I did part of Buckskin in early February, and that part was dry

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Nov 19, 2024
11:32:06am

jdub FORMER USER

I did part of Buckskin in early February, and that part was dry

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jdub

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My Son & Son In Law are hiking the Subway the day after Thanksgiving, feasible?

banksters

10:57am

Well you need permits for starters

NWCoug

11:00am

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banksters

11:01am

It's been a while, but it used to be easy to get permits in the off-season

ryebrye

11:04am

Probably, but there’s a lottery that you have to enter a few months earlier. They give out some same-day permits too,

mvtoro

11:06am

The lottery is year round now? Zion must be overrun

ryebrye

11:30am

If hiking bottom up and back that’s doable, but it will be wet and cold

Nakedbootleg

11:02am

They're going to want dry suits The water is cold in the summer it will be

Cosmodiar

11:02am

If hiking from bottom up it’s ~9 miles round and you don’t have to get very wet if you don’t want to. I go 90% of the

mvtoro

11:03am

Backup plan, Buckskin Gulch. Wire pass trailhead to Whitehouse campground. No

11:05am

Everytime I've done Buckskin the water has been deeper than that, but I haven't

Cosmodiar

11:08am

Yeah, almost always at least to the knees.

the rural juror

11:19am

April both times for me. Must be lucky.

11:25am

I did part of Buckskin in early February, and that part was dry

jdub

11:32am

Sounds like they are planning a bottom up hike if they think they only need one

11:14am

It is totally doable, and they will probably love it since nobody else will be

Mufasa

11:51am

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