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Folks,
Me and a buddy are planning to backpack the Maze in Canyonlands at the end of next month. Our plan is to use my Alpacka packraft to cross the Colorado River at Spanish bottom. I have not used the packraft with two people and wonder if this is a good plan. Has anyone crossed the Colorado there and can offer some advice? We are going to give it a trial run this weekend on the Sacramento River, which is the biggest river around here.
Thanks,
Brad
I'm sure others with packrafting experience will chime in, but if you're carrying a long enough rope couldn't you attach it to the packraft, have one person cross, and then retrieve the packraft back to the other river bank for the second person to cross?
EDIT: Nevermind, I guess my sense of scale is a bit off. I've only seen the width of the river in CO and in the Grand Canyon.
It's 600 feet across. Longer than any rope I've got.
Do the first trip with both packs, then go back and get your partner. Getting the passenger in and out is the hardest part, so being able to scout the landing first works well.
That's what I guessed. Thanks.
Pack raft seems like a lot to carry just to get across 600' of river. A lot of commercial rafts go by there & you might be able to get a lift. You could check with some of the raft companies in Moab or Green River about timing & such. My friend crossed this way once. Another option would be to get an inflatable pad such as Xlite and just cross on that, lying on your belly & paddling with your hands. This sounds odd, but actually works really well, as shown in this video:
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