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Wet-Boot Adventure in

On the second day we encountered water up to our waists and decided to turn back. It was cold (30s) and getting colder (17° F the next night). We were not prepared to be that wet!

This left us deep in the canyon with no obvious way to hike out before dark. We found this bend with flat silt shelves and decided it was good enough. Overall we had a comfortable night. We did place several sticks at the waterline to help determine if the water was rising (we knew it was actually going down 🙂 ). I took this photo the next morning.

The river runs from top-center to top-right. Peter and I are standing on the lower shelf, our tents are off to the right under an alcove. Al is standing on the upper shelf (about 4 feet higher) with his tent. Our flood escape route was the large opening to the left, where we could get 20-30ft above the river in an emergency.