From: outdoors@utw.com (Sam) Subject: Re: Zion area activities Date: 13 May 1996 16:45:22 -0700 >A couple of friends and I are looking to be in the Zion area in early June for >a few days. I'll probably have both the bike and the backpack with me. I'm >looking for some suggestions on 1-2 night pack trips in or around Zion NP and >also some good mtn. biking in the area. > >Many thanks for your help. > >Todd Zion National Park is a great place. I worked in the park for a little over a year. But to get on with the post. A good morning backpack adventure (*short) is just accross from the lodge called Emerald pools. There are three pools and two trails either the first trail goes to the first and third or the second goes to the second pool. Also Angels Landing is great. Narrows, uh , could be high water. There is a map to buy in the lodge for about $1.00 that shows all the trails. Biking, There is a lot of slick rock down there and alot hidden too. Last time I was there the locals where making a new trail to a slick rock bowl outside of Rockville close to the ghost town of Grafton. Stop in at Zion Canyon Cycling and tell them what kinda trails you are looking for. The guys there are pretty laid back and will give you some great stops to go to. Not much to do in one to two days but hope that helps out. /*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* * / / ** Fisherman Sam, outdoors@utw.com ** * * gone to find a new fishin hole" / /*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lee Brown Subject: Re: Is anyone there? Date: 13 May 1996 09:03:06 -0600 (MDT) Dwight, I am new to the list in the last month. It doesn't seem to be very active. However, I did receive a couple of responses to my questions about bass fishing. Lee Brown ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jim Stevens Subject: Need campground advice Date: 21 May 1996 16:17:33 -0400 I will be in Utah in a few weeks and am interested in camping near the Uinta Wilderness area. I have found a listing on the Internet of a lot of campgrounds near Highway 150 NE of Kamas but can't tell from the listing any of the characteristics of them. Is anyone familiar with any of these campgrounds and can you recommend any of them for scenary, access to the wilderness area, crowds (or lack of--unfortunately I'll be there over a weekend), reservations necessary, and other relevant information. Thanks. Jim Stevens 126 Natural Resources Department of Forestry Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (517) 432-3353 FAX (517) 432-1143 stevens@msu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Dwight Bird Subject: Need campground advice -Reply Date: 21 May 1996 14:49:28 -0600 There are lots of campgrounds near the trail head(s). The closest one is at mirror lake. From mirror lake you can hike east as far as you like. Most of the campgrounds in the area are first come first serve, are equipped with water and rest rooms, and large enough for a car and small trailer. I have spent lots of time in that area and would be happy to answer more particular questions. Dwight Bird eqair.dbird@state.ut.us or dwight.bird@m.cc.utah.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Terri Smith Planb John Horn Subject: Wanted:short, easy backpack for 1st trip Date: 22 May 1996 15:14:42 -0600 (MDT) Hi everyone, I'm Terri and I am looking for a short (4-6 m roundtrip) backpack for my self, my husband and our two dogs (which rules out National Parks). We want to go next weekend so a warmer place would be better. This is my first time out so keep that in mind. Any and all suggestions are welcome, even ones in a NP (we may just kennel the dogs). Thanks Terri (introduction to follow) planb@xmission.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: SLS5B@cc.usu.edu (Jacob Anawalt) Subject: Re: Wanted:short, easy backpack for 1st trip Date: 21 May 1996 17:36:24 -0600 Terri, Where do you live, or how far are you looking to travel? I live up in Logan UT, and I know of a number of good trails into Logan canyon, in any of the neighboring canyons, or across the valley in the Wellsville range. The trails are all scenic, and fairly easy to travel (not too steep or rocky). As for the weather, well, this is Cache Valley so you ahve to chance it. Last week it was nice and warm, this week it has been warm/cool and rainy. >I'm Terri and I am looking for a >short (4-6 