Pine Creek Canyon in Full Conditions, Zion National Park, UT

Next day seemed like a good one for the MIGHTY Pine Creek. 'Spossed to be full of water... it was!!

Canyoneering, Pine Creek, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesApril 5, 2004ACA Rendezvous, Alicia Scotter, Hank Moon, zion, canyoneering, zion canyoneering, pine creek, pine creek canyon

Summit Mount Majestic and Canyoneering Hook Canyon, Zion National Park, UT

Selection of canyons "in-condition" was small, we decided to check out the purported route up Mount Majestic from the first raps in Behunin.

Behunin Canyon, Canyoneering, Exploration, Peak Bagging, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesApril 5, 2004Alicia Scotter, Hook Canyon, Mount Majestic, Patti Rambert, Sharon Talboys, Tom Talboys

Birch Hollow, Mystery, Right Fork, and Pine Creek, Zion National Park, UT

Did a few things before blowing the knee: Took a bunch of kids down Birch Hollow, as a start...

Canyoneering, Right Fork, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesSeptember 4, 2003zion, imlay, Birch Hollow, mystery canyon, right fork, right fork of north creek, right fork canyon, zion canyoneering, canyoneering

Englestead Canyon and Natural Anchors, Zion National Park, UT

On this occasion, we were descending Englestead with several southern Utah locals. Mark "Little Bear" Mallory had invited us down since he had a rope fixed for the first drop.

Downclimbing Hidden Canyon, Zion National Park

Ram said: "It's good, otta do it."

Hank said: "I'm in."

Canyoneering, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesFebruary 9, 2003hidden canyon, zion, canyoneering, zion canyoneering, hidden, downclimbing

The Subway Canyoneering Route and Russell Gulch, Zion National Park, UT

A late fall weekend. Zion beckoned. Rain in the forecast.

Canyoneering, The Subway, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesOctober 26, 2002canyoneering Subway, Left Fork of North Creek, Subway Canyon, subway zion, the subway

Right Fork of North Creek, Zion National Park, UT

Back down to Zion for another grand trip with the Big Crew. We had quite a posse heading into the Right Fork of North Creek, but decided to break into squads to check out various entries.

Canyoneering, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesOctober 19, 2002Barrier Falls, Grand Alcove, Right Fork, Right Fork of North Creek, Steve Ramras, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering

Winter Conditions in Imlay Canyon, Zion National Park

Went down to Zion with the Boyz for a little Freeze Fest. Imlay Canyon in winter sounded like a good idea at the time.

Canyoneering, Imlay Canyon, Tom Jones, Trip Report, Zion, WinterTom JonesFebruary 1, 2002FreezeFest, Imlay Canyon, Imlay Canyon in winter, Mel Brown, Steve Brezovic, winter canyoneering, imlay, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering, imlay sneak

Mountain of Mystery Summit and Canyoneering into the Narrows, Zion National Park

Once in awhile, a guys’s gotta climb a few summits. Zion offers quite a variety of difficult-to-access peaks, and our chosen pinnacle this weekend was the mysterious Mountain of Mystery.

Dead Englishman (Englestead) Canyon, East Side of Zion National Park.

We'd heard rumors - a great canyon in the heart of Zion, big, bolt free, and unknown. Dead Englishman? How did it get that name?

Canyoneering, Tom Jones, Trip Report, Zion, Englestead CanyonTom JonesAugust 28, 2001dead englishman canyon, englestead, englestead canyon, zion, zion canyoneering

Mystery Canyon: The Classic Canyon of Zion National Park

A true classic. The gang assembled after kid duty on Saturday and Sunday, up for a little more physically challenging journey.

Canyoneering, Mystery, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesAugust 27, 2001mystery canyon, mystery, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering

Family Adventure through Pine Creek Canyon, Zion National Park, UT

Recent Monsoon activity had left the canyon totally topped off with water - wet and cold. In fact, with a fully swimmer pothole before the first drop.

Canyoneering, Pine Creek, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesAugust 25, 2001Ken Stone, Pine Creek Canyon, pine creek, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering, canyoneering in zion, kids

Icebox Canyon, North Pass variation. Kolob Canyons, Zion National Park

Finally out of town for another zip down to Zion. The monsoon had set in and denied us the previous weekend, but the weather report was favorable so…

Canyoneering, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesJuly 14, 2001Icebox Canyon, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering, icebox

Winter Canyons: Behunin and Echo, Zion National Park

As the date approached, I rounded up a partner for Saturday also, and the weather report looked good. Not so the weather in Salt Lake as I hit the road Friday night. The snowstorm did not let up till past Nephi and got me worried.

Canyoneering, Trip Report, Behunin Canyon, Echo Canyon, Winter, ZionTom JonesFebruary 24, 2001Behunin Canyon, Echo Canyon, winter in zion, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering

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