Showing posts with label Dinosaur National Monument. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dinosaur National Monument. Show all posts

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Lower Buckwater Draw Canyoneering - May 2013

After a downright lazy float down the Ruby Horsethief Canyon, Kristin and I headed north to spend a couple days exploring the Vernal area with Mike McMahon. Kristin and Mike had heard about some relatively unknown slots near Dinosaur National Monument that we decided to check out. Our googling skills are apparently a bit sub par, so the day started with a nice 5 km hike under the scorching sun to the North Buckwater Draw.


Who would think there could be a slot in there?


We dropped into the draw a bit early, which led to some lovely bushwhacking and probably explains Kristin's tick problem - hopefully she doesn't get Lyme Disease or Spotted Feaver. In retrospect, this bluff marks the appropriate place to drop.