Question. Bighorn Sheep Canyon (Tributary of Trachyte Creek)
Has anyone ever been up/down this canyon? I have backpackpacked most of Trachyte Creek and the major tributaries (Swett, Woodruff, Maidenwater...). Curious about this canyon plus a few more unnamed ones south of it.Also kinda wondering about the S Fork of Swett Creek....
2023-03-07
Trachyte - Maidenwater
We hiked Maidenwater March 2019. Nothing required more than a knee deep wade of a few feet. As far as down climbs, the only significant one was after "the boulder," and it was easily negotiated with a little creative butt scooting, etc. Definitely nothing technical. We camped between Maidenwater and YBR. We hike up YBR until we got cliffed out, which I think is just before the bottom of the tech canyoneering route described elsewhere on this site. A......
2019-03-21