Todo List
Moab
North Wash
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Tick List
Angel Slot - Angel Point
Date: 11/26/2019
Nice canyon. Dry. Easy to find. Less easy, but not hard, to find our way back to the trucks. Trust the trail cairns when you find them. Beautiful views at the end. Cool that you double back onto the canyon to see the first two rappels.
Nice canyon. Dry. Easy to find. Less easy, but not hard, to find our way back to the trucks. Trust the trail cairns when you find them. Beautiful views at the end. Cool that you double back onto the canyon to see the first two rappels.
Lucky Charms - North Wash
Date: 11/25/2019
Got a late start, so only went as far as we could without a hand line assist with all the kids. Got caught in the windy snow shower, so it made the trip back to the car interesting, almost lost the trail a couple of times. But that's what GPS is for.
Got a late start, so only went as far as we could without a hand line assist with all the kids. Got caught in the windy snow shower, so it made the trip back to the car interesting, almost lost the trail a couple of times. But that's what GPS is for.
Hogwarts Canyon - North Wash
Date: 11/25/2019
A little tricky to find the spur off the main trail. Fantastic rappel below the arch. The keeper was dry after the second rappel so we missed the rappel anchor above and saw it after we were through. The last rappel anchor is a sketchy. A pile of rocks on a large rock slab perched on a mild slope.. If there was ever a need for bolted anchors, This would be an ideal situation.
A little tricky to find the spur off the main trail. Fantastic rappel below the arch. The keeper was dry after the second rappel so we missed the rappel anchor above and saw it after we were through. The last rappel anchor is a sketchy. A pile of rocks on a large rock slab perched on a mild slope.. If there was ever a need for bolted anchors, This would be an ideal situation.
Leprechaun Canyon - North Wash
Date: 11/24/2019
Did the Left Fork. Used hand lines and rope rappels vs. down climbs for almost everything because we had 5 kids in the group and it was just safer. Very narrow for the adults. Very, very tight crawl through a rock fall near the end. Think skinny and you'll make it, Mostly dry when we went, mid calf pool at a dogleg turn near the end that was unavoidable.
Did the Left Fork. Used hand lines and rope rappels vs. down climbs for almost everything because we had 5 kids in the group and it was just safer. Very narrow for the adults. Very, very tight crawl through a rock fall near the end. Think skinny and you'll make it, Mostly dry when we went, mid calf pool at a dogleg turn near the end that was unavoidable.
Goblin's Lair - Goblin Valley
Date: 11/23/2019
Always start our canyon trip every year with this rappel to assess and prep everyone. Very busy when we were there.
Always start our canyon trip every year with this rappel to assess and prep everyone. Very busy when we were there.
Baptist Draw - Southern Swell
Date: 11/18/2018
First real Canyoneering. Wet suit and pulleys needed to transfer gear in a couple of spots. The exit is further than expected in the Canyon. Keep going until it really opens up and you see the rock cairns. A couple of false Buttes and trails to find the truck.
First real Canyoneering. Wet suit and pulleys needed to transfer gear in a couple of spots. The exit is further than expected in the Canyon. Keep going until it really opens up and you see the rock cairns. A couple of false Buttes and trails to find the truck.
Little Wild Horse Canyon / Bell Canyon - San Rafael Swell
Date: 11/16/2018
Beautiful easy hike that shows off what a Utah canyon can be like.
Beautiful easy hike that shows off what a Utah canyon can be like.
Fiery Furnace - Arches National Park
Date: 04/10/2009
Class trip with D. took a ranger guided tour with the class.
Class trip with D. took a ranger guided tour with the class.
Tusher Tunnel - Moab
Date: 09/25/0020
Going in on Mill Rd is more soft sand, but smoother ride with a couple tricky 4x4 sections. Beautiful views and more to explore than just the tunnel.
Going in on Mill Rd is more soft sand, but smoother ride with a couple tricky 4x4 sections. Beautiful views and more to explore than just the tunnel.
Comments
Leprechaun Canyon - North Wash
Date: 2019-12-03
Comment: 11/24/2019 - Did the Left Fork. Used hand lines and rope rappels vs. down climbs for almost everythi...
Hogwarts Canyon - North Wash
Date: 2019-12-03
Comment: 11/25/2019 - A little tricky to find the spur off the main trail. Fantastic rappel below the arch. T...
Angel Slot - Angel Point
Date: 2019-12-03
Comment: Nice canyon. Dry. Easy to find. Less easy, but not hard, to find our way back to the trucks. Trust t...