Dear Warren,
This place sounds great. Can you email me some pics of the canyon and the
"wave"? I have no idea what either look like. Thanks.
Ron Crabtree
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From: WKato@xxxxxxx <WKato@xxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Buckskin directions (slot canyons)
>The road to the Wire Pass trailhead is located about 45 miles from Kanab or
>35 miles from Page or Hwy 89 in southern Utah. Go south 8.3 miles on a
graded
>dirt road (passable with an ordinary car is dry.) The turn off is unmarked
>and kind of hard to find (especially in the dark) but it's just west of a
>structure called the cockscomb, a ridge of reddish sandstone running
>north/south. But its right near a yellow "Slow to 50" sign.
>
>As you go down the road you'll pass the Buckskin Gulch trailhead at about 4
>miles but wait for the Wire Pass trailhead at 8.3 miles because it will
also
>get you into a more scenic part of Buckskin.
>
>Before you go you should check in at the Paria Cyn. ranger station three or
>four miles east of the dirt road turnoff to make sure there are no
>thunderstorms predicted. You can pay to enter Wire Pass/Buckskin right at
the
>trailhead.
>
>Camping is free at Wire Pass if you're fully self-contained (pit toilet
>only). We camped out and started off at about 8 am and returned about 4 pm.
>
>I heard there that the locals were charging $25 per hour to tour Antelope
>Canyon.and maybe more if you used a tripod. Buckskin is on BLM land and
costs
>$5.00.
>
>I already want to go back.
>
>Warren
>
>PS. Also the same trailhead is used for Coyote Buttes and the location of
>"The Wave," an eroded sandstone structure you may have seen in photos. BLM
>only lets in 10 people per day and you must wear soft-soled shoes. See:
>http://paria.az.blm.gov/gettingthere.html
>You have to sign up on the Internet and they give you a secret map. Compass
>and map skills are necessary or a GPS unit can suffice.
>
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