Down the Slots
July 31st, 2023
The next few posts will be from a trip to the desert southwest, specifically a day hike down some slot canyons with three wonderful models, Cheryl, Eden and Gillian, and my old friend, Dave Rudin.
We were in Wirepass Canyon which leads down to a junction with Buckskin Gulch. Some say that Buckskin Gulch is the longest and deepest slot canyon in the world…others say in the US. I don’t know if that’s true, but it is a beautiful place and is certainly very deep.
I’m always very careful about the weather when I go into a slot canyon. Flash floods can come without warning and are extremely deadly. There’s really no way out if a flood comes, and a flash flood in one of these canyons is just not survivable. Two men from the area where I live died in these canyons just this year. Caution is required. Rain 100 miles away can produce a flood.
I’m planning several more posts from this day in the slots.
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