Hogfest, North Wash, UT

It was cold, windy and snowy. Hard to get motivated, sitting in Salt Lake, to head south and go freeze in the desert. But we'd promised Ram, so..

Canyoneering, North Wash, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesFebruary 18, 2006Boss Hawg, Hank Moon, Hog I, Hog One, John Baise, Steve Ramras, Wyoming Dave, north wash, north wash canyoneering, canyoneering, the hogs, hog canyon, hog canyons

FreezeFest IV: No Kidding, Leprechaun, Stair, Hog, Achilles, Fooling' Around

Black Hole, New Year's Day - Truly, this IS The High Life! Thank you all for a wonderful Freezefest. Heck, we even had WOMEN! See ya in the New Year. (FreezeFest IV)

Robbers Roost Canyoneering: Not Mindbender and Hog Canyons

One of my favorite canyons in the Roost is Not Mindbender, a fork of the North Fork, or of the North-Middle Fork. A tasty one.

Canyoneering, Exploration, North Wash, San Rafael Swell, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesNovember 12, 2005Brandt Hart, first descent, Hayduke Trail, Hog Canyon, Not Mindbender canyon, canyoneering, exploration, canyon exploration

Accumulated Canyoneering and Landscape Photographs

Got some pictures scanned - pretty wide variety this time. Hope you enjoy. Prints available, if you want, contact me.

Canyoneering, Photography, Tom JonesTom JonesNovember 2, 2005canyoneering photos, delicate arch photos, desert photography, photography, photographs, zion, zion photography

Aardvark Canyon, UT

Kris invited me out for a little canyon adventure in a system he had been exploring. Kris's neighbor, Keith, is a pilot and was flying back from Arizona when he spotted this interesting-looking canyon system in a fairly unlikely spot, took some photos and got Kris and a few neighbors interested.

Canyoneering, Exploration, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesOctober 14, 2005Aardvark Canyon, Brian Moncur, Keith Sorenson, Kris Nosack, canyoneering, exploration, canyoneering explorations

Isaac Canyon, Zion National Park, UT

The uncertainty called for caution, the late September overnight temps called for some real bivy gear.

Canyoneering, Exploration, Heaps Canyon, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesSeptember 16, 2005Isaac Canyon, Steve Brezovic, Steve Ramras, zion, canyoneering, zion canyoneering

Cedar Breaks Canyoneering: Too Wet Canyon

The first try had been made in the spring, when there was much too much snow around, but the approach had been figured out. The second try in June had been more successful, but when they got to the head of the canyon, it was flowing with WAY too much water.

Canyoneering, Exploration, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip Report, Waterfalls, ZionTom JonesAugust 5, 2005Cedar Breaks, Class C canyon, flash flood, Kip Marshall, Matt Smith, canyoneering, exploration, canyoneering explorations

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.

Pioneer Day in Escalante, R/X Canyons and Rappelling Calf Creek Falls

Head south again? Sure, why not. Escalante in the middle of July - uh, well.... Many people think because I am a "desert rat", that I do well in the heat. Not true!

Canyoneering, Escalante, Trip ReportTom JonesJuly 22, 2005Escalante canyoneering, escalante, canyoneering, big tony, calf creek falls, calf creek

Zion Bakefest: Turkey Canyon

That's why this Festival was called the Bakefest. So we did canyons that had water in them, that would be cool. Thankfully, The Narrows opened up the week before we got there, so we could do Imlay, Mystery and other, classic, pretty wet canyons.

Canyoneering, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesJuly 17, 2005Becky Burr, James Burr, Ryan Cornia, Turkey Canyon, Water Canyon, canyoneering

Zion Bakefest: Imlay Canyon

Onto one of my favorites... Imlay Canyon. With the lowering of the Narrows, Imlay had just opened, and Tom Talboys's trip the day before was probably the first of the season. An early rise and...

Canyoneering, Imlay Canyon, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesJuly 16, 2005Bette Weise-Steffen, Chris Raver, Denise Manweiler, James Burr, Ryan Gardner, Steve Burr, Tom Talboy, imlay, imlay sneak, imlay canyon, canyoneering, zion, zion canyoneering

Zion Bakefest: Das Boot and the Subway Canyons

We had a little Tom's Canyon Festival down in Zions (ha ha), which, due to normal July temps, was known as the Bake Fest. It was somewhat hot

Canyoneering, Das Boot, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesJuly 14, 2005Bake Fest, Denise Manweiler, Eric Godfrey, Jim Schnepel, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering, das boot, the subway, the subway zion

Kaleidoscope Canyon (aka Choprock Canyon) Escalante Area, UT

Let's jump right in... The Escalante River was up, so Ram and Hank had rigged a rope the night before. Now, early in the morning, most stripped naked to hand traverse the rope across the river, body hanging downstream in the current. It was cold. Better than coffee.

Canyoneering, Escalante, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesJune 10, 2005Aaron Ramras, Choprock Canyon, Hank Moon, Kaleidoscope Canyon, Katie Couric, Moe Slot, Roger Arhart, Steve Ramras, choprock, escalante canyoneering, escalante

ACA Canyoneering Rendezvous: Matacanes Canyon, Mexico

The coolest, best, most dramatic and amazing canyon to do down there is Matacanes, which became known as "The Big M".

Canyoneering, Mexico, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip Report, WaterfallsTom JonesMay 14, 2005canyoneering Mexico, canyoneering Monterrey, John Hart, Matacanes Canyon, Mexico canyoneering, Monterrey canyoneering, Portrero Redondo

ACA Canyoneering Rendezvous: Chipitin Canyon, Mexico

As expected, after a day of travelling, too little sleep and a night of modest partying, morning came much too soon, and we broke up into groups to go do canyons. Not being in the "ridiculously early" group, I chose to do Chipitin

Canyoneering, Mexico, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip Report, WaterfallsTom JonesMay 11, 2005canyoneering in Mexico, canyoneering in Monterrey, canyoneering Mexico, Chipitin, Chipitin Canyon, John Har, Mexico canyoneering, Rich Carlson, ACA, International Canyoneering, canyoneering

ACA Canyoneering Rendezvous in Monterrey, Mexico

Down in Mexico, an international assemblage of canyoneers did some great canyons, downed a FEW cervezas, and had a great time. Wow, a really great time.

Canyoneering, Mexico, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesMay 10, 2005ACA Rendezvous Mexcio, canyoneering Mexico, canyoneering Monterrey, canyoning Mexico, canyoning Monterrey, Mexico canyoneering, Mexico canyoning, Monterrey canyoneering

Lake Powell Canyoneering: A Close-Call Overnight on a Canyon Exploration

It got narrow… really, really narrow. I peered into the gloom and did not like what I saw, but my poor, tired brain had no idea what to make of it. Ram asked, “How’s it look?”

Canyoneering, Exploration, Glen Canyon, Lake Powell, Mistakes, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesApril 9, 2005Hank Moon, Roylnn Serati, Steve Ramras, lake powell, canyoneering, accidents, close call

Glen Canyon Canyoneering: Badger Canyon

Our plan was to do Waterholes Canyon the next day, but the weather did not cooperate, and so we chose the milder adventure of Badger Canyon. We went to Lee's Ferry to camp, and awoke to rain. So, what's a canyoneer to do...

Canyoneering, Glen Canyon, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesMarch 23, 2005Aaron Locander, Badger Canyon, Stephanie Martin, Todd Martin, glen canyon, canyoneering

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