2024-02-19, 06:19 PM
Gotta wonder what got damaged on the road. The Cottonwood drainage can flow mud all the way down to SPW but the road mostly avoids that, but maybe those side canyons collect enough to cause trouble. Well if the road is open by mid-March it will probably be freshly graded then!
Greenwater to the valley via Sheep would be a nice option. Sheep is supposed to be passable; I read a blog of someone doing it recently as it is on some whole valley hike route.
Or how about Indian Pass Canyon? There's usually water up at the top. Maybe do two nights where the water is and hike over into the Amargosa or something in between? I've never been in there because out and back probably out of my pay grade for a day hike these days. Need ability to navigate.
There are other options, but I'd hesitate to recommend for folks whose abilities I don't know.
Greenwater to the valley via Sheep would be a nice option. Sheep is supposed to be passable; I read a blog of someone doing it recently as it is on some whole valley hike route.
Or how about Indian Pass Canyon? There's usually water up at the top. Maybe do two nights where the water is and hike over into the Amargosa or something in between? I've never been in there because out and back probably out of my pay grade for a day hike these days. Need ability to navigate.
There are other options, but I'd hesitate to recommend for folks whose abilities I don't know.