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Anybody have recent Deso beta?

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#1 ·
Launching next weekend. Any reports on bugs, water level, rapids, bears?


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#11 ·
Bugs at sandwash for sure! Bring spray and a head net. High flows were great! Lots of competition for camps on the first day so we ended up doing 30 miles to cedar. It got us past most of the bugs and gave us an opportunity to do a layover at 3 canyons. Great hiking and a nice lazy eddy to lounge in.

Rapids have more room to maneuver. We had no issues. It was a great trip! Hope you have a great time.


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#12 ·
Launched 6-16 off 6-21. Never done the stretch and didn't order a map in time. Different members of our group stopped in SLC ( two or three places), Park City and Heber City - no river maps anywhere. Kind of weird I thought.

We got to Sandwash at dusk and was thankful we had rented one of the screened cabins. Mozzies swarmed pretty hard but seemed to back off with liberal bug spray. An hour after sundown they died down.

Not the case at Alcove camp ( about mile 13) beauty spot but swarming all night any time they could. Going to the groover was interesting to say the least. Thought I broke my toe doing the swat and wipe dance. But I digress.

Jack Creek brought relief and was a great spot. Nice hikes and some good shade. If you moved up the creek morning or evening a few skeeters came into play but not bad. And it got better all the way down.

We hit the 105F plus temps at the bottom so swam a bunch. Rapids were pretty easy at the level we had.

Beautiful spot for sure. I did enjoy much. Never been quite that relaxed on the river. Bimini was key to comfort with the temps we had. Good luck.
 
#18 ·
We were coming from the West so it would have been a long way out of the way. I actually kind of enjoyed not knowing where I was or what was around the corner.

So are the bugs bad at the put in during the day or just as it is getting dark. I don't mind rigging in the heat but could also rig after dark if they eventually go away.
It sounds like if we get an early start it sounds like we can float past most of the bugs. Thinking it will be around 9k July 8th
Seemed the worst right at dusk and first thing in the am. I still wore some bug spray during the day and it wasn't that bad. I went night swimming a few times while rigging that night (thus exposing unDeeted parts of my body) and they didn't swarm. Yes, some were out but not bad. My two cents.

That first camp on the other hand was bad all night. One of the kids didn't bug spray up enough and had something like a 100 bites on one arm. We tried but sometimes you can't tell a 12 year old boy a thing.
 
#17 ·
So are the bugs bad at the put in during the day or just as it is getting dark. I don't mind rigging in the heat but could also rig after dark if they eventually go away.
It sounds like if we get an early start it sounds like we can float past most of the bugs. Thinking it will be around 9k July 8th
 
#19 ·
Deso beta and short story

Hello, read the forum a lot but have not posted, can't seem to break my raft porn addiction.
My brother put in on Tues June 6th and planned on getting to the take out Sat. He called me late Friday afternoon, the river was moving. He said the bugs were terrible and lessened the farther they got down the river, no bears, you could sneak any of the rapids but some big holes to avoid at Range creek.

When he launched a group was there in Walmart kayaks and what looked like vinyl rafts. They must have had everything because the BLM let them launch. My brothers group stayed at Jacks creek the first night and ran into a BLM researcher around that area. The next night was spent between Chandlers and McPherson's (not sure) the next night was just above Three Fords. They were at camp and started hearing a roar coming up the river, a big River Rescue jet boat came up the river and passed them. The next day they got to the take out about the same time as the river rescue crew. It was that group, they ran into the researcher by Jacks and called out on his sat phone. They had had enough and did not want to go any further.
 
#21 ·
I usually go in August and Rock Creek has always been running, Chandlers has stream, about a half the size of Rock Creek, as well and McPherson's has always had water. Chandlers and McPhersons are on the reservation side of the river. Range creek has water as well but not sure the best place to get it.
 
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