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| partners | | cactuscat proposed this trip a couple weeks ago, and after i did some research and looked at pictures and video, i was in
not sure what my initial hesitation was, other than this being my first canyoneering adventure
although the hike in was a little warm, air temps were perfect for being in the water
water temps were just about perfect
water level may be a bit lower than rick's trip a couple weeks ago
a little more algae but still clear
we may have dropped in a little too far upstream, but soon came to a great swimming hole and then another one
canyon walls started closing in and the pink granite made an appearance
some slides, some little waterfalls, lots of places we had to swim
kelly brought a floatie, and that seems like a good way to get across those
we came to one spot that we couldn't get down, and kelly rigged a hand line
i got a little chilled when the sun moved out of the narrow part of the canyon, but it was easy enough to warm up within a few minutes out of the water
finally arrived at the 20 foot waterfall and rappelled down
it would have been possible to jump, too
a couple long swims and the canyon opened back up
got warmed up before starting the hike out
the gnats were bad on this part, but getting up higher where there was a breeze helped
this was a good starter canyon for me - kelly had done it once before
greatly enjoyed the experience - just pure fun to be in such a cool place
saw lots of lizards and fish
kelly spotted an oriole and two snakes (one little one on the hike out)
had my camera in a pelican case and didn't close it correctly once, so while the camera may not work, the card was fine - good system with operator error
a great day in one of arizona's cool places! |
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