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| no partners | | Epic hiking and epic fishing. I ended up doing this one solo, which I do not recommend. My friend flaked at the last minute because he "had to paint the house before the new bed his wife ordered arrived." Is there some rule about painting with a bed in the house that someone can enlighten me about here? No furniture conflicts at my house, so I was not about to burn a 3 day weekend watching the zombie box (I did manage to catch game 3 of the Western Conference Finals at the Vermillion Cliffs Lodge).
I Camped at the trailhead Friday night and headed down into the canyon at first light. Wow! Incredible scenery and an equally challenging hike. This is not for the faint! Bring some rope to lower your pack and I recommend wearing gloves, your going to get on all four for this one. At times it is difficult to find the trail through the boulder fields, but look for the rock cairns, footprints in the sand, and mud stains on the rocks. You will at times have multiple paths to choose from that pretty much break down into the bouldering category or the high steep trail category. For the trip down, because gravity was with me, I took the boulder route. The hike out is uphill all the way, and because I was a wearing a heavy pack, I took the high steep trails out.
Campsite was a river front, white sand, barefoot beach, just above Soap Creek rapids on the Colorado River. This is a popular spot with rafters, so be prepared to share. I was invaded by a group from Durango, Colorado, who shared their fresh salad, fettucine and a cold beer as a peace offering for invading my camp. Thank you Eric and Lorelei for your generosity.
The last day of fishing was one of my best. It took a while to find the fish, but easily brought 20 fish to hand in an afternoon when I figured them out. I packed in waders and boots, but this gear is not necessary. Plenty of fish are accessible from the shore.
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