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| Canyoneering | 4.30 Miles |
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| | Intermediate Canyoneering - Difficult or dangerous; Tech Climb; rope reqd; descent anchor; exit technical; | | B - Up to light current; wading/swimming; possible wet/dry suit | | III - Normally requires most of a day |
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| no partners | | After a less-than-early start, we ended up finishing the last 3 rappels and the hike out in the dark, but it turned out fun anyway. This was a step up for me in terms of canyoneering difficulty, with my first more technical rappels as well as the first time I had to release myself from my device in deep cold water in real life.
Pools at bottom of rappels 6&7 were full swimmers. On 6, our first person down noted a very thin knee-deep ledge against the wall LDC in the pool. Very slick, but holding on to him with a death grip, we all made that one without swimming. On the 7th, I went swimming, but our last down figured out that if you aimed RDC during rappel, you could use some boulders to avoid the deepest part of the pool and only wade knee-deep. It was a short swim, but the water was truly cold and I had forgotten how terrible it is to swim with a pack on  . My pack towel plus dry change of clothes immediately after finishing the swim was a life-saver - should have worn a wetsuit for this one. Live and learn.
The frogs serenaded us continuously, starting at sun down. The redbuds in the canyon were just beginning to pop and it was a really great day overall. The rappels in the sculpted chutes were especially fun. Also, rap 5, under a boulder choke into this neat grotto-like area. |
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
Some annuals on the hike to the Red Rock escarpment.
Redbuds just beginning to flower throughout the canyon. Should be full-on soon. |
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