Conditions:Sad Cow Disease-20260514040145

Latest:	11 May 2026 (8 days ago)

Reported by:	Cheveran (110 reports)
Location:	Sad Cow Disease
Quality:	Great
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Time:	4 hours

Team: 8 people with experience level Intermediate to Advanced

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Comments: Time is car to car. The hike was beautiful, with lots of flowers. Highs in the mid 80s, no need for wetsuit. We enjoyed the narrow, dark section. Not too muddy.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
11 May 2026	Great				4 hours	8 people Intermediate to Advanced	Cheveran (110 reports)
Comment: Time is car to car. The hike was beautiful, with lots of flowers. Highs in the mid 80s, no need for wetsuit. We enjoyed the narrow, dark section. Not too muddy.
18 Apr 2019	Great	Very Low	None	Normal	6 hours	3 people Intermediate to Expert	AmandaC (40 reports)
Comment: A worthwhile trip. Some beta describes a "4th class" approach but that shouldn't be the case. Our team skirted that section of the rock band to the right and found a very easy walk up. Canyon was generally dry/low water except we got wet briefly in 3 spots, no special thermal protection needed on a mild day. The bottom of rap 2 held a large pool chest deep in the center, but only waist deep if skirting left. At first I was very :( to see the water cause I'm a baby about such things and thought it would be super cold, but it was no big deal. Second spot of water was in the chamber at the bottom of the little down climb about mid-shin deep. This water was colder than the first, but not very deep. Third spot was mid shin at the bottom of the stem-to-elevator downclimb problem. Other than these spots, it was dry and not necessary for any thermal protection.
8 Oct 2014 Trip report		Deep pools	Thin wetsuit				CanyonCollective.com (83 reports)
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at CanyonCollective.com, see Trip Report for full details.