Trip Itinerary: Day Camp Bank River Mile (RM) Put-in Rome,OR Right 0.0 1 Hikeout Camp Left 14.0 2 Pruitt's Castle Left 24.5 3 Jackson Hole Left 37.0 4 Upper End of Lake Left 55.0 Takeout Leslie Gulch Right 67.0
"After setting up camp, Casey, Mike and I head up the nearby side canyon. Sometimes in the drainage, sometimes sidehilling, we make our way up the canyon. The drainage has rock scrambling, while the sidehill has looser footing and more exposure, as usual.
After two crux moves areas, one, a traverse on small footholds to bypass a step, and one, a couple of rock moves to surmount another step, we top out at what appears to be a level area or, possibly, a pass to another canyon.
We stand in awe of a huge, red wall towering above us. The wall is cleft by fractures and giant boulders, frozen in time, red and pink, some larger than my house, are strewn on the slope below.
Wishing to avoid downclimbing those tricky moves, we search for another way back to camp. Mike leads the way as we start a traverse down the opposite side of the canyon. He pushes the route across some nasty scree, above some cliffs, following a hunter's trail. I'm thinking aloud, about turning back, when he announces a clear path ahead. The trail easily takes us down to the mouth of the canyon where we started. We are elated to have finished a good hike; with interesting questions about the route, and answers that appeared at just the right times to unlock the puzzle of the way ahead."
USGS 13181000 OWYHEE RIVER NR ROME OR 05/01/2002 12:00 2.78 896 05/02/2002 12:00 2.75 864 05/03/2002 12:00 2.79 904 05/03/2002 12:15 2.79 904 05/04/2002 12:00 3.05 1160 05/04/2002 14:30 3.08 1200 05/05/2002 12:00 2.98 1080