m roundtrip) backpack for >my self, my husband and our two dogs >(which rules out National Parks). We want >to go next weekend so a warmer place would >be better. This is my first time out so >keep that in mind. >Thanks >Terri (introduction to follow) >planb@xmission.com "Make an estimate before every calculation, try a simple physical argument ... before every derivation, guess the answer to every puzzle. Courage: no one else needs to know what the guess is." - E. Taylor and J.A. Wheeler, Spacetime Physics, San Francisco, W.H. Freeman, 1996, p.60 Jacob Anawalt Student, Utah State University http://cc.usu.edu/~sls5b/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Terri Smith Planb John Horn Subject: Re: Wanted:short, easy backpack for 1st trip Date: 23 May 1996 08:04:35 -0600 (MDT) Hi Jacob, > > Terri, > Where do you live, or how far are you looking to travel? I live up > in Logan UT, and I know of a number of good trails into Logan canyon, in > any of the neighboring canyons, or across the valley in the Wellsville > range. The trails are all scenic, and fairly easy to travel (not too steep > or rocky). As for the weather, well, this is Cache Valley so you ahve to > chance it. Last week it was nice and warm, this week it has been warm/cool > and rainy. > We live in SLC. Traveling is not a problem. I think that Logan Canyon might be too cold at night. John doesn't have a very good bag and the dogs have started their summer shed. But I am open to any suggestions you have for trails, etc. Hopefully, the first trip will go so well, there will be many more this summer and fall (when temperatures are warmer at the higher elevations) Ideally we are looking for 4-6 miles round trip, good source of water, etc. Scenery is nice too. As few people as possible too. Thanks Terri planb@xmission.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: DEMH76A@prodigy.com ( BOB WEENIG) Subject: Wanted:short, easy backpack for 1st trip Date: 23 May 1996 10:15:53, -0500 You might try Rock Canyon in Provo. I'ts not a national park, although it is a National Forest, you can still take your two dogs along. You can hike as far as you like up towards maple flats campground, or (this plan takes two cars) you can drive one car to the parking lot on the Provo side of Rock Canyon and leave it there, then drive both dogs, husband and yourself up Provo Canyon to the Maple Flats campground and leave one car there. Hike down Rock canyon trail (it's easier than hiking uphill) and at the end of the trail you'll find your other car. It's about 3-4 miles, not 5-6km, but a nice hike and good trails. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: DEMH76A@prodigy.com ( BOB WEENIG) Subject: Re: Wanted:short, easy backpack for 1st Date: 23 May 1996 10:38:10, -0500 On that Rock Canyon hike, better bring along a canteen, I wouldn't try drinking the water from the Rock Canyon creek. Giardia, you know. .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Chris Grant" Subject: Re: Wanted:short, easy backpack for 1st Date: 23 May 1996 09:21:48 -0600 BOB WEENIG writes: >On that Rock Canyon hike, better bring along a canteen, I wouldn't >try drinking the water from the Rock Canyon creek. Giardia, you know. Also, there's a stream crossing or two or three to deal with. I went up Rock Canyon on July 4 of last year on the way to climbing Provo Peak, and the water at the crossings was maybe a foot deep and too wide (for me) to jump. There are some fairly well-worn cutoff trails that can eliminate some of the crossings, and at the others you might be able to find logs and/or rocks to cross on if, like me, you don't like to get your feet wet. Chris Grant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Mendenhall Subject: Rock Canyon water Date: 23 May 1996 09:36:34 -0600 (MDT) > On that Rock Canyon hike, better bring along a canteen, I wouldn't > try drinking the water from the Rock Canyon creek. Giardia, you know. Provo's Rock Canyon has tremendous meaning to me for a number of reasons. I enjoy hiking there during all seasons. I'd never drink the water from the creek. But I've often wondered about the two fountains along the way. Does anyone know the source of their water? Except in winter, they have always been flowing. I drink from them whenever I'm there. I don't think they've ever made me ill. But I wonder. Does anyone know? Thanks, John Mendenhall