Yes Baptist is a huge drainage and can hold a lot of water I would expect very deep wades if it is a heavy rain As temps cool, the canyon tends to hold water longer I would either have a wetsuit or pick something else if you don't want to get wet A few groups have had to be rescued in cooler times of the year because they were not prepared for cold exposure and mud I just added a pic from one of our April trips of a message left by one stranded group: https://wwwroadtripryancom/go/tripimage/showphoto/dpym

We're heading down to southern Utah in a week or so and are considering going down Hole-in-the-Rock Road to Davis and 50-mile gulches We're going to be in a sprinter van with pretty good clearance https://storytelleroverlandcom/pages/2023-beast-mode and I'm trying to figure out if this will be suitable to get to the trailhead We've been to the trailhead for Willow Gulch before in a mini-SUV but I've heard things get rougher beyond that and was wondering if anyone can offer their insights into whether our vehicle wi...

I am thinking doing a loop down sheep creek and the back up north along the Paria river and then cutting across overland to Sheep to finish the loop More or less the trip describe by these guys: https://wwworegonhikersorg/forum/viewtopicphpt=23481Can anyone advise me on access to water I am thinking that with all the precip from the winter, finding water in potholes and cut banks should not be a problem But that's just a guess I live in Boise and I have not been down to Utah yet this spring sadly Thanks

All natural, yes When I was there, there were no rope grooves or webbing left behind PLEASE help keep it that way If you do not already use a fiddle stick for easy rope retrieval and an almost guarantee of not creating rope grooves, please consider learning how and using a fiddle stick Here is a 3 minute instructional video I found on You Tube https://wwwyoutubecom/watchv=pjZRp2lyQRM By the way, a fiddle stick is no more an advanced tool or technique than using a clove hitch on a carabiner block

I was the one who posted the trip report below that included the DD float and think I'm probably only qualified to answer question # 2 We got lucky last May The Devil rose about 100 cfs a few days before our adventure My best guess was that it was flowing at 175 cfs on 5/18/23 Plenty of water and very little bottom scraping but still a very slow float I believe it took us about 45 hrs to travel 7 river miles but that was very inner tubes, no paddles I wouldn't float it below 100 cfs Give yourself lots of time The v...

I haven't floated that, but have hiked it many times It is a very pretty, and probably class II in the 150-500 cfs range See https://wwwroadtripryancom/go/t/utah/san-rafael-swell/lower-muddy-creek for hiking details and pics I have not driven to the river from the Goblin Valley side, but have many times from the Factory Butte side If dry, the Factory Butte side is usually a good road suitable for even a Subaru type vehicle It would be a long shuttle If you do it, post back on how it went!

If you are lucky someone might even land a plane next to your campground! I was doing some climbing there a few years ago and some folks flew down from SLC climbed the moon tower then hopped back in their plane and flew home Very cool Although I imagine no one here would do this, please be considerate of the boulders The last time I was down there some folks with a huge fire destroyed one of the best boulder problems there I did not write this article but I was there when it happened https://grippedcom/routes/class...

Yes, all bolting is illegal in BLM wilderness areas You can find all regulations for the Dirty Devil/Robbers Roost SRMA & WSA in the BLM Resource Management Plan for the Richfield, Utah Field Office of which the Henry Mountain Field Station in Hanksville is managed I've held a commercial use permit with them for the past 12 years and know their regulations wellHere is an online reference to the relative law: https://wwwblmgov/sites/blmgov/files/uploads/mediacenter_blmpolicymanual6330pdf See page 1-30, "Rock Clim...

I am hoping to do in the next week thinking backpack in from the lower trailhead and camp near the spring to the West of the Chimney trail / Spring Canyon junction and spend a day exploring Anyway, can anyone tell me if the ford of the Fremont is doable Looking at the flow gage it looks like flows are pretty average right now based on the past year of data But that gage is in Bicknell and not sure if it is a good representation of the situation further downstream ThanksLink the gage site https://waterdatausgs...

Update on the rap 3 anchor There are only two sets of bolts, one higher set two bolts, chain to single ring for accessing the lower down-canyon-right set, and a lower set two independent chains for rappellingYou can rappel off the higher set for everyone but the LAPAR, then do a short rappel down to the lower anchor and reset Pulling ropes through the higher anchor from the ground is extremely challenging It will trash your ropes and the rock! Please rap off the lower anchor!Here are some pictures https://imgur...