moab mark
07-12-2008, 05:19 PM
Thought I would post a trip report from Zion. My wife and I along with another couple headed down on Sunday and came back on Thursday. We stayed at the Desert Pearl Inn which as a side note if you want to score points with your wife the rooms over looking the virgin river are nice. Back to the trip.
Monday we did keyhole and pinecreek. Wore wet suits through keyhole had a great time but there was a small snake swimming in the water and the girls were leading and they did not like that part, hopped out of keyhole and then moved on to pinecreek. Decided not to wear wetsuits because we had been told it was dry. We'll little did we know on Sunday Spry had flashed and they had received alot of rain. When we got under the bridge there was standing water I suggested to the others we had better go get the girls their wetsuits but they felt they were tough. Lucky the water was not that cold. We had a great time the cathedral rappel and the last one can not be beat. Never been in there when the water was so deep.
Tuesday we went to Mystery. It was fun, my wife thought rappeling into the narrows in front of a crowd was cool.
Wednesday we were planning on doing Subway and Das boots but they wanted to due some of the more technical canyons. So we decided to due angel, telephone and Behunin. Lucky Tad decided to throw in his pump or we would of died from not having enough water. It was our first time to angels landing and were amazed at how spectacular it was. Then we continued on to telephone canyon. We were pretty disappointed with telephone, other then the west rim spring where we got water. That's one my wife say's "been there not going back". The first rappel is nice but the rest was just ok. The rock is really slick for some reason, and the girls did not like it at all.
By now it is about 2 p.m. and we decide to head back up and go down Behunin. The sun had dropped behind the west wall of Behunin and the temp was perfect. This is a spectacular canyon, the girls love big rappels and this canyon has alot. Of all the canyons we did we felt Behunin was the best.
As you will see in the pics, my wife will not allow us to do anything in a canyon I have not been in without first referencing the emperor's book. So needless to say all the way down Behunin she would stop us and say "let me see what Tom say's we are suppose to do here".
In regards to Tom's book, why does he not suggest Behunin in the summer? Is it because if you do the hike in early Behunin will be in the direct sun during the middle of the day and be to hot?
Thursday we got up and came home. This was our wives first canyoneering trip to Zion and they were just dumbfounded at how amazing it is. The four of us spend alot of time in moab and my wife summed it up about right. "This is moab on steroids".
All in all it was a great trip. Our only complaint is eating out in Springdale sure is pricey. Where is the moab diner when you need it. Hopefully the link will work to the pics. THe pics are a little out of order but to lazy to go and rearrange.
Mark
http://picasaweb.google.com/markimsmith/ZionJuly200802
Monday we did keyhole and pinecreek. Wore wet suits through keyhole had a great time but there was a small snake swimming in the water and the girls were leading and they did not like that part, hopped out of keyhole and then moved on to pinecreek. Decided not to wear wetsuits because we had been told it was dry. We'll little did we know on Sunday Spry had flashed and they had received alot of rain. When we got under the bridge there was standing water I suggested to the others we had better go get the girls their wetsuits but they felt they were tough. Lucky the water was not that cold. We had a great time the cathedral rappel and the last one can not be beat. Never been in there when the water was so deep.
Tuesday we went to Mystery. It was fun, my wife thought rappeling into the narrows in front of a crowd was cool.
Wednesday we were planning on doing Subway and Das boots but they wanted to due some of the more technical canyons. So we decided to due angel, telephone and Behunin. Lucky Tad decided to throw in his pump or we would of died from not having enough water. It was our first time to angels landing and were amazed at how spectacular it was. Then we continued on to telephone canyon. We were pretty disappointed with telephone, other then the west rim spring where we got water. That's one my wife say's "been there not going back". The first rappel is nice but the rest was just ok. The rock is really slick for some reason, and the girls did not like it at all.
By now it is about 2 p.m. and we decide to head back up and go down Behunin. The sun had dropped behind the west wall of Behunin and the temp was perfect. This is a spectacular canyon, the girls love big rappels and this canyon has alot. Of all the canyons we did we felt Behunin was the best.
As you will see in the pics, my wife will not allow us to do anything in a canyon I have not been in without first referencing the emperor's book. So needless to say all the way down Behunin she would stop us and say "let me see what Tom say's we are suppose to do here".
In regards to Tom's book, why does he not suggest Behunin in the summer? Is it because if you do the hike in early Behunin will be in the direct sun during the middle of the day and be to hot?
Thursday we got up and came home. This was our wives first canyoneering trip to Zion and they were just dumbfounded at how amazing it is. The four of us spend alot of time in moab and my wife summed it up about right. "This is moab on steroids".
All in all it was a great trip. Our only complaint is eating out in Springdale sure is pricey. Where is the moab diner when you need it. Hopefully the link will work to the pics. THe pics are a little out of order but to lazy to go and rearrange.
Mark
http://picasaweb.google.com/markimsmith/ZionJuly200802