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| | Hiking | 11.35 Miles | 5 Hrs 16 Mns | | 2.40 mph |
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| partners | | After spending the weekend backpacking North Bass Trail in the Grand Canyon we wanted to day hike something awesome and relatively close by. Buckskin Gulch was an obvious choice so after our post North Bass car camp we headed to Wire Pass Trailhead.
Of course, Buckskin is a popular hike so the parking lot was full and we arrived fairly late morning. Originally, I looked into getting an overnight permit but there were no permits left so we decided to do an out and back instead.
From the parking lot the route follows Wire Pass wash downstream about 1.8 miles until it reaches the confluence of Buckskin Gulch. There are some nice narrows in Wire Pass just before Buckskin as a warmup for things to come. Once in Buckskin the narrows are great from the start and never stops. The creek does open up a little at times but it’s really just one continuous slot canyon the entire way. I believe Kathy and I took several hundred pictures in just 4 to 5 miles of Buckskin Gulch.
I set a time for turn around between 130 and 2 which we pretty much stuck to. However, it’s always difficult to turn around when you just want to see what’s around one more corner. Eventually we picked a spot and had lunch before heading back.
After lunch we headed back and of course took a ton more pictures. Even with the full parking lot the number of people was not too bad. We would encounter groups here and there but everyone was spacing nicely so we could all get the pictures we wanted. It was a great hike back and awesome day overall. Definitely need to come back and do this as an overnight. Not to mention the fact the further down canyon will lose most of the day hikers.
After finishing up the hike we headed to Kanab for the night. We still have more hiking to do!! |
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