Everett Ruess Style Trips?

[reverse_dyno]

Anyone ever take a burro along on any of their canyon trips? Everett Ruess (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everett_Ruess) seems to have had success moving among the canyons of South West Utah for long periods of time by packing a Burro or two with supplies. I am wondering how much gear they can carry, how fast and how long they can go for, as well as what they can get up.

A month long trip with a few burros in Southern Utah would be a blast. With modern backpacking equipment you could pack them with lots of freeze dried food rather than the iron cookware Ruess needed to carry.

[DOSS]

I would think a couple of pack goats with modern backpacking gear would do a better job than a burro.. eat anything.. smaller and can get into more places..

[reverse_dyno]

I saw a guy with a few pack goats in the Unitas last year. He said his goats did nothing but eat, he could not get them to walk more than a few hundred feet before they stopped and stared eating again. He did admit that he was a novice at goat packing.