Buckskin Gulch in May

For a bit of humor Dan had a suit case to load his backpack.  Dave put on his hiking shoes and the bottom came loose so he borrowed some shoes from Mike.  Burke and Jim flew part way and then drove.  We camped by the trailhead to Wire Pass on Wed. night to we could get an early start on Thurs.  We hiked 13 miles on Thurs. and camped at the confluence of the Paria River.  Friday we hiked out 7 miles to White House Trailhead.  Mike drove to Utah and Dave flew.  Rick had a back problem and couldn't come.  He was the first to make his flight reservations for the trip and we missed him when they had to be canceled!  The dead mountain sheep was on the canyon floor.  The bat was in a mud puddle and we saved it by slowly pouring water over it to get off the mud.  The little mouse was at the campground and had Burke's oatmeal for breakfast which had been left outside the tent.  It was a great and long hike.