French Dip Creek Canyoneer 5-11-19

French Dip – First Descent…
Noticed this drainage two weeks prior while exploring Martin Buttes Falls. It had a bit more water flow when we saw it then, but it had more snow melt above it too. We still had to walk the road a bit because of the snow, but only about ¾ mile.
Wow! What a fun drop! Thrashy at first but after the first couple of raps, the drainage was scoured down to bedrock. I lost count of raps after about 6, but the tallest falls (French Dip Falls) was 110’ tall.
This is a fantastic early seasonal drainage, but probably slows to a trickle in the dry season.
Today’s team, Myself, Keith, Wade, Kendra, Andy, and Kaitlin.

Two weeks prior I took this pic from Marten Buttes Falls…across the French Creek canyon…

Park here and hike on and off snow for .75 mile…

Typical start…

Rap one…a thrashy one

Looking down rap 2…still a bit thrashy

Partially down, looking up at rap 3…

Looking up rap 3, a 200′ low angle walk with two short drops at the top…

Rap 4, another low angle walk down slippery bedrock…

Looking across canyon at Marten Buttes Falls…

Kaitlin near the bottom of French Dip Falls…

Wade at the middle of French Dip Falls…

Keith on French Dip Falls…

French Dip Falls, 110′ tall

Gonna get wet on this one…

ROPE!!

and on this one…

Just when we thought this may be the last falls….

NOT!!!

…more fun shit!!

Then another 200’plus low angle slippery bedrock walk with a short drop at the top…

Last one…really 🙂