ftp.xmission.com/2014.06.ftp.xmission.com.tar/ftp.xmission.com/pub/lists/utahoutdoors/archive/v02.n006

Internet Message Format | 1998-05-22 | 10KB

From: [e-mail] (utahoutdoors-digest)
To: [e-mail]
Subject: utahoutdoors-digest V2 #6
Reply-To: utahoutdoors-digest
Sender: [e-mail]
Errors-To: [e-mail]
Precedence: bulk


utahoutdoors-digest        Friday, May 22 1998        Volume 02 : Number 006




----------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 09:51:17 -0400
From: Jeff Westhead <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [OUTDOORS] Greetings to all

Jeff Westhead wrote:

> Hi! I live in Toronto. Two years ago I did a 10 day trip in Utah. It was the best thing I ever did! I spend all my time in Canyonlands, except for 2 days in Arches.

Sorry about that. I had meant for that mail go only to Eurico.

- --
Jeff Westhead -- Zoomit Corporation -- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    mailto:[e-mail] -- http://www.zoomit.com
 mailto:[e-mail] -- http://www.pobox.com/~jeffwe



- -

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 12:47:56 -0500
From: "gcburt" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [OUTDOORS] Greetings to all

Jeff

Don't be sorry, I for one, enjoyed the information on your trip to southern
Utah.

Garth C. Burt


- -----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Westhead <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail] <[e-mail]>
Date: Thursday, April 16, 1998 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: [OUTDOORS] Greetings to all


>Jeff Westhead wrote:
>
>> Hi! I live in Toronto. Two years ago I did a 10 day trip in Utah. It was
the best thing I ever did! I spend all my time in Canyonlands, except for 2
days in Arches.
>
>Sorry about that. I had meant for that mail go only to Eurico.
>
>--
>Jeff Westhead -- Zoomit Corporation -- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
>    mailto:[e-mail] -- http://www.zoomit.com
> mailto:[e-mail] -- http://www.pobox.com/~jeffwe
>
>
>
>-
>


- -

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 17:29:00 -0600
From: Chris Grant <[e-mail]>
Subject: [OUTDOORS] Uniqueness of the Uintas

One of several new guidebooks to the Utah outdoors is David Day's
_Utah's Favorite Hiking Trails_.  I found one of the statements
made on page 66 rather remarkable:

     ". . . the Uintas have more square miles of land in the
  Arctic-Alpine Tundra Life Zone than any other mountain range,
  outside Alaska, in the United States."

Some questions:

(1)  Has anyone seen this claim made elsewhere?

(2)  Is it correct?

(3)  Is there a simple, measurable definition of "Arctic-Alpine
Tundra Life Zone"?  (E.G, at latitude x being between altitude
f(x) and altitude g(x).)

Chris Grant

- -

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 19:47:59 -0400
From: Nate Strong <[e-mail]>
Subject: [OUTDOORS] Hello

Hi,

I just sign on to Utah Outdoors.  Haven't received any postings yet, so
I was just sending a note to see if I get through.  I'm planning a trip
to soutwest Utah in June and I'm looking for information for a three to
four day backpacking trek.  More on that in a later post.  First a short
introduction.

I live in Michigan and haven't spent much time in the southwest.  Never
been to Utah.  Just getting into backpacking.  I admit, I have a lot to
learn.  This opportunity popped up and I thought I'd make the most of
it.  Hoping to get some advice from your members.

Thanks, Nate.

- -

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 01:36:44 -0600
From: Lenny Fitzgerald <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [OUTDOORS] Hello

Hey nat, do you know where you want to go or are you looking for new ideas?
I live in Central Utah and am an aspiring avid outdoorsman.
Give me some hints and mayby I can give you some idiea.
Good Fishn,
Lenny

Nate Strong wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just sign on to Utah Outdoors.  Haven't received any postings yet, so
> I was just sending a note to see if I get through.  I'm planning a trip
> to soutwest Utah in June and I'm looking for information for a three to
> four day backpacking trek.  More on that in a later post.  First a short
> introduction.
>
> I live in Michigan and haven't spent much time in the southwest.  Never
> been to Utah.  Just getting into backpacking.  I admit, I have a lot to
> learn.  This opportunity popped up and I thought I'd make the most of
> it.  Hoping to get some advice from your members.
>
> Thanks, Nate.
>
> -




- -

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 21:51:36 -0400
From: Nate Strong <[e-mail]>
Subject: [OUTDOORS] Need hike info.

Hi Utah Outdoors,

I signed on a few weeks ago.  Got some information from a few members on
the list.  Thanks to those who replied.  I live in Michigan and know
nothing about the area.  Please have mercy on me.  The opportunity for a
trip to backpack in Utah came up and I'd like to make the most of it.

