Poe, Dog access...

[Byron]

I got a couple messages regarding the cross country travel portion of the route...when you leave your vehicle, I said to set a compass bearing for the mouth of Millers, that's just to get you going in the right direction initially, as you get near the cliff above Halls Creek, you'll steer a bit north of it to end up at the entry...the climb down is about 3/4 of a mile north of the mouth of Millers.

On this map below, the "P" of course, is where you park. Soon you cross Long Canyon, but it's shallow and only takes a few minutes...there is a spot to pay attention to...see my line of travel right at the "H" in "Halls"? DON'T BE NORTH OF THIS SPOT, the reason being those side drainages up there are quite gnarly, with lots of mushroom rocks that you'd have to maneuver around, costing time. The line I traveled is very efficient. Once you get to the cliff, the climb down will only take about 15 minutes...even if someone knocks down the 5 or 6 cairns that are there, it's easy enough to figure out. If you get befuddled and feel that you may have to bust out a rope to negotiate a 10 foot drop, look around a bit more. A couple little 4th class moves are all you should encounter. I you didn't already know this, right click on the picture, select "view image" for a super size.

[Udink]

see my line of travel right at the "H" in "Halls"? DON'T BE NORTH OF THIS SPOT

*sneaks off to explore the drainages north of the "H"*

[Byron]

Har, har!...won't find much up there but beaten down earth, ATV tracks and lots of cowflop!