Latest Rave: A Canyoneering Journal: April 14, 2001

 
Somewhere down south...     With NEW slides from Brian Cabe

Ah, finally spring has sprung and Brian and I head down to the desert to *******. Oh yeah, this is a secret spot, so I can't tell ya where. Here's Brian stretching some of the cobwebs out of the muscles, and packing his 6 quarts of water for our daring descent of ****** canyon.

A brief stroll through the stinking desert takes us to the head of the canyon. A set of small moki steps led down into the canyon.... Photo: Brian Cabe

The workmanship was a little sloppy on them - probably gringo. A little dicey getting down, but - there's not a whole lot to rap from, so it seemed like a good idea.

The canyon gets at it pretty quick, narrowing up nicely.

Really neat canyon. This is a traditional, no-bolt area, and we found very little trash or signs of traffic, though obviously someone had been down there in the last couple of days.   The canyon quickly deepened into the Navajo sandstone, and became more difficult, requiring lots of sideways crabbing, and quite a few athletic downclimbs.

Slots plus water equals getting wet. Sure we can try to avoid it, but not for long. Photo: Brian Cabe

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