A ranger at Zion told me my route plan was garbage and she was right

I mapped out a 3 day trip through the Narrows and thought I had it nailed down, 14 miles total with a camp at site 9. She looked at it for 10 seconds and asked where I planned to be when the afternoon storms rolled in, and I had zero answer for that. Started building every route around water sources and escape points first now, anyone else plan around bailout spots before mileage?

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evant4817d ago

Planning around bailouts first makes sense in canyon country where a storm can turn a wash into a trap, but I'd argue mileage still matters just as much since a shorter route keeps you closer to those exits. On something like the Narrows the real call is knowing the flow level and having a turn-around time, not just marking spots on a map. Routes with no way out are where people get hurt, so I get your point, but you still have to do the math on how far you can actually move.

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