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Thread: Hackberry Canyon
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09-29-2005, 08:23 AM #1
Hackberry Canyon
After my failed attempt at the Zion Narrows, I'm ready to get out there and try my next misadventure. My friends, a couple of nephews and I are going to do Hackberry Canyon via the Round Valley Draw the weekend of Oct 7-9. Should be fun. I was up late last night uploading waypoints into my GPS. Here is the beta:
Utah Trails-Hackberry Canyon
(Also featured in last month's Backpacker magazine.)
Roads out there can be blocked for months because of storms, check current road conditions for Cottonwood Canyon Road here:
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Road Conditions
I have only been to that part of the Grand Staircase once before during the Olympics. We tried to do Round Valley but was turned back when it snowed 6 inches the night before. I am excited to get a chance to do it again.
If anyone wants to hang out with some foul mouth people and do a great Southern Utah over-nighter, then please come along. We do not discriminate.
James
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09-29-2005 08:23 AM # ADS
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09-29-2005, 07:46 PM #2
That should be cool. Good luck. Hope everything goes as planned (or better).
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09-29-2005, 09:00 PM #3
Looking forward to a TR when you return. This canyon has been on my to-do list for a long time.
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10-10-2005, 10:43 AM #4
Well we made it. Full TR and pics to come later. Short version is it was a lot longer than I imaged. But more beautiful than I imagined. I am very sore after the 20 mile trek.
James
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10-10-2005, 12:00 PM #5
Everything go well?
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10-10-2005, 03:07 PM #6Originally Posted by Sombeech
James
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10-11-2005, 09:21 PM #7
Test Post
Still trying to figure out the whole picture thing.
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10-12-2005, 06:35 AM #8DickHeadGuest
Very cool looking, any more pics?
I always advocate a person cruise at thier own pace. Getting out of your comfort zone defintely takes the fun out of it.
Whats the bum leg from?
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10-12-2005, 11:43 AM #9
That looks like a really cool slot opening up there. Did you get into it at all?
It's only "science" if it supports the narrative.
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10-15-2005, 05:05 PM #10
Finally the TR
Trip Report- Hackberry Canyon
Beta:
Utah Trails-Hackberry Canyon
Current Road Conditons:
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Road Conditions
We were on the road by 3:30 Friday after some traffic and some wandering around for a campsite made it to the trailhead of the Round Valley Draw at 10:00pm. Found a great little place to bed down just up from the Round Valley Seep. Leonard, my nephew Eric and I started out at 10:00am Saturday morning wile Cody and Brad set the shuttle. After a short walk you reach the head of the Round Valley Draw and your greeted with a 15ft downclimb. I have been out of canyoneering practice and feared getting down there and finding worse. While I sat there thinking about what to do a group of three sixty-year-old men from Vermont came by with there tour guide from Bryce Canyon. With a little coaching from their guide the three men made there way down the downclimb. I couldn
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10-15-2005, 05:21 PM #11
more pics
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10-15-2005, 05:32 PM #12Originally Posted by JamisJockey
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10-15-2005, 07:52 PM #13DickHeadGuestOriginally Posted by James_B_Wads2000
Great pics!
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10-15-2005, 08:04 PM #14
Nice pics man. Thanks. That looks like a cool little canyon to do (even one I could get through)
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10-18-2005, 09:24 AM #15
Sweet canyon! I've heard rumors about Hackberry, and always wondered what it was like. Thnx for the fresh beta!
It's only "science" if it supports the narrative.
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