5 days on the Dirty Devil River, from Hanksville, UT to Poison Springs Road takeout. Includes a visit to Happy Canyon, a slot which Rich and I visited last fall. Music Title: "Vision" Artist: AShamaluevMusic
Great video! My dad and I completed the same float in March of 2020. Glad to see that more people are out there exploring this little-known corner of the world.
@grassstrippilot Hi! Brother-in-Law Rich and I went from Mar. 24-28, 2021. The flow rate was around 120cfs at the start and dipped a little throughout, but stayed in the 105-120cfs range. My inflatable kayak didn't do so well and, being fairly heavily loaded with water, I had to drag it quite a bit. Rich did much better in his 16' canoe and was dragging about much less than me. I would do it again, but probably not with an inflatable unless the flow rate was higher.
Great! Thanks. We are prepping for trip in a couple of weeks. Hopefully the flows stay up. We are planning on flying into the Dirty Devil airstrip, float to the mouth of Happy Canyon, then hike to the Happy Canyon airstrip.
Thinking about running (2 people in a canoe) the dirty devil in early April. With all the snow this year do think that's a good idea or would we be hitting bottom pulling the canoe for miles? Thanks Aaron
I've only done it once, so I'm no expert but... with all the snow, it seems like you would have a good shot at it. When we went, flow rate was around 120 CFS and we dragged quite a bit. Much less so in Rich:s canoe versus my inflatable kayak, which apparently sat lower in the water. Probably something greater than 120 CFS would be better for you with two people per canoe. Just watch the flow levels and decide when it's time.
@@AaronRashaw We did do our own shuttle in a Jeep Grand Cherokee and a 4Runner. I don't remember using 4WD, but high clearance would be needed. The road wasn't as bad as I was expecting, but could vary each year depending upon rainfall. There were a few deep puddles to go through, but again... only needing high clearance and not 4WD.
Thanks, Nancy! We ended the trip at Poison Springs Road. CFS was 100-120 and kinda marginal in my inflatable kayak. I spent a lot of time dragging the thing. Brother-in-law Rich did much better in his canoe. I was out of the boat 5x more than he was.
