You were one of the first people I went canyoneering with! Best of luck in CA

Papago has a 120’ partially free-hanging one near the amphitheater, bolted at the top.

Word on the street is that the discount is only 10% right now.

"Next" has an amusingly unrealistic Havasupai scene and an even more unrealistic romance between Nicholas Cage and Jessica Biel. "The Canyon" takes place at the Grand Canyon and features a scene in Antelope Canyon and is also high on the so-ridiculously-bad-it's-good scale.

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The new Fate rocks! Just might have to walk the 4-footer over and finally meet some of you people.

Was just at Chevelon yesterday... it's gorgeous there right now. The big pool right by the campsites closest to the trail was full of fish, but they were some kind of bottom feeder/sucker fish. We didn't spot any trout but hopefully they were just hanging out in the other big pools we didn't check o...

I asked someone I know who is involved with the Tonto FS and has been researching this issue in an effort to keep the road open to shed some light on the mystery: In the early 1950’s, the Sierra Ancha area between Cherry Creek and Hwy 288 was classified as a Wildlands Area. The area is home to about...

Yesterday I saw a dark grey/black SUV with mud splatters and a HAZ sticker driving north on the 10 around 6pm (somewhere between Tucson and Phoenix)... but I couldn't see who it was since they were driving 90mph.

Aside from doctors/chiropractors, foods that are naturally anti-inflammatory might help ease the pain. Pineapple, ginger, honey, apple cider vinegar, etc. Turmeric is a good one to look into also as a supplement. There are a lot of other supplements that might help... glucosamine, msm, hyaluronic ac...

duct tape, always! - blister fix - hiking shoe failure fixer, for when the sole of your shoe unexpectedly comes off in the middle of nowhere - save your hiking companions from seeing your pumpkin when your pants split fix - great for taping a vehicle air intake back together when it breaks in the mi...

Haha, I saw that article too. You never know what you'll find in a slot canyon...BBQ Cow, kittens, deer, skunks, elk, 3 dead bloated bears... and dogs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KE6xmuqum0

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joe bartels wrote:Good point, we missed it once babbling!

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The canyoneers are miserable on the feet for long trips even with the right fit and extra insoles (at least for me) and I'm not sold on the new design either. The Savants aren't so bad though. From a former die-hard stealth rubber fan, Adidas AX 2 GTX makes an excellent alternative.

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On the news last, night they called the area the "Ice Cube"

I think Rescue rock is also called Sugar Cube boulder, possibly the same as Ice cube?

I also read in the news that one of the injured kids passed away from his injuries as well.

This is so sad to hear. My guess from the videos is that it was probably at the spot known as "rescue rock" where there used to be one enormous bomber bolt as the main anchor. You can hike up to the top of the rock and rappel off about 30' with part of it being over-hanging. It's perplexin...

You can scroll down here to find info on the full Deadman canyoneering route here: http://hikearizona.com/decoder=2018 That being said, North Fork of Deadman creek is quite a trip... the whole thing is 20 miles, 2 days, max rap of 240 feet plus a gnarly bushwhack out, although there is a midway exit...

It's like anything else in canyoneering, you have to carefully assess the situation and anchors. Waterfall rappels are super fun but there's a limit of how much water you want pummeling down on you during a controlled descent while hanging from a rope. It's not uncommon to build an alternate anchor ...

Beware of McDowell's trailheads at night!!! Some friends were recently accosted, nearly arrested and then charged for trespassing by Scottsdale PD because they were hiking Bell's Pass after dark.

I love canyoneering... but I have no desire to do crazy stemming like that. It takes an incredible amount of energy to sustain and the consequences of slipping... Looks like a beautiful canyon though.