tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749160419476324356.post6153663846341238618..comments2024-03-20T11:02:09.844-06:00Comments on WasatchWill: Two Backpacking Trips in One at Capitol ReefWasatchWillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11583486586032073745noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749160419476324356.post-67815146760425646322019-07-12T13:31:45.398-06:002019-07-12T13:31:45.398-06:00Please see my reply above to "Unknown" c...Please see my reply above to "Unknown" comment made on April 7. WasatchWillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583486586032073745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749160419476324356.post-89194478447767704222019-07-12T13:31:32.729-06:002019-07-12T13:31:32.729-06:00Please see my reply above to "Unknown" c...Please see my reply above to "Unknown" comment made on April 7. WasatchWillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583486586032073745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749160419476324356.post-23014350178273202292019-07-12T13:30:34.399-06:002019-07-12T13:30:34.399-06:00With all due respect, I would need to get to know ...With all due respect, I would need to get to know more about you first and know that you are educated and experienced with off-trail desert travel and navigation, sensitive to things like cryptobiotic soil and the like, committed to LNT principles and so forth. I share reports like this of my experiences and adventures through places like this to inspire others with the beauty they can discover and experience outdoors and to show what can be experienced if one takes the initiative to learn how to read maps and route plan themselves and make the appropriate preparations to pursue such routes. <br /><br />In order to do my part to prevent such from being overrun with crowds that could subject the area to high impact usage and negatively affect the pristine landscape and solitude to be found there as has happened to other once pristine places out there from folks who are more ignorant or ill-willed, I generally hold back from sharing them publicly or to people I don't know well enough to trust that they will exercise good LNT ethics, and are experienced and educated enough themselves to safely navigate such terrain without putting themselves or others in danger. <br /><br />That said, I pieced together this route with info I had found in the archives of Backpacker Online as given by Steve Howe who used to be a regional editor for the magazine and actually came up with the route himself. He runs a guiding company out of Torrey and often leads trips that includes this route. You can contact him via his company, http://redrockadventureguides.com/, or dig through the archives of Backpacker to find the route info as I did. If you're able to do the latter, I promise, the route will be more rewarding and fulfilling than if I were to hand over a GPS track or detailed map. WasatchWillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583486586032073745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749160419476324356.post-11540841219621597522019-04-18T18:09:21.415-06:002019-04-18T18:09:21.415-06:00Hi! I was very interested in attempting the first ...Hi! I was very interested in attempting the first part of this post (Pleasant Creek to Capitol Gorge) and was wondering if you had made any maps yourself and would be willing to share them or if you know of a map I should use for it? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05500269484402298183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749160419476324356.post-17917613031884632372019-04-14T09:57:27.522-06:002019-04-14T09:57:27.522-06:00Would you happen to have a caltopo map or anything...Would you happen to have a caltopo map or anything of the sort for your trek from Pleasant Creek to Capitol Gorge trail? This adventure looks so awesome! Thanks for being so inspiring.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05500269484402298183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749160419476324356.post-89911456188133909882019-04-07T20:46:19.138-06:002019-04-07T20:46:19.138-06:00Would it be possible to get this route from you? I...Would it be possible to get this route from you? I am highly interested in it! Mainly the day 1 and 2 portions. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05500269484402298183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749160419476324356.post-14135744479370407272017-06-24T12:26:45.193-06:002017-06-24T12:26:45.193-06:00Thanks Angee! In the past, I've gone with diff...Thanks Angee! In the past, I've gone with different pairs of Teva sandals. First time was through Coyote Gulch with a pair of closed-toe Tevas thinking it would protect my toes from stubbing them on any rough rocks and other debris under the stream, and that proved to be a no fun because the closed toe, while providing extra protection, also trapped pebbles and what not. It was often difficult to flush it all out only to trap more in a few steps later. The straps also rubbed parts of my feet raw, causing really painful sores that took a long time to heal afterwards. I then got some open-toe Tevas that I really like and are very comfortable, but when I took them on a water hike, this time through Sulfur Creek in Capitol Reef, while not having the pebble trap problem (much easier for pebbles to flush through and wash out), I still got bad sores from the straps. I think all the sand and grit that can still cake around and cling to the edges of the straps and beneath the straps contributes to the straps rubbing those pressure points on my feet raw. So this time around, I did just keep my breathable hiking shoes and socks on with ankle gaiters (which kept pebbles and debris out of the shoes) and then just changed into sandals at camp. That worked out pretty well, but I think next time, I will try hiking in my open-toe Tevas again, but with some neoprene socks and see how they do in protecting my feet from getting sores. Then I can just remove the socks at camp and put the sandals on, with our without dry socks, or put my shoes on if it gets much colder at night.WasatchWillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583486586032073745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749160419476324356.post-9389803046502265572017-06-23T12:33:18.975-06:002017-06-23T12:33:18.975-06:00This looks amazing! I'm putting Pleasant Cree...This looks amazing! I'm putting Pleasant Creek on my to hike list. The second night looks like such a doable backpack trip for my family. Thanks. <br /><br />When hiking in water, do you just wear your regular hiking shoes? Angeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05494816368118631830noreply@blogger.com