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I found Todd's route description and topo to be fairly accurate... My only change would be on the topo as you're ascending that 1st canyon, to aim for that ridge straight ahead of you up canyon instead of bending to the right like his path seems to indicate. From there, there's some route finding as you're heading north down and out of the 2nd canyon and crossing a ridge to drop into the 3rd canyon (Tango Canyon). Upper Tango is rather bushy & rocky as you head downstream to the first narrows. We bypassed the first drop with a pool below it, rapped the next 15-footer, and were soon faced with the '40-footer' that seemed more like 50-55ft. Afterwards the canyon opens up again with loads of rocky hopping, some tricky down climbing, bush whacking, and a few potential rappels that can be bypassed. 
After that not so pleasant experience, you finally made it to the 70-footer with a short 10ft drop above it that we rapped. This drops in a sweet alcove with the last 40ft being very overhung. This ended up being a great place to stop and eat lunch. The hike up Fish Creek was rather dry yet scenic and before we knew it we were back at the car. Thanks again Steve for joining me on this little adventure. I didn't seem to be enjoying this canyon as much as I'd hoped while doing it, but after that final sweet rappel, pleasant hike up Fish Canyon, and now that it's over I seem to be enjoying it much more. 
