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| Hiking | 6.39 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 6.39 Miles | 2 Hrs 38 Mns | | 2.46 mph |
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| no partners | | V-Day Trip -- Part 4
After White Pocket, we decided to head up House Rock Valley Road to Wire Pass. Several years ago, we backpacked Wire Pass to Lee's Ferry, and were excited to return.
In the interim, instagram-ification has been strong. Lots of folks on the trail--and a ton of dogs! (The day permits are per person and per dog). Seemed like one in three groups had to have a dog.
A large ladder has been installed at the chockstone shortly after the slot begins, which is no longer a barrier.
At the junction with Buckskin Gulch, we decided to explore up Buckskin since we were unable to head up that direction on our backpacking trip.
At this point, the moisture that dropped the prior couple of days turned to our advantage. Only about 100 yards from the confluence was a mandatory get-your-feet-wet pool. None of the casual hikers were up for that, so once we crossed that pool, we were alone.
Ended up crossing 15+ pools, the deepest of which was mid thigh.
We followed the Gulch up until the slot opened up into a wash, and then backtracked to the start.
An amazing area. The road was pretty good with the exception of a couple of muddy spots south of Wire Pass that would give sedans a struggle, but several sedans on the road north of Wire Pass. |
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