2021-03-06, 02:43 PM
Well done! I made a note to shoot you a message when I got back from my trip to discuss that petro site with you. I think in a past conversation we had I might have not given that site full marks, but after seeing a few more in DVNP wanted to change my vote. Glad the Marble / Sidewinder bypass worked out for you as well.
Re: Cottonwood, maybe it's the Park in general, but when I first started visiting 20 years ago I feel like I saw almost no one in the backcountry (incl. Cottonwood which is very close to pavement). Last time I went up Cottonwood on a weekday evening March 2019 looking for a spot I was floored by the amount of people everywhere. Pushed almost all the way up until the end of the canyon before finding some privacy. Can't imagine how filled it would have been during Pandemic March 2020.
Re: Cottonwood, maybe it's the Park in general, but when I first started visiting 20 years ago I feel like I saw almost no one in the backcountry (incl. Cottonwood which is very close to pavement). Last time I went up Cottonwood on a weekday evening March 2019 looking for a spot I was floored by the amount of people everywhere. Pushed almost all the way up until the end of the canyon before finding some privacy. Can't imagine how filled it would have been during Pandemic March 2020.