Hype:

Burro Wash is a great technical canyon in Capitol Reef. The approach is lengthy, requiring either a long car shuttle, or a bit of a grunt up the reef. This description takes the grunt up the reef approach, and requires no car shuttle.

Note: If you are not a technical canyoneer, hiking up Burro from the bottom provides a pleasant and interesting hike. I highly recommend it.

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My History:

I have hiked up the bottom of Burro Wash several times over the years, but had not done the technical section because of the daunting car shuttle. Finally in the summer of 2007, Cristina and I completed the route described here. We did the canyon after an extended drought, and did not find any pools in the canyon. Our time was about 8 1/2 hours, but was quite leisurely due to the heat of the day, and many rest breaks in the shade.

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