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Goblin Valley State Park + Little Wild Horse and Bell Canyons

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Mar 7, 2009 at 3:18 pm #1234609

Miles Barger
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@milesbarger
Locale: West Virginia

Text, photos, video.

Mar 9, 2009 at 9:48 pm #1484231

Carlos Figueroa
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@cfigueroa
Locale: Santa Cruz Area

Edward, this is a fantastic post of your canyon's trip. I loved how your setup your images and especially the movie clip with the music. It really felt like I was in the canyon walking along with you. Great job!

Mar 9, 2009 at 9:55 pm #1484234

Nate Meinzer
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@rezniem
Locale: San Francisco

I really enjoy your trip reports….keep it up.

Mar 9, 2009 at 10:03 pm #1484236

Brian UL
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@maynard76
Locale: New England

Now thats how a trip report should be done!
Sets a new standard.

Mar 10, 2009 at 5:00 am #1484275

t.darrah
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@thomdarrah
Locale: Southern Oregon

Very well done, great trip report. Do you have a gear list you used for this trip? I would have liked to of seen pictures of your camp sites and water sources. With not having had the opportunity to hike in this type of desert environment I always find such trip reports very interesting.

Mar 10, 2009 at 5:58 am #1484276

Joe Clement
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@skinewmexico
Locale: Southwest

Looks like some place they would film Mars movies.

Mar 10, 2009 at 11:12 am #1484338

Greg Mihalik
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@greg23
Locale: Colorado

Joe,
Rent the movie 'Galaxy Quest', with Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver, to see exactly what you say, and to have a great laugh.

Mar 10, 2009 at 11:56 am #1484355

Joe Clement
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@skinewmexico
Locale: Southwest

I was going to say Galaxyquest, but I figured I was the only one who had seen it.

Mar 10, 2009 at 3:45 pm #1484425

Peter Sustr
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@czechxpress
Locale: Boulder

What a great trip report; just the facts and lets you get a sense of the place. I love that area and it was a great teaser for those that haven't been. Thanks again.

Mar 10, 2009 at 5:39 pm #1484471

Greg Mihalik
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@greg23
Locale: Colorado

Based on the comments above, some of you may have missed Miles' Sand Dunes Trip Report.

A high standard indeed.

Thanks Miles.

Mar 12, 2009 at 9:13 am #1484912

Tom Clark
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@tomclark
Locale: East Coast

VERY cool. Thanks for sharing!

Mar 12, 2009 at 12:55 pm #1485007

Miles Barger
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@milesbarger
Locale: West Virginia

Wow, thanks for the positive feedback! I'm glad ya'll[1] have enjoyed.

Thom:
I don't have a detailed gear list–I have a system that works with gear ready to go any time, so I don't think about it very analytically anymore. However, I can tell you that it was light (~6 lbs) and basic: the only "special consideration" for desert travel was a large (3L) "just in case" water capacity.

These were two day hikes with car camping in between, so I had no camp sites (just slept right at the trailhead, a benefit of BLM land) and brought 1.5 gallons for the ride. I'm not aware of any water sources for this hike or in the nearby area (except for a pump in Goblin Valley SP). That statement implies the main consideration for desert travel: water.

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I struggle with the philosophical implications of documenting and reviewing experience; in less high-fallutin' terms, I think hard about these things and sometimes choose to stop taking pictures, stop journaling, stop spending time composing posts. I'm also totally without internet access for months at a time. All to say: I can't promise I'll keep it up, but I hope you enjoy when I do.

[1] Living in TN/KY/MS until the age of 11 + English having no differentiated second-person plural = I support the use of ya'll.
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