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01-13-2009, 08:09 AM #1
The Wave, Wire Pass & Buckskin Gulch
The Wave, Wire Pass & Buckskin Gulch
The Wave:
I got a same-day pass on a Monday for the Wave. In fact, the BLM had only issued eight passes in four days, and three of those were when I arrived at the office in Kanab. On the two separate days I used this trailhead, I saw no advance-booking hikers.
Below: There were some vehicle tracks down the access road from highway 89, but not too recently.
Below: The trail to the Wave is largely across slickrock, with few markers, but even in the snow, a novice like me found no difficulty, especially with the very well prepared trail guidance issued by the BLM.
We've all seen photos of the Wave, but it still caught me unawares. The formations are quite stunning, even in the snow.
Again, I find myself fascinated by the minutiae of the place
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01-13-2009 08:09 AM # ADS
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01-14-2009, 04:21 PM #2
Re: The Wave, Wire Pass & Buckskin Gulch
Originally Posted by Rob L
Absolutely unbelievable that there was no one else beside you. When we checked the road conditions at the BLM office in June, we could see a billboard with all the requests for the 10 permits per day. Sometimes there were 90++ requests for a single day
That always put me off to do that hike.
But I think winter would be the perfect time for me to do that. I really love winter in the Southwest and especially the Wave looks incredible with the snow.
Thanks for sharing your pics
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01-14-2009, 04:45 PM #3
You might find this story about Buckskin Gulch in winter to be entertaining.
Buckskin Bites Back
By: Jud Eades
http://climb-utah.com/Escalante/buckskinice.htm
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01-15-2009, 09:11 AM #4Originally Posted by Iceaxe
Fortunately I will be there in June. And icy conditions should be very rare during that time of the year
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01-15-2009, 09:48 AM #5
Re: The Wave, Wire Pass & Buckskin Gulch
Originally Posted by americanhero
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01-24-2009, 09:28 PM #6
Snow
Very nice pics. More snow than I thought there would be. I have permits for 3 weeks from now. Do I need to rethink my outerwear and footwear? How deep was the snow?
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01-24-2009, 09:53 PM #7
Re: Snow
Originally Posted by raxafarian
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