Solo adventure in a remote desert canyon by bike, canoe, and wallowing through muck.
This was in the late March of 2021, prior to the massive flood of that September. It would be interesting to see how things have changed since then!
These canyons are on ancestral lands of the Ute, Southern Paiute, and Pueblo people, which were forcefully taken by the United States government.
This trip requires careful preparation and knowledge of your gear, water purification, paddling, navigation and escape routes. Doing it solo is an added, unnecessary risk. I carried a satellite communicator. Packing everything out and using stoves instead of wood fires keeps special places like this truly wild.
The gauge at Poison Springs averaged 110 cfs during my trip.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro/Overview
01:06 - Bike Ride
2:32 - Day 1: Muck & Quicksand
6:50 - First campsite in the canyon
8:58 - Day 2: Scenery & Sunshine
12:05 - Happy Canyon Campsite
15:32 - Day 3: Easy & beautiful
22:52 - Mud Chutes into the Colorado
25:44 - Outro
25 авг 2024
