3 Night Needles Solo Backpack
Hi everyone, I've enjoyed reading the forum, it's helped me decide where I will try and go the weekend of Oct. 15th. This will be my first trip to Utah as well as my first solo backpack. I was able to convince the wife that a solo trip was good idea by promising to stay on well traveled trail - so Needles is what I came up with!
I made reservations for three nights at the LC1, EC2, and CP1 campgrounds. I'll be arriving in Grand Junction (thanks Chase Bank for giving me free roundtrip air just for signing up with your credit card!) at 12:30pm on Thursday and the plan is:
Drive directly to the Squaw Flat trailhead, (I think conservatively arriving by 5pm after getting the rental car, supplies, etc. ) and hoofing it directly to the LC1 campground to set up before dark. Next morning dayhike the Peeaboo trail before returning for my gear and going through Lost Canyon to EC2 camp. Next morning dayhike Druid Arch and carry my gear to CP1 before dayhiking around Chesler Park. Next morning dayhike Devils Kitchen before picking up my gear at CP1 and heading back to my car by evening. That's as far as I've gotten but maybe I'll shower before heading to Arches and camp somewhere near there (in the park) so I can do an early morning quicky before catching my flight home from Grand Junction at 12:30pm.
Does this sound feasible? It's definitely not a restful vacation, more like a "how much can I squeeze into a five day trip" kind, but that way I can sleep when i get back to the office.:-)
If anyone has any comments or suggestions on what I should change, I would love to hear them!