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| Canyoneering | 2.88 Miles |
874 AEG |
| | Canyoneering | 2.88 Miles | 1 Hour 41 Mns | | 1.80 mph |
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| | Basic Canyoneering - Scrambling; easy climbing/downclimbing; frequent hand use; rope recommended; easy exit | | A - Dry or little water; shallow or avoidable water; no wet/dry suit | | I - Short 1-2 hours |
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| partners | | This one has intrigued me for a while but it's such a short route it doesn't make sense to do the long drive exclusively for this. So with other plans that had us passing through the area, I added it to the list and it turned out great.
Despite being well below freezing, the morning sun baking on the south facing sandstone provided a nice warmup. I didn't plan ahead with a route to the start, so after wandering on the maze of sandstone bedrock and deep sand roads up there we finally ended up on the rim a bit west of where we wanted to be. It was no problem to traverse to the start and the trip down went quickly, interrupted only by numerous photo ops.
It's definitely the most fun route I've ever taken to the river! There was still some snow on the ground at the camp area below, and it was shaded from the morning sun so we didn't stay long before returning to the exposed sandstone and the climb up, which is a nice little workout. |
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