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Once a year, it is good to get out with the Bushwhacker, among the few individuals who has done more cayons in the Zion area than I have. These days tend to be EPIC, or, more exactly, Kipic! Several of my longest days out have been with Kip in the Zion backcountry.
Read MoreI've had my eye on the 'end of Refrigerator Canyon' thingee for a while. Even tried it once, but the rain gods had other plans that day.
Read MoreI’ve had Pipe Spring Canyon on my curiousity list for a while, having stopped by and poked into the bottom almost every time I hiked the MIA..
Read MoreWe consider Glen Canyon (Lake Powell area) to be an "Adventure Canyoneering Reserve", thus names of canyons are withheld, some details obscured and other mild obfucations taken in the interest of preserving the adventure (for the children!!!).
Read More(Middle) Echo Canyon is famous for holding snow in the "spring", which in Zion, can mean until July 1st, or even later. We had heard few reports for how the snow was this year, so Dave Buckingham and I (after cancelling a trip to North Wash due to the heat) decided to check out Middle Echo…
Read MoreThe Young Turks of Arizona invited Ram out to explore a few canyons around the north end of the Grand Canyon (the Marble Canyon area). This became 'Ditch Fest' and I somehow wrangled an invite for me.
Read MoreDear Ramoo - Finally got to that project we had glanced at, so long ago. Observation Point Canyon - dropping from near O Point into the Weeping Rock Cirque.
Read MoreA trip with Ram is always a risky venture. The man has too much energy, too much enthusiasm, too much durability.
Read MoreUnder threatening skies... Well, this one is different, because Mark, Randi, Rick, Courtney and DB were coming back and gifted us ANOTHER exploration. Such fine fellows and gals. Today's canyon would be called "Forge", though... well, can't give it all away at the beginning.
Read MoreRam hooked me an invite on the big trip, and off we go. First day (for me), we got invited on an exploration right off. Excellent!!! Nothing better than that…
Read MoreTo my mind there are two kinds of canyon explorations, those that are painstakingly developed over time and those that are a gift…
Read MoreApparently, the canyons were paved of gold, home to munchkins, and even a witches cauldron could be found. In fact, these canyons were said to be among the best in the North Wash area...
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 MoreSpring. Usually a time of unstable weather. Ram planned two weeks out in the Roost with family and friends, and I planned to join them. The usual late-night drive brought me in to Granary Spring at 2 am.
Read MoreWell, what was the weekend to be? Celebrating Mardi Gras with Mo in JH? Or a run to Death Valley with the
Read MoreI dropped in on the night of the 26th, for the next day's exploration - Limbo Canyon. We had explored the slot next door in November, and it was good. So we wanted to get back and see what was next door.
Read MoreOne 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.
Read MoreKris 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.
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