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Keyhole Canyon - 1 member in 9 triplogs has rated this an average 3 ( 1 to 5 best )
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May 28 2017
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 Joined Jan 04 2011
 Las Vegas, NV
Keyhole CanyonVegas, NV
Keyhole Canyon
Vegas, NV
Canyoneering avatar May 28 2017
autumnstars • Triplogs 1,393
Canyoneering1.46 Miles 726 AEG
Canyoneering1.46 Miles
726 ft AEG
Intermediate Canyoneering - Difficult or dangerous; Tech Climb; rope reqd; descent anchor; exit technical;
A - Dry or little water; shallow or avoidable water; no wet/dry suit
I - Short 1-2 hours
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Night-time run of our local Keyhole Canyon.
No moon to speak of. Although the light pollution from Vegas did provide some glow to the sky, star gazing was pretty good.
Used a glow stick attached to the end of the rope as a distance cue for the rappels.

This was a lot of fun and a whole new perspective on the canyon.
Great way to beat the heat, too. :D
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
Desert willows and acacia in the canyon are going all out.
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Mar 02 2017
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Keyhole CanyonVegas, NV
Keyhole Canyon
Vegas, NV
Canyoneering avatar Mar 02 2017
autumnstars • Triplogs 1,393
Canyoneering1.63 Miles 749 AEG
Canyoneering1.63 Miles
749 ft AEG
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A - Dry or little water; shallow or avoidable water; no wet/dry suit
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Trickling over the dry falls. Underground flow only the rest of the canyon.
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Jul 17 2016
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Keyhole CanyonVegas, NV
Keyhole Canyon
Vegas, NV
Canyoneering avatar Jul 17 2016
autumnstars • Triplogs 1,393
Canyoneering1.79 Miles 772 AEG
Canyoneering1.79 Miles
772 ft AEG
Intermediate Canyoneering - Difficult or dangerous; Tech Climb; rope reqd; descent anchor; exit technical;
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Took 2 new people out and another who had only been out once. Everyone practiced self-rescue skills. Somehow we avoided the sun throughout almost the entire day. It was a really good day in the canyon. This is a great training canyon because there is only one rappel where you couldn't climb up and out if you had to. Yet, it is still beautiful enough to be enjoyed by more experienced canyoneers.

As a bonus, we saw one rattlesnake on the approach hike.
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Desert willows beginning to flower.
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Jun 04 2016
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Keyhole CanyonVegas, NV
Keyhole Canyon
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Canyoneering avatar Jun 04 2016
autumnstars • Triplogs 1,393
Canyoneering1.79 Miles 772 AEG
Canyoneering1.79 Miles
772 ft AEG
Intermediate Canyoneering - Difficult or dangerous; Tech Climb; rope reqd; descent anchor; exit technical;
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Really great learning day in the canyon. Hauling (mechanical advantage), guided rappels, pothole escape, conversion, knot passing. A little bit of everything.
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Desert willows just starting. A few others hanging in there, with Mojave aster and brittlebush most common.
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Jan 17 2016
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Keyhole CanyonVegas, NV
Keyhole Canyon
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autumnstars • Triplogs 1,393
Canyoneering1.79 Miles 772 AEG
Canyoneering1.79 Miles
772 ft AEG
Intermediate Canyoneering - Difficult or dangerous; Tech Climb; rope reqd; descent anchor; exit technical;
A - Dry or little water; shallow or avoidable water; no wet/dry suit
I - Short 1-2 hours
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Descent of technical section of Keyhole. Although there are only 4 rappels, I had forgotten how beautiful the rappels in this canyon really are. As on our previous visit, the canyon was mostly shaded during our time there and we had the place to ourselves. Just a touch of water in places made the footing slick at some points.

Spent some time practicing various knot-passing and lowering scenarios.

dry Keyhole Canyon Dry Dry
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Mar 21 2015
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Keyhole CanyonVegas, NV
Keyhole Canyon
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Canyoneering avatar Mar 21 2015
autumnstars • Triplogs 1,393
Canyoneering1.55 Miles 666 AEG
Canyoneering1.55 Miles
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Descent of technical section of Keyhole. Four rappels, with the longest being 100 feet. Rappels in this canyon are down nice fluted dry falls, so very lovely. A couple slides (whee!!) and some downclimbing - a hand line was useful in a few spots. The canyon was mostly shaded during our time there and we had the place to ourselves.

A few bees at the top of the first rappel, but they were busy with the pools of water, so no issue there.

A very nice way to spend my one non-work day for the week.
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
Most annuals are in full flower and beavertail cacti just beginning to pop. Nice yellow cover from lots of suncup and desert dandelion.
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Jun 01 2013
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Keyhole CanyonVegas, NV
Keyhole Canyon
Vegas, NV
Hiking avatar Jun 01 2013
autumnstars • Triplogs 1,393
Hiking2.39 Miles 1,137 AEG
Hiking2.39 Miles
1,137 ft AEG
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After scouting last trip and studying maps and satellite photos, we were determined to make it to the top of the dry falls today. Through the hall of petroglyphs, up a tough rock chute, across the ridges, and back down into the wash. This lead to a pretty cool canyon (and a nice shady lunch spot under a boulder), but we were stopped again at the top of a different dry falls.
OK, back up to try a different route down to the main wash. What we picked turned out to be steep and boulder-choked, but passable on rock "stairs" well-worn by flowing water. Now we're getting somewhere. Finally, we made it to the original objective. But, no rest for the wicked, so all this meant was we got to turn around and work our way slowly up an even steeper chute of loose rock to bypass the dry falls again.
A day of much climbing and scrambling. Good day.

Edit: I almost forgot to mention that it was a 2 chuckwalla and 1 rattlesnake hike - excellent!
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Acacias and desert willows flowering in wash.
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Feb 24 2013
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Keyhole CanyonVegas, NV
Keyhole Canyon
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Hiking avatar Feb 24 2013
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Hiking1.50 Miles 785 AEG
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785 ft AEG
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Started by hiking up Keyhole Canyon with its impressive assortment of petroglyphs. Scampered around a bit in the rocks getting good views of the less-disturbed panels. As usual, most of the best preserved images are those out of reach of casual visitors. Many of the accessible ones have been defaced by "Bob," "Jessie," etc. Some really good geometric designs, along with animals (mostly bighorns). Unusual location for such a concentration of images, as the main canyon ends at a 30-ft dry fall within 1/4 mile.

Backtracked from the dry fall and scrambled up the ramp out of the canyon to the north. Once on top we did a bit of exploration, poking around for some future routes. Looks promising, with nice clear expanses on top and lots of area to explore. Views down into the Eldorado Valley are quite impressive. Not bad for a last minute plan.
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Apr 23 2010
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 Gold Canyon, AZ
Keyhole CanyonVegas, NV
Keyhole Canyon
Vegas, NV
Canyoneering avatar Apr 23 2010
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Canyoneering4.20 Miles
Canyoneering4.20 Miles   3 Hrs      1.40 mph
Canyon Hiking - Non-technical; no rope; easy scrambling; occasional hand use
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A great short excursion just outside Vegas. No shade available.
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