santa Fe/ABQ/Durango Area- Mid Late June

    Bandelier has been closed for over a week now. I was planning on spending a week in that area in 2 weeks, but now I’m looking at alternate plans.
  19. IntrepidXJ

    Canyonlands Packrafting Rough Draft

    I have not hiked downstream Water Canyon from the ledge spring, but my understanding is that it's not too difficult, unlike the upper end of Water Canyon to Chimney Rock is (which I just hiked a couple weeks ago and it wasn't bad, just one tricky ledge). According to David Day's book, this is...
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