C182 take-off mishap (Utah backcountry)

[woodchucker]

Here is the news article.

Notice where they ended up:

And here is an approach and landing into Hidden Splendor (skip to 1:40):

Absolutely beautiful terrain.

 

[Jim Logajan]

How does a strip like that ever stay maintained if a grader or other equipment can't drive or be trucked in every now and then?

Here's the entry for that airstrip on http://www.shortfield.com/

http://www.shortfield.com/airstrip?sno=sf_hiddensplendor

Going to the map shows a trail to it, so at least for that airstrip there may be a way to truck it out.