Bad_Luck_Brigade
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- Jan 25, 2024
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Yo. I did a big 2 week trip in Yellowstone, and honestly? It was a little 'Meh'. I spent most of it wishing I was down in Capitol Reef, because down there everything is spectacular.
So anyways, I got to looking at that good old satellite footage, and my eyes started straying to the canyon complexes west of Halls Creek. The suicidal monkey in my head started jumping and clapping, because it thinks that area looks pretty swell. Generally speaking, it looks like some pretty good-grade slickrock, with lots of promising nooks and crags that I'm dying to get my teeth into, but water availability makes me pause. Having hiked several years in capitol reef, I'm pretty familiar with the slickrock and all the pot-hole water goodness of the area, but the escalante canyons seem a bit of a different beast.
I'm asking for specific geo-coordinates (but I'll take them if you'll give). But I'd like to know, more or less, where I can find good water in this area.
Where are the year-round streams? The seasonal streams? Potholes? How long do those potholes last after rain? What's the flavor of the terrain? Where can I get more information about the area?
Anything you're willing to toss my way would be appreciated.
So anyways, I got to looking at that good old satellite footage, and my eyes started straying to the canyon complexes west of Halls Creek. The suicidal monkey in my head started jumping and clapping, because it thinks that area looks pretty swell. Generally speaking, it looks like some pretty good-grade slickrock, with lots of promising nooks and crags that I'm dying to get my teeth into, but water availability makes me pause. Having hiked several years in capitol reef, I'm pretty familiar with the slickrock and all the pot-hole water goodness of the area, but the escalante canyons seem a bit of a different beast.
I'm asking for specific geo-coordinates (but I'll take them if you'll give). But I'd like to know, more or less, where I can find good water in this area.
Where are the year-round streams? The seasonal streams? Potholes? How long do those potholes last after rain? What's the flavor of the terrain? Where can I get more information about the area?
Anything you're willing to toss my way would be appreciated.