From: owner-utahoutdoors-digest@lists.xmission.com (utahoutdoors-digest) To: utahoutdoors-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: utahoutdoors-digest V2 #108 Reply-To: utahoutdoors-digest Sender: owner-utahoutdoors-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-utahoutdoors-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk utahoutdoors-digest Friday, February 26 1999 Volume 02 : Number 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 14:36:50 -0700 From: Lou & Jim Gostlin Subject: Re: [OUTDOORS] Coyote Gulch and kayaking Powell We have a shop in Moab that can rent you the things you need. Moab is not too far away. Thier toll free phone number is 1-800-733-6007. Their local number is (435) 259-6007. E mail address is cnvoyage@lasal.net & web site is www.canyonvoyages.com. Give them a try. we have rented from them many times! Lou David Kenison wrote: > This message bounced... anyone have info on this question? > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 08:41:47 -0700 > From: Kevin Dickerson > Reply-To: ucsar@utah.uswest.net > To: utahoutdoors@lists.xmission.com > Subject: Coyote Gulch and kayaking Powell > > We have a trip planned the end of June that I could use some advice > on. We are going to hike Coyote Gulch all the way into Lake Powell. > At Powell, we are going to try and have boats meet us with a kayak for > each of us to paddle back to Bullfrog. > Anyone have any experience doing something like this that could offer > some advice? How about anywhere in Utah where we can rent Sea Kayaks > (or any kayaks as far as that's concerned)? > Thanks, > Kevin Dickerson ucsar@utah.uswest.net > Pleasant Grove > > - - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 22:31:32 -0800 From: BOB EISELE Subject: Re: [OUTDOORS] Backpacking 1. Zion from the I-15 enterance station thru Kolob canyon, La Verkin, then over the top and down into Zion proper is a nice 4 day packpack. Get a book and a map becaue water is scarce. See http://www.GearReview.com/laverkin.asp for a description of the reverse trip. 35-38 miles. Did it with a Girl Scout Troop 4-5 yrs ago. 2. Paria River Canyon is a 3-4 trip through a slot canyon. Comes out near Lee's Ferry. Gets your feet wet, very wet. I've got more info if you want it. T.L. Phillips wrote: > > I am a college student from Michigan, and for my spring break I would like > to goto a national park in Utah. I want to goto a warmer and different > enviroment than I am use to. I was thinking about Arches and Zion but I am > not finding much about any lengthy trails. If any one can help me please > do. > > _______________________________________________________ > Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/ > > - - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 22:31:32 -0800 From: BOB EISELE Subject: Re: [OUTDOORS] Backpacking 1. Zion from the I-15 enterance station thru Kolob canyon, La Verkin, then over the top and down into Zion proper is a nice 4 day packpack. Get a book and a map becaue water is scarce. See http://www.GearReview.com/laverkin.asp for a description of the reverse trip. 35-38 miles. Did it with a Girl Scout Troop 4-5 yrs ago. 2. Paria River Canyon is a 3-4 trip through a slot canyon. Comes out near Lee's Ferry. Gets your feet wet, very wet. I've got more info if you want it. T.L. Phillips wrote: > > I am a college student from Michigan, and for my spring break I would like > to goto a national park in Utah. I want to goto a warmer and different > enviroment than I am use to. I was thinking about Arches and Zion but I am > not finding much about any lengthy trails. If any one can help me please > do. > > _______________________________________________________ > Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/ > > - - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 09:15:11 -0700 (MST) From: David Kenison Subject: [OUTDOORS] Bluff suggestions This message bounced... any suggestions? -DaveK - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 10:35:03 -0500 To: utahoutdoors@lists.xmission.com From: Bill Owen Subject: I will be spending about 4 days in the Bluff area in mid May and am looking for suggestions about day trips,hikes,etc.I am especially interested in the area's archaeology and natural history.I've heard good things about Combe Ridge and Butler Wash. I'll be by myself,so nothing too strenuous or overnight on this trip.Any suggestions would be appreciated. Bill Owen William G. Owen Chair and Extension Agent Environmental Education,Community Development Lake County,Ohio 440-350-2264 - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 09:41:29 -0700 From: Lou & Jim Gostlin Subject: Re: [OUTDOORS] Bluff suggestions Hi Fellow Buckeye! Hope you will enjoy our new home state of Utah. We love it here! The area around Bluff has some GREAT stuff. A couple of weeks ago we were hiking in