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06-04-2010, 02:27 PM #1
Zion Narrows conditions in 2 weeks?
I have a permit for a day hike through the narrows in two weeks.
I have been watching the water and it is still really high. Its still closed.
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/uv...60,00010,72020
Any thoughts on if the water will drop enough in the next two weeks to let me go?
I have done it several times as an overnighter, but this will be the first time as a day trip.
Thanks for your expertise.
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06-04-2010 02:27 PM # ADS
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06-04-2010, 02:41 PM #2
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06-04-2010, 09:44 PM #3
I'm in the same boat, really really hoping the water will get lower soon...come on heat!
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06-06-2010, 10:47 AM #4
Arriving on the 17th, really wanting to descend Mystery. Melt, snow, melt!
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06-06-2010, 01:09 PM #5
Based on the current trajectory of the graph, it looks very hopeful. Hope it works out for you! I'm jealous, if so - really hoped to take my kids through there. Have fun, whatever you do!
Originally Posted by thedesertnomad, elsewhereOriginally Posted by ratagonia
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06-09-2010, 08:10 AM #6
Virgin under 200 csfs. 199 right now. My guess it will open this weekend
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06-15-2010, 11:18 PM #7Most recent instantaneous value: 133 06-15-2010 23:45 MDT
Lucky dogs, all of ya. Have fun, Sarahlizzy and hike.higher!!!
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06-15-2010, 11:48 PM #8
Re: Zion Narrows conditions in 2 weeks?
Originally Posted by Cirrus2000●Canyoneering 'Canyon Conditions' @ www.candition.com
●Hiking Treks (my younger brother's website): hiking guides @ www.thetrekplanner.com
"He who walks on the edge...will eventually fall."
"There are two ways to die in the desert - dehydration and drowning." -overhearing a Park Ranger at Capitol Reef N.P.
"...the first law of gear-dynamics: gear is like a gas - it will expand to fit the available space." -Wortman, Outside magazine.
"SEND IT, BRO!!"
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06-16-2010, 05:07 AM #9
I thought it would be open today, but yesterday afternoon it spiked all the way to 143!!! That is sooooo much more dangerous than the 138 that it was for most of the day, lol. I understand they have their rules. It's currently at 131, but all we need is less than 140 for 24 hrs for a bottom up hike (or Imlay & Mystery) and less than 120 for 24 hrs for a full through hike.
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06-16-2010, 08:01 AM #10
Ah - it's only 24 hours? For some reason I had 3 days in my head... Well, that sounds good!
How weird is it that I'm still checking the flow, when my next trip to Utah isn't until September?
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06-16-2010, 09:13 AM #11
I am hoping to get a walk-in Mystery permit for this Saturday, so hopefully now it's under 140 (and looks like staying there?) we should have some good news later today or tomorrow.
If the permits site is still showing Mystery as closed tomorrow, am I to understand that I'd be wasting my time by waiting outside the window overnight to get a permit for Saturday? I can think of much nicer places to spend the night
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06-16-2010, 09:42 AM #12
I'd give the BC desk a call, if I were you, to see whether it's worth it. 435-772-0170. That said, they'll not commit, I'm sure. Give them a hypothetical "If the flow were to remain below 140 for all of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, when is the soonest I could get a permit for Mystery..."
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06-16-2010, 10:30 AM #13
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06-16-2010, 10:52 AM #14
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06-16-2010, 05:17 PM #15
134 csfs right now. looks like it has spiked back up a little. was under 130 at one point this day.
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06-16-2010, 09:34 PM #16
The permits site is now showing the narrows as being open.
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06-16-2010, 09:41 PM #17●Canyoneering 'Canyon Conditions' @ www.candition.com
●Hiking Treks (my younger brother's website): hiking guides @ www.thetrekplanner.com
"He who walks on the edge...will eventually fall."
"There are two ways to die in the desert - dehydration and drowning." -overhearing a Park Ranger at Capitol Reef N.P.
"...the first law of gear-dynamics: gear is like a gas - it will expand to fit the available space." -Wortman, Outside magazine.
"SEND IT, BRO!!"
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06-16-2010, 09:53 PM #18
What it says on the website - don't get too worked up about that. They have a rule, and they are very good at following rules. Under 120 two days in a row - it opens from the top. It has been totally stinkin hot out down here, so it is unlikely to go back up again after going under 120. Any day now.
Tom
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06-16-2010, 09:54 PM #19
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06-16-2010, 09:59 PM #20
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