For anyone pondering this, the final dryfall on the descent that "yields easily with a spot" does yield easily But if you make a mistake it has serious/potentially fatal consequences We had our large dog along due to the pic showing it was possible, and the thought of working him over that move was terrifying He wanted nothinng to do with it and neither did I High odds that one of us would have taken a 30' or more tumble over a few ledgesThe good news: You can totally bypass that move if you head up the side canyon...

Heard on the news one person died yesterday and 11 were airlifted due to the cold One still missing

Recent rescue in the squeeze, glad they all made it out safe! https://kutvcom/news/local/stranded-canyoneering-group-uses-iphone-feature-to-get-help-in-remote-utah-slot-canyon-the-squeeze-sos-text-message-deep-pools-cold-water-rescue-dps-utah-aero-bureau

Warning the large chokestone between repel 3 and 4 is not secure when i was down climbing i grabbed it from the back and it started to roll forward i just let go pushed away into the pool and it returned to its spot In other news keeper hole wasnt bad pushed off the backside to breach Dead sheep is just skin and bones now approach is amazing So errie hiking the closed and now unmaintained observation point trail out since weeping rock has closed

There's two or three camp areas at West Fork that could be big enough for your group, depending on how much you want to spread out Not much shade Good news is it'll be cold first week of April and you'll want sunLarry is probably the classic nearby for a big group of beginners with semi-experienced leaders

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Great canyon, but i think we need to add a few waypoints to the GPS coordinates to the exit And people stop building random rock cairns! they are everywhere out there after the moki steps we invented our own exit which was a lot easier we went out near the south fork trail head you can stay higher longer The last rappel for us was 115' i gps'd it and marked it on the rope if you try and fold a 200' rope without blocking up top you can get yourself into trouble unless those rocks at the bottom decided to move up the...

Amazing slot canyon loop if you do PAB and Spooky Make sure you hang a left out of spooky to get you back to the trail that heads back up tothe parking lot Parking got a pretty crowded this Memorial day weekend Probably better to visit on a non-holiday weekend

I was just in the East fork of Big Spring over the weekend I thought I'd report that the trailhead parking spot you mention has been covered with cut sage brush wood and rocks in order to hide it and discourage anyone parking there, likely by the BLM I only did 3/4ths of the East fork, but I would like to report for anyone planning to visit that there is a somewhat tight part that may discourage claustrophobes, my brother asked to exit early as he was not comfortable in the small parts It's nothing compared to Mid...

Recent visit With the moisture this year lots of vegetation Fair bit of bushwacking Bring a machette and leave the kids at home Still quite amazing!