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| Backpack | 22.35 Miles |
1,332 AEG |
| | Backpack | 22.35 Miles | 1 Day 2 Hrs 44 Mns | | |
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| no partners | | This is one of the most beautiful and interesting hikes I have done. Definitely a top 10. Some friends in Flagstaff had a couple spots left on their overnight permit for Wire Pass to White House via Buckskin. I couldn't say no to this itinerary, and we left Flagstaff on Saturday morning at 3:30am to make the most of it.
There's already so much info written up about this hike on HAZ, so I'll just keep the updates simple:
1) I think this one way shuttle is ideal if you only have two days. You get to see SO MUCH variety, both in Buckskin and Paria (yes, I know there's much more on the southern end of Paria, but still!).
2) The high volume of mountain precip in Bryce Canyon, et al., really drove up the seasonal flows of the Paria and Buckskin Gulch. The Paria was flowing wide and strong under the highway 89 bridge, all the way down to the confluence with Buckskin (and beyond). Buckskin's water pools were silty, deep, and freezing cold. But this was expected. The Paria's turbidity was much lower than when I last saw it in January; more of a gray than a brown.
3) The rabbit hole route was open at the log jam, but we used the middle descent route with some rope.
4) Why do people crowd all up in Zion Narrows when THIS world class hike exists only a few miles away?! I just...
Well they can have the Zion Narrows. I'll take the Paria Canyon any day that it's flowing. |
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Paria Canyon |
Medium flow |
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| | | A little silty, but not muddy brown. Just gray. |
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Quart per minute |
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| - there's nothing like finding Water in the Desert - |
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