Lower Mule Canyon. I can't wait to get back & see South Mule Canyon, North Mule Canyon & Arch Canyon, all practically in the shadow of the Comb ridge. Located on Route 95 between the Mule Canyon Ruins & Comb Ridge. Of course Grand Gulch has a lot of great ruins. I haven't been there yet, but am very anxious to go. We had my little Mustang & we really should have taken my husband's 4WD truck or our son's Jeep. The roads were muddy the day we went there. If you go to the ruins at Butler Wash , from the interpretive sign, go around the fence to the right & down the little canyon. You will cross over a natural bridge before getting to the rim above the alcove where the ruins are. You will see a few hand prints & I think there are some petroglyphs there under the bridge. It is mainly pretty. Also, as you are at the interpretive sign, note the Anasazi "ladder", little toe holds cut into the rock to the left of the ruin. Have you been to Bluff before? It is a beautiful little town. Just south of Bluff on Rt. 191 is Sand Island on the San Juan River. It is the "put in" for San Juan River trips (sure hope we get the permit we put in for!). Look on the cliff with desert varnish. There may be a fence there now. There are lots of petroglyphs on that cliff wall. There are a bunch of kokopellis too. You will also be close enough to go to Hovenweep. If you go, they have a nice campground there and a short hike through the canyon that will take you to some real nice ruins. I got a great book about hiking in this area for Christmas. I will try to "e" you with the info on the book when I bring it from home. Four days is not enough time in Utah. That is why we moved here last summer. We have really been enjoying the winter hiking. I always hated winter in Columbus. Stop in at the fabric shop in Moab if you get up our way & say ,"Hi". David Kenison wrote: > This message bounced... any suggestions? -DaveK > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 10:35:03 -0500 > To: utahoutdoors@lists.xmission.com > From: Bill Owen > Subject: > > I will be spending about 4 days in the Bluff area in mid May and am looking > for suggestions about day trips,hikes,etc.I am especially interested in the > area's archaeology and natural history.I've heard good things about Combe > Ridge and Butler Wash. I'll be by myself,so nothing too strenuous or > overnight on this trip.Any suggestions would be appreciated. Bill Owen > > William G. Owen > Chair and Extension Agent > Environmental Education,Community Development > Lake County,Ohio > 440-350-2264 > > - - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 15:28:30 -0700 (MST) From: David Kenison Subject: [OUTDOORS] Utah hikes Anyone want to suggest a hike or two? Please reply to the list... DaveK - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 10:16:04 -0800 From: Stephen Guye To: DKenison@Xmission.com Subject: (no subject) I have done several of the slot canyons in Utah, i.e. paria, hallscreek, wild horse. But I am now looking for about a 5-7 day hike, where I won't run into other people. Just solitude. Any suggestions? - -- Stephen Guye - K7PBX Napa, California - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 20:04:22 -0500 From: "R Jenkins/S McDonald" Subject: Re: [OUTDOORS] Utah hikes Hikes with solitude for 5 - 7 days. OK, here are our secrets: Upper Paria (the part north of Hwy 89) up past Standing Rock, then over the plateau east to Hackberry Canyon. Lots of side canyon exploring, and in the end of April '94, we went must about 7 days without seeing another human being, except ourselves. And it is nice because it is a loop trip. Way back in 1983, we descended the Sundance Trail into Lower Dark Canyon. Did an 8 nite trip without seeing anyone after the first day. In '88, we went almost 5 days without seeing anyone in the Dirty Devil River canyon, not until we got up to the Angel Springs/Robber's Roost area. Many of our trips have involved week long trips where we went several days without seeing anyone. Roger Roger Jenkins/Susie McDonald ******* New: Check out our Personal Web Site at: http://members.tripod.com/~samraj_outdoors/ - -----Original Message----- From: David Kenison To: utahoutdoors@lists.xmission.com Date: Friday, February 26, 1999 5:29 PM Subject: [OUTDOORS] Utah hikes >Anyone want to suggest a hike or two? Please reply to the list... >DaveK > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 10:16:04 -0800 >From: Stephen Guye >To: DKenison@Xmission.com >Subject: (no subject) > >I have done several of the slot canyons in Utah, i.e. paria, hallscreek, >wild horse. But I am now looking for about a 5-7 day hike, where I won't >run into other people. Just solitude. Any suggestions? > >-- >Stephen Guye - K7PBX >Napa, California > > > > > >- > > - - ------------------------------ End of utahoutdoors-digest V2 #108 **********************************