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| | Canyoneering | 15.00 Miles | 6 Hrs 20 Mns | | 2.37 mph |
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| | Canyon Hiking - Non-technical; no rope; easy scrambling; occasional hand use |
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| no partners | | In the book "100 Classic Hikes in Arizona" is the Paria River Canyon. It is listed as a hike from Utah (White House Trailhead) to Lee's Ferry in the Grand Canyon National Park. The hike (or more appropriately a backpacking trip) is listed as 38 miles. I plan to do all the hikes in the book but I am not a big camper type. With that being said I wanted to go up and check things out. A little recon/pre-hike if you will. In the early morning I did a couple miles up the Trail from the Lees Ferry area past the Lonely Dell Ranch. This part didn't need to be traveled much further to get the idea.
After that I headed up to Utah and stopped at the Ranger Station and bought a nice map with some great info. From there I went down to the White House Trail Head and started to really see what this was all about. I made my way down about 5.5 miles which got me into the Narrows a ways. My original plan was to go past Buckskin Gulch. Dark clouds and Thunder was my clue to turn back early. All in all I just wanted to see if there was any way of doing the whole run in one day. I think after today I learned that it is in fact possible with careful planning and some luck with the weather. I hope to do this as a "day hike" sometime in the near future. I believe I can do it in 15 to 18 hours depending on how much recent rain there was. The less rain the faster given the mud and waterlog slowdown.
If you happen to know of anyone who has done this before in one day please let me know. I would love to get more info from them. Also if you have any interest in doing such a thing please PM Me. |
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