Dear Warren,
I have always been fascinated by the Slot Canyons, but many of them are very
difficult to get into. Is this one that a person can actually HIKE into or does
it require rappeling, etc.? If a hike, what is the degree of difficulty? What
would be a 'reasonable' amount of photo gear one would want to take in there?
Thanks,
Mary
Ron Crabtree wrote:
> 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
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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