Hop Valley and La Verkin Creek - Zion National Park - October 11, 2024

wsp_scott said:
When I first met Hugh a couple years ago, we were sitting around eating breakfast or dinner and I asked him about the desert why he never posted any trip reports from southern Utah. He said basically what he said above, "if there aren't grizzlies, I'm not interested" :) I'm glad someone was able to drag him away from the GYE.
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I must be getting soft in my old age. :)
 
Ugly said:
I think there was a smile of satisfaction when the wilderness desk ranger said that we should hang our food from bears.
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I'm guessing there wasn't a single bear within the park boundary when we were there.
 
Bob said:
I think Scat needs the pothole sipping and sand digging experiences........or maybe one where the only water tastes like drinking epsom salts, maybe where its 100+ and no shade ........ !!! Now these are REAL desert experiences
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No sand digging for me @Bob. I've had plenty of nasty water. Once on the Pitchstone I had to get water out of an unnamed pond with a dead elk in it. Also, Bog Creek and Sour Creek water aren't the best, and leaves and floaties just add flavor. The more mosquito larva the better I say. :scatman:
 
b.stark said:
I'd be interested in a trip. Scatman or no scatman even. Though I'm usually out that way in April/May.

Who gets to carry all the circus peanuts required to lead scat into the desert? That's the real question.
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Just bring enough to leave a circus peanut trail back to the trailhead so that I don't get lost. :D Are there any "Sketchy" (aka North Butte Creek sketchy) places in the desert? I've only got one good wrist left you know. :)
 
scatman said:
Just bring enough to leave a circus peanut trail back to the trailhead so that I don't get lost. :D Are there any "Sketchy" (aka North Butte Creek sketchy) places in the desert? I've only got one good wrist left you know. :)
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There's a lot of "interesting" spots in the desert. Perhaps some also qualify as sketchy. I usually carry 30 feet of tubular webbing when in the desert just in case... though I almost never use it.

If we do a desert trip I might have to leave the webbing behind to make room for circus peanuts!
 
We even have a choice of trips where there is a possibility of bears and at least mountain lions... or where a bobcat walked off with my camp cup.
 
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