Post by jazzmom on May 8, 2017 8:21:11 GMT -8
I was just at the Canyon on a river trip and we were at Tapeats about a week after this happened. Tapeats and Thunder River were roaring; I lost a Nalgene trying to scoop water. We saw at least one helicopter scouring the river up and down; not sure if it was searching or part of the recovery.
We hiked Tapeats to Deer Creek via Surprise Valley and met hikers who asked us about Tapeats because they wanted to cross it to reach their permitted use area. Told them they shouldn't. I think they decided to camp at Upper Tapeats instead. I personally question the wisdom of getting a spring permit that requires crossing Tapeats.
Very, very sad.
We hiked Tapeats to Deer Creek via Surprise Valley and met hikers who asked us about Tapeats because they wanted to cross it to reach their permitted use area. Told them they shouldn't. I think they decided to camp at Upper Tapeats instead. I personally question the wisdom of getting a spring permit that requires crossing Tapeats.
Very, very sad.