CarpeyBiggs
04-03-2007, 01:01 PM
Thought I'd post up a little trip report from the weekend. My brother flew in from Tahoe, so we thought we'd stop by some family in St. George. Saw the beta on Yankee Doodle from climb-utah, so we thought we'd give it a go. Fun little canyon to do in a half day, easy access from St. George area as well. Saturday we did Pine Creek.
Yankee:
Start of the first and only rap in Yankee. It's around 100 feet, almost a cathedral. Very nice start, only few hundred feet from the car.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/YankeeFirstRapDan.jpg
My brother making the first rap.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/YankeeDoodleBRap.jpg
There were a couple fun little downclimbs, nothing too serious.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/YankeeDoodleDownclimb.jpg
Team Mascot, found in a pothole nearly freezing... We placed her in the sun to warm up.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/SallyMander.jpg
Looking back into the canyon from the rim after exiting.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/YankeDoodleOnTop.jpg
It was dry as a bone in Yankee Doodle. Only one small pothole to speak of, easily negotiated though.
Pine Creek:
Pine Creek was supposedly as dry as it's ever been. My first time through, but went with some people who had been many times. We grabbed drysuits just in case, but didn't need 'em. Only got wet in the Cathedral, and it was just barely chest deep getting to the arch exit.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/PineCreekCathedral.jpg
A little nice light in the slot. I assume the light gets better closer to summer solstice.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/PineCreekGlow.jpg
The last rap is sweet. My first free hanger from that distance. Not a bad way to end a sweet canyon.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/PineCreekLastRap.jpg
The only casualty, my bro took a nice bite out of his hand on the last rap.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/PineCreekCasualty.jpg
Here are a couple artsy shots from the drive down.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/KolobFingers.jpg
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/KolobFingers2.jpg
Yankee:
Start of the first and only rap in Yankee. It's around 100 feet, almost a cathedral. Very nice start, only few hundred feet from the car.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/YankeeFirstRapDan.jpg
My brother making the first rap.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/YankeeDoodleBRap.jpg
There were a couple fun little downclimbs, nothing too serious.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/YankeeDoodleDownclimb.jpg
Team Mascot, found in a pothole nearly freezing... We placed her in the sun to warm up.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/SallyMander.jpg
Looking back into the canyon from the rim after exiting.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/YankeDoodleOnTop.jpg
It was dry as a bone in Yankee Doodle. Only one small pothole to speak of, easily negotiated though.
Pine Creek:
Pine Creek was supposedly as dry as it's ever been. My first time through, but went with some people who had been many times. We grabbed drysuits just in case, but didn't need 'em. Only got wet in the Cathedral, and it was just barely chest deep getting to the arch exit.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/PineCreekCathedral.jpg
A little nice light in the slot. I assume the light gets better closer to summer solstice.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/PineCreekGlow.jpg
The last rap is sweet. My first free hanger from that distance. Not a bad way to end a sweet canyon.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/PineCreekLastRap.jpg
The only casualty, my bro took a nice bite out of his hand on the last rap.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/PineCreekCasualty.jpg
Here are a couple artsy shots from the drive down.
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/KolobFingers.jpg
http://danransom.com/TripReports/YankeePineCreek/KolobFingers2.jpg