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SW Canyoneering 2019… I and my lovely wife, Deb, Keith, Wim, and Sean had a great 7-day, 7-canyon adventure last week. It was good to get back down into SW Utah after a couple of busy years up in the…

Day 9 Boulder Mountain – Bryce Canyon Aspen groves and Pine…9500′ elevation Yikes! Zoom in and see the horses… Ok, time to drive home now… 🙁

Canyon/Day 1 Eagle/Forgotten Canyons – San Rafael Swell Probably would have died too if I went in there… Walking across the mesa, headed towards the canyon. Watch out for biological soil crusts! Slotting up… Up the friction slab… Side journey…

Canyon/Day 2 Double Arch Canyon – San Rafael Swell Heading up the trail above the adjacent canyon with dark clouds in the sky… Rainbow…and a little rain. Heading down into Double Arch Canyon… Water! Look hard and you’ll see the…

Day 8 Cathedral Valley – Hartnet Draw Loop First challenge of this 6-hour loop…

Canyon / Day 7 Arch Nemesis Canyon – Capitol Reef Playboy Bunny silhouette…?

Canyon / Day 3 Baptist Draw (personal favorite) – San Rafael Swell Looking out over the canyon we will be in today… Getting narrow…imagine rushing water bouncing off the walls during a big rain event… Live action… Layers in the…

Canyon / Day 4 Goblin’s Lair – San Rafael Swell Searching for the rappel into Goblin’s Lair… Climbing out, looking back at the Goblin’s Lair… Exit hole from the lair… Exit hike… Last look at Goblin Valley State Park, San…

Canyon / Day 5 Cassidy Arch Canyon – Capitol Reef

Canyon / Day 6 Cottonwood Wash – Capitol Reef PA033160 This is the canyon exit…camp 🙂 Wim’s pretty proud of his accomplishment… Typical evening sky…

I’d been wondering about this drainage for a while. Lidar showed a few drops. It’s just behind our cabin in Detroit, so what the hell… Ended up being about 7-8 rappels, over several small falls, and a couple of long…

Had a great time in Henline Creek on Saturday. Lots more water flow than two weeks ago. I see bolts were installed on rap 3 (Dave Falls), and rap 5 (Dan Falls)…to keep one in the flow. It was a…

Thimble (Upper) Creek, in the Lewis River drainage… Today we dropped both upper and lower Thimble creek. Very easy approach, and an even easier exit, especially with a shuttle. I think we got in 7-rappels on the upper portion…the second…

I’ve been hearing that Henline Creek is a must do…I’ve just never had the chance to drop it…until yesterday. Wow, what a pretty canyon! We missed the two upper falls due to Mr Karl thinking he knew more than the…

Cathedral Rocks… This is the third time I’ve been up in this area, but the first time using the Bingham Ridge approach. Probably the easiest approach to the area. Deb and I tagged the first Cathedral Rock before heading back.…

Second time down Parkett, first was back in 2015. This time the flow was a bit lower, but perfect in my book. Water was cold right off the bat. Few jump, several slides, short swims, and one big falls. I…

This is becoming an annual event for us…kayak camping on Waldo Lake. Drove in on a Sunday afternoon, 30-40 minute paddle to our favorite camp spot. Monday morning, got an early start and paddled to the south end of Waldo,…

I’ve wanted to scramble Phoca Rock for a while…just never got around to it. Deb and I had a half day available on Sunday so we headed out to Dalton Point with the Kayaks. The weather was perfect! Warm, very…

Here are several pics and videos from last night’s concert. A band called “In This Moment” opened up for Disturbed. IMHO, better sound in the studio than live. Wished we were a bit closer to see their show. Disturbed played…

Somersault Creek, an eastern trib off of Tumble Creek, near the town of Detroit, Oregon. A fun short drop with 8+ raps over falls from 20’ to 90’ tall. This turned out to be more of a scouting mission since…