Sagebrush personal hiking blog
HDT 2022 Day 6, April 6, Wednesday
Start S3 mile 20 Butler Wash BLM boundary
End S3 mile 36.9
Miles walked: 16.9
Climbing out of a pour-off in Butler Wash, Seldom Seen Arch appears, which the hiker must climb through.
A scramble up a rocky cliff is necessary to descend into Beef Basin. Which route would you choose?
HDT 2022 Day 5, April 5, Tuesday Start S2 mile 43.7 dirt road in Canyonlands, just over BLM boundary End S3 mile 20 Butler Wash Miles walked: 23.1
I see footsteps at my remote campsite, so another HDT hiker also looked at the map and saw this tiny corner of BLM land where camping is allowed.
To make sure I am out of the Park by end of day, since I do not have a back-country permit, I wake up early and night-hike on dirt road, and enter Little Spring Canyon.
Along the park road is Big Spring Canyon Overlook and trailhead. This would be a good location for a food cache, but the park service does not allow caches on park land. But my pack is heavier today…
The HDT route uses the Confluence Loop Trail leaving from the overlook. It is pleasant to be on designed trail, marked with small cairns.
HDT 2022 Day 4, April 4, Monday
Start S2 mile 23.8, dirt road at Lockhart Canyon
End S2 mile 43.7 dirt road in Canyonlands, just over BLM boundary
Miles walked: 19.9
The road-walk beyond Lockhart Canyon goes past tiered buttress formations.
Leaving the road, the descent into Rustler Canyon has one big drop-off to find an alternate route to scramble past.
