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Tolman and I checking it out for Zion Adventure Challenge. Full of water. 2 swimmers.
Wet, 4 swims, lots of wading. w EL
2:34:36 - Mary Jane, Detlev
Saturday afternoon - just Kate and me. No one else there. Nice and quiet. A little bit of water - could stem over some, got wet in others. Took us under 1 hr 30 minutes car to car. I'm wondering if we somehow missed the biggest rappel.
super easy approach and exit. great beginner canyon. really pleasant. short drive
2:36:18 - Mary Jane, Scott, Thomas, Charles, Robbie, Max
1:17:06 - Just me scouting it out
Went with Dallin and cyd was super fun. Had flash flooded and was super full of water. Went the wrong way at beginning and had to cliff jump and couple swimmers. No crowds and little cloudy so awesome temps.
Annie, Josiah, Brooke, Hallie, Leslie, Jane 90 minutes Tandem rappel with Jane, 6 years old
w JD and Sar friends.
took a group of 5 through and had a blast... we had decided to do the pair (yankee doodle and boltergeist on our way home from doing a different canyon.)
Fun canyon. all water was avoidable with stemming/bridging. Mike, Riley, Joe, Terran
1:34:03 - Mary Jane, Lesil Swift
2:12:18
Fun and short but busy
4/2/24 Canyon had received rain the previous day. Probably the most full of water I have seen--was a blast with waist deep water in some of the narrow areas. Took a group of 8 through the canyon as a warmup before doing Birch Hollow the next day. Moist moss on the rock wall made the climb out a little more slick but not too difficult. Fun canyon, especially fun with the added water.
done with Julia?
great weather, a little bit of unavoidable water at the end of the canyon. it could be full body stemmed, but is difficult for shorter people.
2:26:16 - Betty, Tolman, Mary Jane, Erika, Robbie
With Dad and Nate. Did the first rappel from the anchors above the overhang leading to a 100ft+ rappel free hanging most of the way. Amazing rappel! The rest of the canyon was exciting with some downclimbing action. We slung the first big downclimb with the fat boulder at the top. We just slung it with our rope, which was a bad idea. It popped off while Nate was hanging on it and he had a small but safe fall--no injuries. Will never do that again--lesson learned.
3:44:22 - Mary Jane, Adam, Tolman, Adam, Kristen, Justin, Mikelle, Ethan, Christian
3:12:48 - Mary Jane, Janet
We love this one. We did it with our kids, 3 boys, 8, 12, 15. They love it. No water to get in this time. Definitely one of the best for beginners.
lots of alternate routes at the beginning, different rappel options. anchors in good shape, not a ton of water, it was avoidable.
2:22:39 - Mary Jane, Janet, Betty
Annie, Tyler, Marc 1:02 car to car. One 30ft rappel at the top. 75ft main rappel. Meet anchored a shorter down climb. Dow climbed the rest. No water. Mosquitoes were bad.
1:57:33
2:35:40
went with a group of ym and had a great time, was fun but dry with no water.
2:50:20
Went good. Easy. Could not find the anchors on the last drop. It was hidden on the left side and you need to use the small holes to get to it.
I brought three climber friends here as an intro to technical canyoneering and it was the perfect canyon for it. Beautiful sights and plenty of rappel options for people who don’t want to down climb or want more rope work practice!
Kate, Rob, Kylie
greta, josh, mary, jenna, kate, caroline, lynne, erika, harrison... snow!
with greta! Took the gulley out because of the sheet of ice right before the pothole
fun quick canyon. would be better to combine it with something else as it is short. Ran into guy with his daughter and niece / nephew?
Jason, Luke, Trev 1st trip down Yankee Doodle
One long rappel, but worth the trouble of carrying the gear.
Very fun short canyon with some great beauty and the first rappel is awesome. It has some nice downclimbing areas and you can't beat the approach!
With Raelen
Yankee Doodle Canyon with Cara, Adam and Chrissy. Our first canyoneering trip.
w/ Ray Porter Fuller, only water was at the very end and was avoidable with some serious stemming, a lot of downclimbing! Fun
Few pools, nothing more than thigh deep. With Mariana, Ashley and Matt
Part of two canyons in a day (also Boltergeist) with Kurtis.
Only one other cayneering group 3 folks the went ahead so we had canon to our selves in the 50 degree sun shine
Great little canyon.
Fun canyon! Missed the preferred exit and ended up hiking out of Hollow Creek instead.
Our very first canyoneering adventure was so much fun. Biggest challenge was finding the anchors and the exit. Luckily Ray remembered he had the gps waypoints so after passing the exit we returned to the spot indicated on the gps and easily climbed out. Exit was a bit steep but not too bad. Ray, Laura, Brooke, Ellen, Olivia and Eden
Approx date, did with Ben x2 to recover dropped phone first time, did again in winter with Wyatt and Melina
Went with Mikey and CJ after we did Birch Hollow This was a really fun and short hike to do and was definitely worth the trip as a second hike in the day. We loved that it had a little bit of everything to do, a repel, and several different types of down climbs, this would be a great canyon for any beginner
Completed with Jaime Pedersen, Sarah Vancouwenberghe, and Justis Sisneros
With Marc after Moonlight But
Zion
Great beginner canyon but awesome for all
knee-thigh wades, one waist-deep pool. easily passable dirt road to trailhead. beautiful and fun!
bout 2 or 3 hours. 5 people. out in the dark. very full, kinda cold. anchors for 2 more raps after first 2. downclimbable, handline is helpful, probs best to just rap
It was very full of water with several swims. I took my cousins family and we had a good time but it was a bit much for the kids that weren't into climbing. All in all a fun canyon but not quite sure it is great as a "family friendly" canyon unless your family is already very outdoorsy.
Sheridan, Cheyenne, Codi, Savannah, Ty
dirty water, two semi keepers. 3 hours en route with 5 people, 3 beginners. some downclimbs and second keeper hard for beginners
Matt, Kirra, Angela. Car to car - 3ish hours. Waist to chest high water in multiple places
Yankee and Boltergueist together
Very fun. Some of the down climbs would be challenging for beginners, but easily overcome with team work and hand lines. There was lots of water which made it even better!
Estimated Date
It rained all day before filling this canyon with water. We did without wetsuits, and were very cold. I would have recommended at least a shorty for this time of year. 2 swimmers (30 feet long) & lots of water. Reminds me of a little Pinecreek.
Always a fun short one when you have a few hours to spare.
Enjoyed a day taking scouts through Bolterguist and Yankee Doodle.