I thought I'd go into a little more detail, hoping to get some more
help.  I'm planning a backpacking trip in soutwest Utah, in late June.
Looking for a loop or trail for a 3 or 4 day hike.  The rest of the time
we're going to do the tourist thing with wome short hikes. Have written
to several Ranger stations for info and have a few maps.  Dixie National
Forest and Escalante area.  Haven't found much with trails to do a loop
like we're looking for.  Looks like most of the trails are short hikes
back to some view.

We have 2 concerns:  heat and water.  Like to get high enough to avoid
extreme heat(If I'm crazy, just tell me).  And, have a water source to
avoid carrying it all.  Like I said, looking for a 3 or 4 day hike, on a
trail.  Don't know about blazing my own.

I'd apprecitate any help form your members.

Thank you, Nate Strong.

- -

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 19:54:00 PDT
From: "Mark Durrant" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [OUTDOORS] Re:Need hike info.

Hello,

"Buckskin Gulch is described as the longest, deepest, narrowest slot
canyon in the world."

You said that you wanted a hike that you would have plenty of water, not
much heat 3-4 days, and you don't have to blaze a trail then you have
got to go through the Buckskin Gulch.  When you Buckskin Gulch you are
in the gulch the majority of the time so no trail blazing (very hard to
get lost).  The weather is so nice in the Buckskin Gulch since the sun
rarely directly hits you.  When you hike the Buckskin Gulch you do have
to bring in your own water but once you get to the Paria river you can
pump as much water as you need so water is not to much of a problem.
You can get through the hike in 3-4 days pretty easily since you have
not many places to stop and camp but you could spend a lot more time
because you do not want to rush through it because it is so awesome
looking.  The Buckskin Gulch is about a 20-22 mile hike but you could go
out through another way and make it longer.  This one of the best hikes
that I have ever been on and probably the best in Utah.

Hopefully the following links and info will help you find out more abou
the Buckskin Gulch.

Contact the following BLM office for more detailed information and/or
permits prior to visiting the area:

Richfield District Office
150 East 900 North
Richfield, Utah 84701
(801)-896-8221

http://www.utah.com/destin/coloradop/cppublic/blmpr.htm
http://www.swcp.com/~spsvs/outdoors/buckskin.html
http://www.nicom.com/~zelkova/buckskin.html
http://mysteriousplaces.com/GulchTour.html
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~sbakshi/html/buckskin.html
http://www.primenet.com/~reeder/pariamap.html
http://dg0daztcn.wr.usgs.gov/rt-cgi/gen_stn_pg?station=09382000
http://www.amug.org/~kwagunt/btrip/paria.html

Mark Durrant
[e-mail]

______________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

- -

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 22:33:32 -0400
From: "Roger Jenkins/Susie McDonald" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [OUTDOORS] Need hike info.

Nate, by the end of June, you need to be mentally prepared for the heat, no
matter where you go.  The advice you got for Buckskin Gulch is pretty good
stuff.  Buckskin is not an easy hike, and you will have to go thru some
nasty pools, but there should be water.

Would strongly suggest that you pick up a copy of Michael Kelsey's book on
Hiking and Exploring the Paria River.  Lots of great information.  When you
read about the campsite at the mouth of Buckskin Gulch, he talks about some
campers finding some rattlesnakes.  Those are "our" snakes.  We met him
while he was writing the book in May of '87, and provided him with some
input.

Good luck, and if you have more detailed questions, email directly.

Roger

Roger Jenkins/Susie McDonald
Co-Editors:  the Tennes-Sierran
Our newsletter is available at:
www.cs.utk.edu/~dixon/hbgsierra.html



- -----Original Message-----
From: Nate Strong <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail] <[e-mail]>
Date: Thursday, May 21, 1998 9:59 PM
Subject: [OUTDOORS] Need hike info.


>Hi Utah Outdoors,
>
>I signed on a few weeks ago.  Got some information from a few members on
>the list.  Thanks to those who replied.  I live in Michigan and know
>nothing about the area.  Please have mercy on me.  The opportunity for a
>trip to backpack in Utah came up and I'd like to make the most of it.
>
>I thought I'd go into a little more detail, hoping to get some more
>help.  I'm planning a backpacking trip in soutwest Utah, in late June.
>Looking for a loop or trail for a 3 or 4 day hike.  The rest of the time
>we're going to do the tourist thing with wome short hikes. Have written
>to several Ranger stations for info and have a few maps.  Dixie National
>Forest and Escalante area.  Haven't found much with trails to do a loop
>like we're looking for.  Looks like most of the trails are short hikes
>back to some view.
>
>We have 2 concerns:  heat and water.  Like to get high enough to avoid
>extreme heat(If I'm crazy, just tell me).  And, have a water source to
>avoid carrying it all.  Like I said, looking for a 3 or 4 day hike, on a
>trail.  Don't know about blazing my own.
>
>I'd apprecitate any help form your members.
>
>Thank you, Nate Strong.
>
>-
>
>




- -

------------------------------

End of utahoutdoors-digest V2 #6
********************************