{"id":4713,"date":"2021-11-11T18:18:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T02:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yetihikes.net\/wordpress\/?p=4713"},"modified":"2024-03-07T06:40:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T14:40:00","slug":"hayduke-trail-day-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yetihikes.net\/wordpress\/2021\/11\/11\/hayduke-trail-day-41\/","title":{"rendered":"Hayduke Trail Day 41"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Start: Nankoweap Camp <\/span><\/p>

Finish: Below Cape Solitude<\/span><\/p>

Daily Mileage: 13.5 *includes rafting distance<\/span><\/p>

Trip Mileage: 733.3<\/span><\/p>

Elevation gain\/loss: 1155\/469ft<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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It was a warm night.\u00a0 I was sweating a little bit under my quilt, even though I had it completely open.\u00a0 Since I dropped 6,000 feet yesterday down to about 2,700, I knew it was going to be a lot warmer down here.\u00a0 I’ve got several days down here, so it’ll be nice to not have to deal with some of the overnight cold for a bit.<\/span><\/p>

I was tied to the rafter’s schedule today since they were my ride.\u00a0 We had a breakfast of bagels with cream cheese, lox, and all the fixings.\u00a0 Way better than my normal cold soak meal.\u00a0 Once again, they invited me to partake and offered to send me on my way with more food since they had way too much.\u00a0 I’ve got plenty though, so I declined.<\/span><\/p>

I had to configure my gear to put on the whitewater raft.\u00a0 We were only going to see one decent rapid today, along with some normal riffles, so I wasn’t too concerned.\u00a0 I have been carrying a light dry bag, which I’ve been using as a pack liner.\u00a0 I knew I’d be crossing some areas where I might have to go through deep pools, so I’ve been carrying this bag for those types of eventualities.\u00a0 This is the first time I’ve had to use it as a dry bag though.\u00a0 The pack was a tight squeeze, but I got everything in except my food, which is in a separate dry bag.\u00a0 All the rafters were in dry suits, but all I had was my rain gear, so I just used my raincoat, rain pants, no socks, and my shoes.<\/span><\/p>

I got into Dan’s raft, and we headed out.\u00a0 As we passed down the river past the riverbank that I would have been walking, I’m so glad that I am taking a raft instead.\u00a0 I definitely could have hiked the riverbank, but it was pretty bushy, lots of boulders and small rocks, and steep in some places, and it pretty much just would have been a miserable grind for nine miles to get down to the point where I would still need to cross the Colorado.\u00a0 Sitting on the raft, I was swept along by the river’s current, and I could just look up and enjoy a magnificent canyon surrounding me.\u00a0 The walls were sheer, and in this portion of the canyon, you could see up and down pretty far, and it was incredibly scenic.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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