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scottb
Feb 15, 2008, 5:33 PM
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I've canoed from Mineral bottom to the confluence. It's an awesome trip. And it does NOT get boring. There are plenty of side hikes and slot canyons to keep you busy. And the scenery is something else!!! Highlight of our trip was the hike out of Powell canyon to the rim view of the confluence. There was also a slot canyon (near Anderson bottom?) that was way cool.
As far as climbing goes, I didn't do any except for some easy bouldering. It would probably be worth it to bring your shoes, but it would a waste of energy to lug your rack+rope, that is, unless you are doing a trip that is primarily focused on climbing. There are plenty of tasty looking crack lines all over the place but getting down from them might be a major issue as I never saw any rap anchors and walk-offs might be sketchy. Also, lots of the cliff bands have a layer of nasty (for climbing), crumbly shale.
Now, this is all just from observation. I never asked any locals about any developed routes in the area. So if someone else gives you some beta on somewhere that sounds too good to pass up, by all means, go for it. But as it stands, my advice is to leave the rack n rope at home and save room in the boat for water (I'm sure you already know that you will be packing in most of your drinking water), or even better: more BEERS!!!
FUN TIP: Leave a small cooler with cold water, beer, soda or whatever with you shuttle company so they can bring it to you when they pick you up at the confluence. It will be nice to have cold drinks for the boat ride back to Moab after your coolers have been sitting in the sun for nine days.
If you have any other questions about the trip feel free to ask.
(This post was edited by scottb on Feb 15, 2008, 5:45 PM)
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Post edited by scottb
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