The weather report, once again, reported a big storm socking in the entire state. Heck! It was too much. Haven’t been out in a month. “let’s go anyway!!!”.
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Read MoreDeer Creek is at the bottom. Of the Big Ditch. As in 5000 feet down, and 5000 feet up to get out. Aaaargh. This is why you wait for fall, so the weather is somewhat reasonable.
Read MoreThe team for today is Tom and Tom, plus Randi from So Cal and her daughter Rachel
Read MoreWent down Escalante-way for Memorail Day. Crew was Alicia, Tom and Sharon Talboys, Tom Wetherill up from Tucson for the occasion, and Tom Jones (me) (a 3-Tom trip!).
Read MoreWith the river up (Orderville out) and Jerry challenged by the technical stuff, we decided to hike the East Rim trail, from the East Entrance down Echo Canyon, as a consolation prize.
Read MoreNext day seemed like a good one for the MIGHTY Pine Creek. 'Spossed to be full of water... it was!!
Read MoreSelection of canyons "in-condition" was small, we decided to check out the purported route up Mount Majestic from the first raps in Behunin.
Read MoreStart with The Squeeze, end with Wiggun's. After a slideshow at REI, we blast down to the Factory Butte campsite, arriving at 4 am. Jeez. Never seen stars so bright...
Read MoreThis fork of Twin Corral Box is called Alcatraz, in honor of some friends who got wigged out by the narrowness and engineered an escape.
Read MoreRather confusing really. I thought I had found the famous "Mindbender" Fork, about which Steve Allen tells an interesting story, perhaps over-dramatized; but it was not to be - what I found was a really good fork I now call Not-Mindbender.
Read MoreBeautiful 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.
Read MoreHere we are in the Escalante. Coyote Gulch is extremely popular, but actually, come to think of it, it never really felt crowded. Great thing about canyons, turn a couple of corners and you are there by yourself again.
Read MoreMs. Scotter invited me on a driving trip for Valentine's day. Getting out of the smog of the big city sounded like a REALLY good idea.
Read MoreA new tradition. The Black Hole for New Years. Ram rounded up a bunch of folks, most of whom backed out when they checked the weather forecast. So off with a small group of die-hards to the slots of North Wash for a little Mae-Westing before the Hole.
Read MoreWent to a few Christmas parties, so here’s some silly pictures of people…
Read MoreStemming, stemming, & stemming, oh my.
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