Here is my data on hiking trails in that area of Canyonlands. ** *Mesa Top to White Rim (Steep & Strenuous Trails)* ** Syncline Loop 8.3mi 5-7 hrs 1300 ft canyon hiking, some shade Upheaval Cater spur 3mi 2 hrs 350 ft some scrambing over rocks Upheaval Canyon spur 7mi 3-4 hrs 400 ft sandy hike long wash bottom Back in '98 on my way to Texas Star Party, my mom and I stopped by the Upheaval Dome Overlook Trail. The first overlook was a mile roundtrip but we didn't have time cause we drove to Carlsbad NM that day. One of these days I'm going back there for some more hiking/exploring in that area. The second overlooks is a 1.8 mile hike with a view of the crater and the upheaval canyon view. My data is for round-trip hikes. I copied this info from the NPS. Hope this helps. Debbie On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 12:45 AM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>wrote:
Back in the days before people became suit-happy folks had a lot better access to all parts of the crater. Once you paid the entrance fee you were welcome to go anywhere you wanted, including down to the bottom.
My mother took me and the rest of the Wigging tribe there in 1967. And then first wife Collie and I visited there in 1973.
Alas, no pictures from the first trip but I did get several during the second. The color on the original slides has not fared well over the years but through the magic provided by a flat top scanner and its software I got the images to where they are looking ok.
http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/%7Epaw/MCAPR73.HTML
BTW, I heard recently that it may again be possible to climb down into the crater albeit with a tour guide. Anyone know if that is true? I checked their web site but saw nothing about access to the crater floor.
patrick
On 15 Mar 2013, at 09:43, Chuck Hards wrote:
My dad took me to Barringer crater as a teenager, on the way back from our pilgrimage to Kitt Peak. I had seen the slides of it from the air that Edmund used to sell, but didn't really get a feel for just how big it is, until I was standing on the rim. Then I realized that one of those dots in the photo was a building!
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