Our troop is headed for Paria Canyon on Spring Break in March, assuming we can snag some permits in the next 10 days. The cover of the January 2010 issue of Backpacker magazine has a photo of Buckskin Canyon, which terminates into Paria about eight miles down. We always spend our first night up in Buckskin on a high bank.
Seeing a place I've been on the cover of a magazine always brings out two opposing thoughts. First, I'm thrilled to see some place I've been in a magazine. Right after that thought, however, I always think "Dang, now everyone will want to go there."
I've never through-hiked Buckskin, which is supposed to be the longest slot canyon in the world. When we go to that area, in late March, it is very cold in there, and the pools of waist-deep water make it tough. We usually hike up it from Paria for a couple of miles, however, and it is always awe-inspiring.
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