User | ericowensby1

#conditions Cat and I went out and finished this route today. It was a bit more of an adventure than we were hoping, but mostly because we got a late start and finished after dark. It took us right around 3 hours. The approach and exit were awesome, and beautiful, and most of the hike was in the shade since we started at 6:40pm so it wasn't that hot even though it was in the high 90's in town. This was our first solo canyon trip, so the rappel probably took a touch longer than normal. We did both agree that getting onto rappel or at least loading the anchor and getting over the edge was tricker than we both anticipated. The bottom of the rappel also ended in a small tree but it was manageable. This plus the fact the sun had just set and it was getting dark quick gave us a sense of urgency even though we didn't need to have one (had plenty of supplies, lights, etc.). The pool above the rappel was waist deep, but wasn't muddy which was nice. One of the two bolts for the anchor was spinning as previous mentioned in other posts.