The Barracks Hike, Parunuweap Canyon, Zion National Park, UT

An excellent adventure. A second Zion Narrows? Hardly. Three stars on a scale of 5 - four stars if there were no cows. But the continuity and scale of the narrows of The Barracks do not compete with the North Fork Narrows. Just doesn't.

Big Canyon, Little Colorado, Grand Canyon Canyoneering

I hurt. For me, hurting and the Grand Canyon go together like ham and cheese. In this case I hurt in many places: bruised feet, stiff quads, funky shoulder, left ankle a bit odd, and the lower back - of course. Unfortunately, this was BEFORE we headed into the Big Ditch, having spent three days with the Unbreakable Ram and Jenny the previous week.

Canyoneering, Grand Canyon, Trip ReportTom JonesMarch 23, 2013big canyon, little colorado, grand canyon, canyoneering in the grand canyon, Grand Canyon, grand canyon national park, Alicia Scotter

Tik Tok Bridge Canyon, North Wash, UT

A great time to be in the wild, but with the wetness and all, not a great time to do canyons. What else was around? How about Ryan's ramble out to the Yellow Brick Road and Tik Tok Bridge?

Canyoneering, Hiking, North Wash, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesNovember 29, 2008Alicia Scotter, Hank Moon, Tik Tok Bridge, north wash, north wash canyoneering, canyoneering, tik tok bridge, land of oz

Hogwarts Canyon, North Wash, UT

Back to North Wash for another weekend. Thanksgiving brought a whole bunch of rain, but it cleared off quickly. Friday, I rendezvoused with hank and alicia around noon.

Canyoneering, North Wash, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesNovember 28, 2008Alicia Scotter, Hank Moon, Hogwarts Canyon, north wash, canyoneering

Maidenwater Canyon, North Wash Canyoneering, UT

After returning from Trachyotomy, we settled down at the always familiar Sandthrax site. More folks were set to arrive after sunset, and the party was only just beginning. Joining the group that night were the Arharts, Alicia, Rick, Bette, Joan, Debbie, Tom and Justin.

Canyoneering, Dan Ransom, Guest, North Wash, Trip ReportDan RansomNovember 10, 2007Alicia Scotter, Maidenwater Canyon, Malia McIlvenna, Roger Arhart, north wash, north wash canyoneering, canyoneering

ACA Wasatch Chapter Storm Mountain Funfest: Canyoneering Technical Training

We've been chatting about getting the ACA Wasatch Chapter up and running again, so maybe a fun barbeque/social/training session would be a good way to stir up interest and see what people were interested in putting together.

YoFest - North Wash and Lake Powell

The team for today is Tom and Tom, plus Randi from So Cal and her daughter Rachel

Canyoneering, Lake Powell, North Wash, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesOctober 2, 2004Alicia Scotter, Burning Monkey, Child's Play, Jane Arhart, John Hart, Naked Monkey, Roger Arhart, Tom Gendron, lake powell, Lake Powell canyoneering

Pine Creek Canyon in Full Conditions, Zion National Park, UT

Next day seemed like a good one for the MIGHTY Pine Creek. 'Spossed to be full of water... it was!!

Canyoneering, Pine Creek, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesApril 5, 2004ACA Rendezvous, Alicia Scotter, Hank Moon, zion, canyoneering, zion canyoneering, pine creek, pine creek canyon

Summit Mount Majestic and Canyoneering Hook Canyon, Zion National Park, UT

Selection of canyons "in-condition" was small, we decided to check out the purported route up Mount Majestic from the first raps in Behunin.

Behunin Canyon, Canyoneering, Exploration, Peak Bagging, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesApril 5, 2004Alicia Scotter, Hook Canyon, Mount Majestic, Patti Rambert, Sharon Talboys, Tom Talboys

Arscenic Canyon & Slideanide Canyon, Robbers Roost, UT

Beautiful weather. Shane invited us down to the North Wash Area for a couple new "gems" he had beta on. Sure, why not? Always up for doing something new. Where? Can't tell ya - it's a secret.

Canyoneering, Robbers Roost, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesMarch 21, 2004Alicia Scotter, Dave Black, Shane Burrows, Tom Talboys, robbers roost, the roost

Canyoneering in Capitol Reef: Cottonwood and Five Mile Canyons

We drew the long straw, and got to do the famed Cottonwood / Five Mile loop with Sir Ram.

Canyoneering, Capitol Reef, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesOctober 12, 2002Alicia Scotter, Cottonwood Canyon, Five Mile Canyon, Steve Ramras, capital reef

Blue John Canyon, Robbers Roost, UT

Saturday, a trip through Lower Squeeze was delightful and uneventful. Sunday was a day for Blue John Canyon. Ram gave us the beta and we headed over, starting at an incredibly crapped-out cowboy camp just off the Hans Flat road.

Canyoneering, Robbers Roost, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesApril 14, 2002Alicia Scotter, Blue John Canyon, Bluejohn Canyon, Hank Moon, robbers roost, canyoneering, canyoneering robbers roost

Death Canyon, North Wash, UT

Death sits on the map just north of Turkey Knob, and looks like it might be interesting. But not too interesting, as it turned out.

Canyoneering, Exploration, North Wash, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesMarch 10, 2002Alicia Scotter, Death Canyon, Mike Dallin, North Wash, Steve Ramras, canyoneering, north wash canyoneering

Shenanigans Canyon, North Wash, UT

We decided to start the week with a canyon we had looked into recently, but had not explored the upper part of. Unfortunately (maybe), jumping into canyons in this area can be dangerous, and we almost re-created our friends' experience in Sandthrax last fall.

Canyoneering, Exploration, North Wash, Tom Jones, Trip Report, Alicia ScotterTom JonesMarch 9, 2002Alicia Scotter, Dave Black, North Wash, Shenanigans Canyon, Steve Ramras, canyoneering, north wash, north wash canyoneering, Shenanigans North Wash

Hidden Falls Canyon, Red Rocks, Las Vegas

I've always been interested in those canyons cutting into the Red Rocks escarpment outside Red Rocks, and Lost Wages resident Dick Shear invited us down for the weekend.

Canyoneering, Red Rocks, Tom Jones, Trip Report, Tom's First VisitTom JonesNovember 17, 2001Alicia Scotter, canyoneering in Red Rocks, Dick Shear, Hidden Falls Canyon, Red Rocks, Red Rocks canyoneering, hidden falls canyon

Middle Fork of Leprechaun Canyon, North Wash

After a quick lunch in the sun, Dave gives us the beta on Left Fork. Dave and Deb go off exploring.

Canyoneering, North Wash, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesNovember 3, 2001Alicia Scotter, Dave Black, Leprechaun Canyon, Main Fork of Leprechaun Canyon, leprechaun canyon, leprechaun canyon middle fork, north wash, north wash canyoneering

Right Fork of Leprechaun Canyon, North Wash

Shane has been exploring a new slot canyon area down near Hanksville, and was getting ready to release it to the Circle of Few when, ahem, well, they got kinda stuck. Sounded intense, so it seemed like a good time to go check it out.

Canyoneering, North Wash, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesNovember 3, 2001Alicia Scotter, Dave Black, Deb Davis, Leprechaun Canyon, Steve Lewis, north wash, leprechaun canyon right fork, leprechaun canyon, canyoneering, north wash canyoneering

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