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| no partners | | I originally got this permit for a Salt-Tanner trip but couldn't find a ride after some last-minute changes. Instead I went in and out Tanner, which was still nice.
Day 1: Met lots of folks on their ways down Tanner. The camps in the lower Supai and above the Redwall are nice but I've never taken the time to stay in one. I had a quick break at Tanner beach before continuing onto Beamer.
The river was very low and new sandbars were showing. I spent a nice hour playing in the water below Palisades and waiting out the heat of the day. Nevertheless, I was still hot climbing onto the Tapeats around 3:30pm (I swear, 3pm is the hottest part of the day for me! But the park only emphasizes 10-2).
After a couple of miles shade from Temple/ Chuar buttes fell over the Beamer trail and I felt better. As the sun was setting I saw it glint off the desert view tower. It's fun looking back at how far you've come in just one day. I reached the beach below the confluence just before I would have needed my headlamp. My company was friendly and we chatted a bit about canyon routes and watched the stars.
Day 2: I hiked to the viewpoint above the confluence early and watched the "alpenglow" on the buttes/ rim opposite. After a while I continued upstream - after all, I still had a permit for the salt trail. I found the Beamer cabin (*cough* something's waiting for a Brooks inside). There was a decent bootpath for a few miles, probably helped by all the USGS research folks. There was a lot of debris and trash from recent flashing upstream. I found tracks that look like mountain lion, which is surprising because I didn't know they got down to the river.
I returned and packed up my camp around 11. A raven had attacked my rat sack - it didn't get food but it ripped my ziplocks and left me with a real mess. Beamer was hot again but there were shady spots in the ravines. It's all well and good where you're walking above the river and have a nice breeze, but when you turn into the drainages the direct angle of the sun fries you. I overdid things a little and ended up retching after one of the bigger ravines. I also drank water much faster than usual. I was happy to return to my sandbar below Palisades. Then I made the quick hike back to Tanner just before dark. Tanner beach was crowded.... I suspect some parties were meant to be in Cardenas but overlooked that detail on their maps.
Day 3: I started up Tanner trail just after sunrise. After the previous two days, I didn't want to be caught in the heat again. I was in the Muav by the time the sun hit me. I saw several runners heading down to do Escalante, which didn't seem the safest in that weather or with that relatively late start (I'd also start at New Hance if pushing Escalante). I took my sweet time once above the redwall. The climb through the Coconino sucked - big surprise.
I need to stop taking all my favorite snacks into the canyon and expecting to still be able to eat them on the drive home. I was craving more popcorn but stuck with regular ol nuts  |
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