TommyBoy
03-31-2014, 11:40 AM
Waking up at 6:30 wasn't fun, especially with the knowledge that I would have to strip naked in the freezing weather, just to put on a frozen wetsuit. The shoes were frozen too, so I defrosted them by dipping them in the river. Who's dumb idea was this trip, oh that's right it was mine. I looked at the temps and thought they were reasonable, I just didn't think to factor in the part about wetsuits not drying over night when the temps are in the mid 30's. The reason for suiting up at the start was that the river was waist deep and we didn't feel like getting our clothes wet so we put on the suits.
Here we were up on top of Choprock Bench just getting ready to hike the 3.5 miles across the desert to the top of Choprock canyon.
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Looking down at the canyon system
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This drop was set up as a rappel and we couldn't figure out why, isn't this supposed to be an advanced canyon? I know some people don't like DC's but this one wasn't even a moderate one, it was not steep and had great features all the way down. Oh well if you want to waste time rappelling that's your prerogative.
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Even with everything kind of deadish the riparian section was quite beautiful, I guess I just need to come back later in the season when everything is in bloom.
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I didn't get many pictures of the happy section, but I have to say it was way better than The Subway in Zion. I'm glad the difficulty and remote nature of this canyon cuts back on the number of visitors
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This is the end of the Happy Section
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On to the Grim
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This room was just awesome, the water was just barely a swimmer at this spot
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More swimming through narrow twisting halls
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And here's another great exit rappel after a great canyon day
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Here we were up on top of Choprock Bench just getting ready to hike the 3.5 miles across the desert to the top of Choprock canyon.
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Looking down at the canyon system
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This drop was set up as a rappel and we couldn't figure out why, isn't this supposed to be an advanced canyon? I know some people don't like DC's but this one wasn't even a moderate one, it was not steep and had great features all the way down. Oh well if you want to waste time rappelling that's your prerogative.
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Even with everything kind of deadish the riparian section was quite beautiful, I guess I just need to come back later in the season when everything is in bloom.
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I didn't get many pictures of the happy section, but I have to say it was way better than The Subway in Zion. I'm glad the difficulty and remote nature of this canyon cuts back on the number of visitors
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This is the end of the Happy Section
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On to the Grim
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This room was just awesome, the water was just barely a swimmer at this spot
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More swimming through narrow twisting halls
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And here's another great exit rappel after a great canyon day
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