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Ran with Caylin in just under 3 hours. All the raps were bolted and in good condition. Great beginner canyon. Rap 4 was beautiful although quite slippery with the water seep coming down the face and patches of ice. There was no water in the first two potholes and all other standing water was easily avoidable, although it has been a very dry November and December. The road out was long and sandy as the description says. Camping out there was beautiful and worth while, but it’s not a lot of canyon for the drive time.
Exit French Canyon (spicy grind)
Gorgeous. A few potholes in the beginning still filled with water. Riparian zone at the end is stunning.
with Brett! So fun. The petroglyphs at the end of a canyon really makes for a fun day.
With Neaky. Good holes for family picture.
Brooke, Makenzie
Did this canyon with Wade, Allison, and Paul (Wade's Brother). The sandy road was an adventure in itself - lots of washboard and big bumps in the sand. We stayed at the first campsite, which is pretty much the only option, second campsite sucked. Canyon itself was fun, but I'm not sure it was totally worth the effort to get there. First rap was sketchy...had to stem out with the risk of swinging into the wall. Next time, I would recommend dropping directly into the first pothole where there was plenty of sand, which was out of site from the bolts. Might not be easiest to get over into the second pothole but better than taking a slam into the wall. Annalise actually started too high on her stem, couldn't hold on, and fell, swinging hard into the wall (Protect!!). At the bottom, we found a log to cross over the Virgin and checked out the Petroglyphs.
Dana Laurie
Completely destroyed my truck on the way in, both suspension and paint job. Once at canyon, it was a really great blend of drops and beautiful Icy waterfalls. CO-guided with group of 12
Elisha, the boys and me. Fun day. Shorter canyon than I expected.
Climb out of the riverbed was 50 feet short of the confluence with the East Fork on the left. Awesome route, took a standard Honda CRV all the way to the trail head although got some odd looks from 4 wheelers taking it so far in the sand. Always have a shovel and a pump in the sand!
Beautiful. Frozen waterfall at rap 4 was gorgeous.
