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| Canyoneering | 3.44 Miles |
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| | Canyoneering | 3.44 Miles | 3 Hrs | | 1.38 mph |
| 423 ft AEG | 30 Mns Break | 20 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | I had wanted to do Peek-A-Boo and Spooky last year, but didn't want to chance getting our car stuck in the sand on the Hole in the Rock road. This year we brought our truck which had no problem at all with this road, nor (even) with the final high clearance section before the trailhead.
As we hiked down to the Gulch, it occurred to me that the steep(ish) approach might weed out folks who don't belong here.
Anyway, we got down to the bottom and almost immediately met another party who were looking for the entrance to Peekaboo. I think they had walked right by it - there's a steepish scramble at the beginning. With the right shoes and the right technique, this scramble isn't too difficult - my daughter made it look downright easy. There were several other interesting scrambles as we made our way up the canyon, but none of these were especially hard either. We all enjoyed Peekaboo.
Exiting Peekaboo, we started following cairns over to Spooky. But after checking the route that I had loaded onto my watch, it appeared that the cairns were actually leading us back to the main gulch. So we backtracked, found another set of cairns, and eventually got into the top of Spooky. The top isn't especially narrow (or spooky). My wife enjoyed this part of it.
We eventually got to an interesting down-climb with which my wife had some trouble. My daughter again made it look easy.
The way narrowed as we made our way further down Spooky. After a time, it became very tight. I had brought along a bulky pack - all of my packs are bulky - and carried it by the handle at my side. The way was so tight that I sometimes had trouble reversing the direction of my feet. My wife definitely did not like this section. My daughter thought it was okay, but this tight (and spooky) section wasn't her favorite either.
If I were to do Spooky again, I'd start at the bottom and drop my pack just before it gets narrow, doing it as an out-and-back without a pack. That said, I'm not sure that really tight slot canyons are my thing - I think I have a touch of claustrophobia. |
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