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Chris Avery and son Tanner came up from Tucson for a casual canyoneering weekend in Zion. Why not do a classic! Zion's Pine Creek beckoned. Lin Alder, formerly of Springdale, joined us for a jaunt in the most classic of Zion canyons for a total photo op trip.
Read MoreChris Avery came by for his annual Zion trip, this time with son Tanner in tow. We rounded up Lin Alder of Springdale and two of his friends, Pearl and Blake. We set up a wonderful Right Fork trip, but some of us snuck away to do a Zion first descent - Stevenson Canyon, the canyon that comes in just upstream of the Stevenson Alcove (get it?) from the northwest. We hoped for something good… we got a long rappel to get in, then not much, so…
Read MoreDeer Creek = Really Good! But it's at the bottom of a big ditch. As in, a really big ditch.
Read MoreThis was a four-photographer gig, with Chris Avery shooting the most square inches of film, Lin Alder shooting the most images, and… Well, we all get what we get. My best shots are below.
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