My Utah adventure at the beginning of this week was my fourth trip through the Buckskin Gulch. It's a 21 mile hike. I prefer it as a day hike because camping is very limited, as is access to water. And overnight permits are difficult to get now too.
That and this is flood season....
<img src="http://www.xmission.com/~phatch/images/buckskin15.jpg">
This and the other pictures here are from previous hikes. I haven't developed this trip's pix.
And it has rained lots there recently. So this trip was full of mud and quicksand. It was mud at least 18 miles of the trip and some wall to wall quicksand patches about 50 feet long in some stretches.
Had one guy in up to his waist and still going down before we freed him. Most other sinks were only knee deep.
And the usual pools
<img src="http://www.xmission.com/~phatch/images/buck3.jpg">
Took 13 hours instead of the normal 10 and we exited in the dark. Water was low, but no one was short. Everyone was out of food for energy. There was a pretty good collection of flash lights along, so we were OK for light.
<img src="http://www.xmission.com/~phatch/images/buckskin8.jpg">
The condition report at the ranger station was not very complete.
I abandoned my shoes at the end of the hike. The pumping action of the water and sand from the motion of walking was more than they could bear.
The rest of my gear needed serious hosing off before being cleaned, just to remove all the sand and mud.
Any good recommendations for cleaning sand and goo out of a BM 705 short of full dissasembly (which I can and have done...)?
<img src="http://www.xmission.com/~phatch/images/buck2.jpg">
Phil
That and this is flood season....
<img src="http://www.xmission.com/~phatch/images/buckskin15.jpg">
This and the other pictures here are from previous hikes. I haven't developed this trip's pix.
And it has rained lots there recently. So this trip was full of mud and quicksand. It was mud at least 18 miles of the trip and some wall to wall quicksand patches about 50 feet long in some stretches.
Had one guy in up to his waist and still going down before we freed him. Most other sinks were only knee deep.
And the usual pools
<img src="http://www.xmission.com/~phatch/images/buck3.jpg">
Took 13 hours instead of the normal 10 and we exited in the dark. Water was low, but no one was short. Everyone was out of food for energy. There was a pretty good collection of flash lights along, so we were OK for light.
<img src="http://www.xmission.com/~phatch/images/buckskin8.jpg">
The condition report at the ranger station was not very complete.
I abandoned my shoes at the end of the hike. The pumping action of the water and sand from the motion of walking was more than they could bear.
The rest of my gear needed serious hosing off before being cleaned, just to remove all the sand and mud.
Any good recommendations for cleaning sand and goo out of a BM 705 short of full dissasembly (which I can and have done...)?
<img src="http://www.xmission.com/~phatch/images/buck2.jpg">
Phil
