levity
06-19-2013, 05:03 PM
N (http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php?topic=22362.0)OTE: this post was somehow corrupted (?)
for full report see the original on Stand Up Zone: http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,25251.0.html
here's the first part:
Spectacular scenery and solitude – the Green and Colorado Rivers provide access to magnificent, isolated Utah canyonlands. In May we’d made a one-night trip through Labyrinth Canyon
as an intro to SUP camp-touring.Now we were eager to return and continue through Stillwater Canyon in Canyonlands National Park to the confluence of the Green with the Colorado River.
Back to Utah June 5-9. The map below shows our route and campsites. We scheduled a jetboat from Tag-a-Long Expeditions to pick us up below the confluence for the return to Moab.
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-SJvsK7X/0/X2/Canyonlands_map-X2.jpg
Day 1 – Upper Labyrinth Canyon
Fewer pics the first two days because we previously posted several from our May trip (see http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?68741-SUP-Touring-Labyrinth-Canyon-(photo-intense!)).
As before we launched from Ruby Ranch. After about a mile or so you leave the open valleys, and the river begins to carve the canyon while meandering back and forth.
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-JFgrCNX/1/X2/P1000206-X2.jpg
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-fGBMBRf/1/X2/P1000210-X2.jpg
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-QQVGGWJ/1/X2/P1000218-X2.jpg
After about 25 miles (near the end of the first loop of Bowknot Bend) we spotted a nice place to camp on a sandy shelf with a good view of the river.
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-8c384Sm/2/X2/P1000219-X2.jpg
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-k2Z8zXQ/2/X2/P1000221-X2.jpg
Day 2 –Lower Laby & Upper Stillwater
Morning paddling is sublime! The air is cooler (60-70s), the river is usually glassy in the still air, and the low light adds contrast to the majestic canyon walls.
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-qQvWLm9/1/X2/P1000223-X2.jpg
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-hH2G4wM/1/X2/P1000239-X2.jpg
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-d5CKXfZ/1/X2/DSC00546-X2.jpg
We reached Mineral Bottom just before noon and were greeted by a Park Ranger. They check with the river outfitters to keep track of things and were curious as to how (and whether)
we had met Utah’s river regulations for an unsupported standup paddle trip. We’d checked with them before our Labyrinth trip so we had our ducks in a row:
permit, spare PFD, spare paddle/propulsion device, first aid kit, a toilet system (we took “wag bags”) and a “fire pan”.
For the latter we were allowed to take an aluminum basting pan for emergency use since we did not plan on building fires.
Ranger Jake was super friendly and even offered advice on places to camp.
A few miles below Mineral Bottom Stillwater Canyon opens up in places offering great views of cliffs and distant mesas.
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-zHTDKFF/1/X2/DSC00549-X2.jpg
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-GBKj9Rb/1/X2/P1000247-X2.jpg
Started heating up on day 2, probably 90-100
for full report see the original on Stand Up Zone: http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,25251.0.html
here's the first part:
Spectacular scenery and solitude – the Green and Colorado Rivers provide access to magnificent, isolated Utah canyonlands. In May we’d made a one-night trip through Labyrinth Canyon
as an intro to SUP camp-touring.Now we were eager to return and continue through Stillwater Canyon in Canyonlands National Park to the confluence of the Green with the Colorado River.
Back to Utah June 5-9. The map below shows our route and campsites. We scheduled a jetboat from Tag-a-Long Expeditions to pick us up below the confluence for the return to Moab.
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-SJvsK7X/0/X2/Canyonlands_map-X2.jpg
Day 1 – Upper Labyrinth Canyon
Fewer pics the first two days because we previously posted several from our May trip (see http://www.bogley.com/forum/showthread.php?68741-SUP-Touring-Labyrinth-Canyon-(photo-intense!)).
As before we launched from Ruby Ranch. After about a mile or so you leave the open valleys, and the river begins to carve the canyon while meandering back and forth.
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-JFgrCNX/1/X2/P1000206-X2.jpg
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-fGBMBRf/1/X2/P1000210-X2.jpg
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-QQVGGWJ/1/X2/P1000218-X2.jpg
After about 25 miles (near the end of the first loop of Bowknot Bend) we spotted a nice place to camp on a sandy shelf with a good view of the river.
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-8c384Sm/2/X2/P1000219-X2.jpg
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-k2Z8zXQ/2/X2/P1000221-X2.jpg
Day 2 –Lower Laby & Upper Stillwater
Morning paddling is sublime! The air is cooler (60-70s), the river is usually glassy in the still air, and the low light adds contrast to the majestic canyon walls.
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-qQvWLm9/1/X2/P1000223-X2.jpg
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-hH2G4wM/1/X2/P1000239-X2.jpg
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-d5CKXfZ/1/X2/DSC00546-X2.jpg
We reached Mineral Bottom just before noon and were greeted by a Park Ranger. They check with the river outfitters to keep track of things and were curious as to how (and whether)
we had met Utah’s river regulations for an unsupported standup paddle trip. We’d checked with them before our Labyrinth trip so we had our ducks in a row:
permit, spare PFD, spare paddle/propulsion device, first aid kit, a toilet system (we took “wag bags”) and a “fire pan”.
For the latter we were allowed to take an aluminum basting pan for emergency use since we did not plan on building fires.
Ranger Jake was super friendly and even offered advice on places to camp.
A few miles below Mineral Bottom Stillwater Canyon opens up in places offering great views of cliffs and distant mesas.
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-zHTDKFF/1/X2/DSC00549-X2.jpg
http://levity.smugmug.com/SUP/Canyonlands-Tour-June-2013/i-GBKj9Rb/1/X2/P1000247-X2.jpg
Started heating up on day 2, probably 90-100