Trip Report Series #7 | Salt Creek & Canyonlands Needles District

Salt Creek and the Canyonlands Needles District was a trip that was planned and permitted twice. The first iteration was canceled due to the panic in 2020 when even outdoor activities were impacted, and NPS moved to safeguard its employees from public contact. So, with persistence, the 2020 group could reschedule for spring 2021. I'm happy to share some of it and a field report of the experience.

I'll provide an overview of the trip there: highs and lows, difficulties, risks, terrain, elevation, permit requirements, maps and guidebooks, information gathering, water strategy, food storage, side hikes, gear, group planning thoughts, logistics, and more.

It will be helpful to you to have reviewed this backpacking trip online and have at least a basic familiarity with it before this talk. The speaker(s) intend to launch into various specifics of the experience and not necessarily provide a start-to-finish walkthrough.

This is not a future trip planning session. This overview does not equip you with all you need to know to be safe and successful should you plan your trip - that will require significant due diligence beginning with official sources, but this can be helpful.

*Also, did you know Sierra Club runs trips to scenic areas like this which takes on the planning for you? Search here for a wide range of Trips!

You'll get some insightful curated experiential information during this talk; see video clips and pictures. Hopefully, I'll also have some of my trip partners' testimonials (live or recorded) for you. And I'll save time at the end for questions.

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