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Surprises in Right Fork Canyon, Zion National Park, UT
Surprises in Right Fork Canyon, Zion National Park, UT

The Right Fork is a wonderful Zion canyon, protected from popularity (for all but the swiftest) by requiring two or three days, thus being a ‘backpacking trip’, which canyoneers don’t do so much. As I looked back through my canyoneering diary, I realized it had been 10 years since I had Right Forked...

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Canyoneering, Zion, Zion Adventure Company, Right ForkTom Jonesright fork, zion, zion canyoneering, zion national park, right fork of north creek, right fork canyon, potholes, pothole escape
Right Fork and Stevenson Canyon, Zion National Park, UT
Right Fork and Stevenson Canyon, Zion National Park, UT

Chris 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…

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Canyoneering, Right Fork, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip Report, Zion, ExplorationTom JonesBlake Gordon, Chris Avery, Hammerhead Canyon, Hammerhead entrance, Lin Adler, Stevenson Canyon, Tanner Avery, Tom Wetherell, right fork, right fork of north creek, canyoneering, first descent, canyoneering first descents