Labyrinth Canyon - Green River
Has anyone done this classic Class I canoe trip?
I am thinking I want to do this maybe in the fall, but I'm concerned about heat, water levels, and shuttling since it looks like only my husband and I will be able to go.
What time of year did you go?
How did you do the shuttle? Did you use a company to shuttle you?
What did you see?
Would you ever do this trip again?
Anything else?
Thanks.
Re: Labyrinth Canyon - Green River
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Originally Posted by Shan
Has anyone done this classic Class I canoe trip?
I am thinking I want to do this maybe in the fall, but I'm concerned about heat, water levels, and shuttling since it looks like only my husband and I will be able to go.
What time of year did you go?
How did you do the shuttle? Did you use a company to shuttle you?
What did you see?
Would you ever do this trip again?
Anything else?
Thanks.
I've done a lot of river running, but never Labarinth. Since its flat water and the Green River, I'm sure you could do this one any time of year. It would be swifter and deeper in Spring, but there would be more sand bars to camp on in lower water. We regularly do Cataract (just below Labrinth) in August and the air is hot, but the water is cool so its still pleasant. We usually pay a friend to do the shuttle, sometimes we've done it ourselves by dropping off a truck and trailer at the bottom and driving another vehicle down with it and then back up to the top. This requires you to drive back to the top again once you're done with the river to pick up your other vehicle-- with Labrynth canyon it shouldn't be a big deal because Green River isn't far out of the way, but I hear the road to the takeout can be rough. There are also shuttle Companies, I don't know of any specifics. One time we paid a lady from Green River that someone knew of to do it but I don't know who it was. Labrynth should be uncrowded any time of year, cause most people go for the white water runs, but it is supposed to be a very pretty, deep canyon through Canyonlands with plenty to see in the side canyons if you do your research.
Re: Labyrinth Canyon - Green River
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shan
Has anyone done this classic Class I canoe trip?
I am thinking I want to do this maybe in the fall, but I'm concerned about heat, water levels, and shuttling since it looks like only my husband and I will be able to go.
Thanks.
Edit: Eeek didn't realize the date of the posted message. Better late than never, hope my info helps other boaters:
Might be repetative info for you from the previous post, but I have done Labirynth canyon october of last year. Here is my album: http://utahbp.com/labyrinth
Here are some points to mention:
What time of year did you go?
-September 2005
How did you do the shuttle? Did you use a company to shuttle you?
-Used two cars
What did you see?
-Look at http://utahbp.com/labyrinth a lot of stuff to see :)
Would you ever do this trip again?
-For sure! And totally recommend it to others. I am planning on taking my 4 year old next year, once he can swim
Anything else?
-One thing we did wrong, was put in at Green River, it's a lot better and faster to put in at the ranch about 25 miles down the river. You skip all the borring part of the landscape, but you do miss the Crystal Geyser stop.
-Do no paddle like crazy, enjoy the scenery. We did our trip in 2.5 days, but we didn't stop paddling all day.
-Go in fall rather than spring, there is less water and less bugs. Less water makes the sandy beaches to appear more, a lot better campgrounds.
-Paddle early in the morning when the wind is down, afternoone winds usually blow up stream which makes the paddling against the wind a total hell.
-Bring lots of water, when you paddle you dehydrate a lot quicker, there were a few springs we could filter water from, but we ended up carrying our own all the way.
-If you need more detailed info, msg me on IM