Muley Twist water, mid-May

[jvd]

Going to CRNP, Lower Muley Twist loop, Post TH clockwise, May 13 - 19, 2024. Trying to get a sense of water in the canyon. Seems there is reliable water at Muley Tanks. True? Also reports of some water just S of Cowboy Cave. Again, true? What water can we expect between CC and junction with Post Cutoff this year?

 

[LarryBoy]

In half a dozen Lower Muley hikes (both spring and fall) I've always found at least a little water in the vicinity of Cowboy Cave. It can be slightly alkaline but not terrible. Muley Tanks water is great.

There's also a possibility of water in Lower Muley upstream of the junction with the Post, but that's unreliable, and I'd be skeptical of its existence in mid/late May.

 

[Devin Ashby]

Going to CRNP, Lower Muley Twist loop, Post TH clockwise, May 13 - 19, 2024. Trying to get a sense of water in the canyon. Seems there is reliable water at Muley Tanks. True? Also reports of some water just S of Cowboy Cave. Again, true? What water can we expect between CC and junction with Post Cutoff this year?

I was there last month, and the only water in the canyon we were able to gather from was at 37.79129, -110.99793
There was wet sand at the back of the cowboy camp overhang, otherwise there was no other water in the canyon. Muley Tanks had a lot available.