You asked for it...

[PaleoRob]

and now you've got it. Kinda. Its not here yet.

The Plan: Chinle Wash dayhike. Phonecians and Tucsonans may wish to spend the night in Kayenta the night before. We'll spend most of the day hiking to and in the Chinle Wash floodplain in Comb Ridge, exploring ruins and rock art. Total mileage will probably depend on how much exploration we do, but minimum is 5 miles. It'll be hot, though hopefully not unbearable. Trip could be canceled due to inclimate weather (we are not going to be crossing Chinle Wash during a flash flood!). Will end at Gouldings for some Navajo Tacos. Yum!

You: Should be unafraid of quicksand and crossing a swift, knee-deep stream. I should also know a little about you from either the forum here or have hiked with you, considering the sensitive nature of our destination. GPSes are welcome, but I'd prefer that any GPS tracks made are not published online.

Hazards: Quicksand, semi-feral cattle, swift-flowing stream, lack of shade, remote location.

Rewards: Lots of fun, beautiful canyon, amazing ruins, and should be some good company too!

[PaleoRob]

For some idea of what we'll be seeing and facing, see my photoset: http://hikearizona.com/photoset.php?ID=5111

[writelots]

This sounds like an awsome way to spend "Talk Like a Pirate Day". It's a long ways off to make a firm commitment, but I really want to go!

[Jeffshadows]

I'd love to get in on this, too! Let's see how things shape-up over the next few months...

[big_load]

As always, the timing is everything for me. I'll stay tuned.

[te_wa]

cant do it. son's birthday. we named him Wesley, you know.. after the Dread Pirate Roberts
well, not really

[Sun_Ray]

OH darn! I'll be on a motorhome trip seeing National Parks in OR and WA.

[writelots]

cant do it. son's birthday. we named him Wesley, you know.. after the Dread Pirate Roberts

It's the name that's necessary to instill the necessary fear. No one would be afraid of the Dread Pirate Wesley...

[big_load]

I hope you didn't name your daughter "Buttercup".

[Vaporman]

Beam me up Scotty! The temps shouldn't be too bad, that's usually about when I start looking to doing Grand Canyon & Southern Utah hikes again after the long summer and monsoons.

[PaleoRob]

Yup, I know it's a ways in the future, but this way y'all know it is coming, and won't be surprised by a HEY, NEXT WEEK! post, you know. So forewarned is forearmed, right?

[sarichter]

So forewarned is forearmed, right?

or in these current economic times... foreclosed

[hippiepunkpirate]

I'm pretty pumped on this area after my trip this past week! Sounds like a good time. I'll be back in school at that time, so I'll have to keep an eye on my schedule. I'll put it down as a maybe.

[rushthezeppelin]

Hopefully my schedule will agree with this trip when it gets that time. I definitely want to check out more of that corner of utah as I had a blast on the grand gulch trip. Are there just wades no swims.....I found up in west clear creek earlier that I can't swim in water thats 50 or so degrees but if its just wades I'll be more than fine.

[Randal_Schulhauser]

Looking forward to it...

[PaleoRob]

As an update, I was just told by my brother-in-law that he is getting married in mid September. I don't know the date yet, but I will keep y'all informed if it will impact this trip or not.

[writelots]

Those pesky family weddings. Ruin some of the best trips! Really - the nerve!

What, your brother doesn't want to get married knee-deep in the muddy water?

[PaleoRob]

He'd be fine with it - he was on my last trip there! Its his wife that wouldn't be so keen having a mud-brown wedding dress.

[oliverr99]

Beam me up Scotty! The temps shouldn't be too bad, that's usually about when I start looking to doing Grand Canyon & Southern Utah hikes again after the long summer and monsoons.

Trying to avoid the snow for some reason? ;)

[oliverr99]

It's like a mini Grand Gulch reunion. I might think about this one, not sure what my schedule will look like by then. Looks like fun though!