Telephone Canyon & Flowers - Zion National Park - May 2008

Ram in Zion? Mon Dieu! Well, we had a project to do, so Ram assembled a top team, we got up really early and... and... and... and the weather did not cooperate.

Canyoneering, Telephone Canyon, Tom Jones, Trip Report, Wildflowers, ZionTom JonesMay 21, 2008bolted anchors, canyoneering anchors, Matt Brecha, Nat Smale, Steve Ramras

Angels Landing in Winter, Zion National Park, UT

Brandt Hart from Bluff was visiting the Zion area, and looking to get out and enjoy the sunshine (what there was of it). We thought Angels Landing might be adventurous in a small way, suitable for a days outing…

Hiking, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesFebruary 3, 2008Angels Landing, Angels Landing winter, Brandt Hart, snow on Angels Landing, winter Angels Landing

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…

Spring in Zion: Pine Creek, Angels Landing, and The Subway

Greg Cornelius really wanted to do Pine Creek with flow, so after a little precip reported, he rounded up Jason Robertson and I for a Pine Creek. Uh, no flow, sorry Greg...

Lodge Canyon & Mountain of the Sun Summit, Zion National Park, UT

The season is over, right? Well, not for a few die-hards. Comes 'round the first weekend of December, and folks were jonesin' for a canyon fix.

Canyoneering, Spry Canyon, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesDecember 2, 2006Bruce from Bryce, Denise Manweiler, Hank Moon, Malia, lodge canyon, lodge, mountain of the sun

Zion Historical Photographs

Historical Photographs - While working on my Zion canyoneering guidebook, I came across the National Park Service Archive of Historical Photos and the USGS Archive of Photographs. Here are some from Zion I found interesting.

History, Photography, ZionTom JonesNovember 1, 2006black and white photos of Zion, National Park Service Archive of Historical Photos, USGS Archive of Photographs, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering

Just Imlay and Heaps in A Day: The Zion National Park JIHAD

We had thought of it maybe two years ago. The ultimate enchainment: Zion's two heavy-hitters, Heaps Canyon and Imlay Canyon, in a day. If someone was going to do it, it should be us.

Canyoneering, Heaps Canyon, Imlay Canyon, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesSeptember 23, 2006canyoneering jihad, Steve Brezovec, Steve Mallory, the jihad, jihad, heaps, imlay, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering

Telephone and Fat Mans Canyons, Zion National Park, UT

Thanks, Hank, for coming by and getting me out of the house. Two fine hikes and great companionship.

Canyoneering, Tom Jones, Trip Report, Wildflowers, ZionTom JonesMay 28, 2006canyon arches, Hank Moon, Misery Canyon, fat mans, fat mans misery, telephone, telephone canyon, zion, zion canyoneering, canyoneering

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

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

Zion in Pictures: Climbing, Canyons, and Waterfalls

Zion Horizontals

Travel and Adventure Photos: Istanbul, Zion, Grand Canyon, and Rock Art

Got some pictures scanned - thought all y'alls might be interested in.

Canyoneering, Grand Canyon, The Narrows, ZionTom JonesJanuary 3, 2005Deer Creek Falls, map to McConkie Ranch, McConkie Ranch, McConkie Ranch map, rock art, photographs, zion, the subway, the narrows, grand canyon, deer creek, deer creek canyon

Zion Canyoneering Summercamp:

Always one of my favorites, I have not done Mystery for a couple of years due to the hassles of getting a permit. Rumors were that the Death Gully approach had become horrendous...

Canyoneering, Eye of the Needle, Mystery, Telephone Canyon, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesSeptember 3, 2004Barb Grover, Hello Pitney, Judy Seybold, Larry Halford, Rob Heineman, Roylnn Serati

Kolob Creek and Imlay Canyon, Zion National Park

This was a four-photographer gig, with Chris Avery shooting the most square inches of film, Lin Alder shooting the most images, and… Well, we all get what we get. My best shots are below.

Canyoneering, Imlay Canyon, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesJune 3, 2004Chris Avery, Lin Alder, Tom Wetherell

East Rim Trail: American Canyoneering Association Zion Rendezvous

With 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.

Hiking, Tom Jones, ZionTom JonesApril 7, 2004Brian Frankle, East Entrance, East Rim Trail, East Rim Trail Zion, Echo Canyon, Jerry Goller, Weeping Rock Trailhead, zion, zion hiking

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