dark canyon backpack - May 27, 2021
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Dark Canyons. Drive down the evening of the 27th. Dark Canyon is a major side canyon of Lake Powell. We will backpack down the Sundance trail to the bottom of Dark Canyon and backpack/day pack upstream to Young Canyon and downstream to the Colorado River and then hike out (Goggle: Hiking Sundance Trail - Dark Canyon - Road Trip Ryan). This is a deep scenic canyon with Indian petroglyphs, waterfalls and swim holes. Leader has an extra backpack & tent & a water filter & camp stove he can share. Carpools will be arranged so there is not more than one Un-vaccinated person in a vehicle| Level: | MOD+ |
| Miles: | 32.0 |
| Vertical: | 1900' |
| Route: | Out & Back |
| Pace: | Moderate |
| Organizer: | Russell* Patterson |
| Phone: | 801-973-6427 |
| Date: | Thu May 27 2021 — Mon May 31 2021 |
| Meeting Place: | Registration required |
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