TommyBoy
05-26-2015, 03:29 PM
The hardest part of this trip was getting together the right group, I had several people in mind for this trip, unfortunately most of them couldn't make it. I started sketching out the idea for this trip back in Sept. of last year and had several excited groups that were sure they wanted to do it, however as the time drew closer it was hard to find a date that would work for all of them. I finally got enough together that were confirmed as going that I felt comfortable going ahead with the trip, The group that was set to go was Dale, Micah, Guy, and myself, then a week before the trip I got an email from Bucky saying that his trip in the same area to do some explorations was falling apart and he wondered if he could join me and my crew which filled our crew to a 6 man team. Dale Micah, and I drove down Sat. 16th to meet the others that had hiked in a day earlier.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-teDBV-SxUHM/VWH4-w38_5I/AAAAAAAADKs/QewTPWAHPQs/w849-h637-no/P1020732.JPG
It looks like a nice flat hike out to some hills, but nooo, its up and down and through washes
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t2xuJgmLZb8/VWH5BmetmRI/AAAAAAAADK8/p030I5zrnGE/w849-h637-no/P1020734.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8rmFVYuecIY/VV8y2q5cRLI/AAAAAAAAAm8/RJh4TWPBN5A/s800/P5160005.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MiTQeJdAlSw/VWH5FYzEnTI/AAAAAAAADLM/VuDAku8lQFc/w849-h637-no/P1020736.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--0CntONQK6s/VV8y4hVeOGI/AAAAAAAAAnM/m7nPIIaoZsU/s800/P5160009.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xgQjmCVsUhU/VWH5V3C5CnI/AAAAAAAADMk/x3ver7_ClnU/w849-h637-no/P1020747.JPG
Storms rolled in just as we crossed over the cliff to drop into the halls creek area
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WfOCUCPPxEU/VV8y5XLU1dI/AAAAAAAAAnY/2QaagiY4r9I/s800/P5160010.jpg
They didn't last long but made for some great pics
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MLCtVn5duSI/VV8y7IAP8pI/AAAAAAAAAns/7Z6Qo-MFPNs/s800/P5160013.jpg
This would be boring and easy if not for the 60lbs packs
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oODs5d5mwJc/VWH5l3yFeDI/AAAAAAAADNk/jagzFAp6f9E/w849-h637-no/P1020755.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5VcYyQH-D28/VWH5zrKQFlI/AAAAAAAADOs/O2PeSViplDo/w849-h637-no/P1020764.JPG
We missed the walk down entrance and went a little too high up so we fiddled a tree and in we went
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p74LgZc7dxk/VV8y9bpT7II/AAAAAAAAAn8/q-S_K6O5k9Y/s800/P5170019.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mhgAFW1FRug/VV8y-YKSFCI/AAAAAAAAAoE/y0ZH3-0Cp_s/s640/P5170020.jpg
After the rain for the last two days and seeing this I was worried that the canyon would be in full mode and we would swim over all the fun stuff
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3PeijLCva50/VV8zA53yUrI/AAAAAAAAAoU/2jVgdXBBi18/s640/P5170024.jpg
The canyon starts out rather mild
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vjG6PkH8RY4/VWH586DG2tI/AAAAAAAADPc/eekKMXj9giw/w849-h637-no/P1020770.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UV5ADqAo7Fw/VV8zHv-QKII/AAAAAAAAAo8/jx5vE3orDZY/s640/P5170034.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B-r45pZarKM/VWH597JOW5I/AAAAAAAADPk/YP8xsf7OJoY/w849-h637-no/P1020771.JPG
A fun problem solved by meat anchor for the group and a pack drag/partner assist for LAMAR
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EymeCx7RAzE/VWH6FZtRvJI/AAAAAAAADQU/TWcIOueMXkE/w849-h637-no/P1020777.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FB5RPRQTkF0/VV8zKAlLPFI/AAAAAAAAApM/BbAy1te697I/s800/P5170040.jpg
This ones for Ram since he says I'm never in any of my posts
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sqWadA8b57E/VV8zN05lXuI/AAAAAAAAApk/qkgKheBiGb8/s800/P5170047.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UA0Dk3jmZgA/VWH6M942csI/AAAAAAAADRE/3bwPkRzlQ9o/w849-h637-no/P1020783.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5rOpBWiD_zA/VV8zSh9Z2gI/AAAAAAAAAqM/_F4zaiECECc/s640/P5170058.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iRsuB8Cjj04/VWH6TCOj_6I/AAAAAAAADRk/LVPbaA4VKrM/w849-h637-no/P1020787.JPG
Here's me getting in the way of Guy making the Pit toss (I was trying to help)
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KyZQSYRzOmo/VV8zcAcUjSI/AAAAAAAAArY/2ayU3dFI_5g/s640/P5170084.jpg
Bucky was the lightest so he got to go first, as you can see my fears of an easy canyon were unfounded, Bucky measured the drop and it was 14' from lip to water.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kecWa1fcmEA/VWH6VcddtfI/AAAAAAAADR0/d8YRL-MrbGI/w593-h790-no/P1020789.JPG
Guy was next
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3olfbH9syb8/VWH6cjzn8gI/AAAAAAAADSs/dZVLbQCK_7k/w849-h637-no/P1020796.JPG
This Pothole looks hard, but once you get in it its an easy run up the RDC side.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4LLiGMSddE4/VWH6e9lpEwI/AAAAAAAADS8/kLeuD0bi-Lk/w849-h637-no/P1020798.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aNLTR1hMis0/VWH6i4JRAVI/AAAAAAAADTU/Y9_yWhY_bOs/w849-h637-no/P1020801.JPG
Such an amazing canyon, it was pretty and hard and required teamwork to get everyone through, and that doesn't even account for the effort just to get into the general area in the first place. Next time I'm making the throw at the pit though.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-teDBV-SxUHM/VWH4-w38_5I/AAAAAAAADKs/QewTPWAHPQs/w849-h637-no/P1020732.JPG
It looks like a nice flat hike out to some hills, but nooo, its up and down and through washes
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t2xuJgmLZb8/VWH5BmetmRI/AAAAAAAADK8/p030I5zrnGE/w849-h637-no/P1020734.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8rmFVYuecIY/VV8y2q5cRLI/AAAAAAAAAm8/RJh4TWPBN5A/s800/P5160005.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MiTQeJdAlSw/VWH5FYzEnTI/AAAAAAAADLM/VuDAku8lQFc/w849-h637-no/P1020736.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--0CntONQK6s/VV8y4hVeOGI/AAAAAAAAAnM/m7nPIIaoZsU/s800/P5160009.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xgQjmCVsUhU/VWH5V3C5CnI/AAAAAAAADMk/x3ver7_ClnU/w849-h637-no/P1020747.JPG
Storms rolled in just as we crossed over the cliff to drop into the halls creek area
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WfOCUCPPxEU/VV8y5XLU1dI/AAAAAAAAAnY/2QaagiY4r9I/s800/P5160010.jpg
They didn't last long but made for some great pics
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MLCtVn5duSI/VV8y7IAP8pI/AAAAAAAAAns/7Z6Qo-MFPNs/s800/P5160013.jpg
This would be boring and easy if not for the 60lbs packs
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oODs5d5mwJc/VWH5l3yFeDI/AAAAAAAADNk/jagzFAp6f9E/w849-h637-no/P1020755.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5VcYyQH-D28/VWH5zrKQFlI/AAAAAAAADOs/O2PeSViplDo/w849-h637-no/P1020764.JPG
We missed the walk down entrance and went a little too high up so we fiddled a tree and in we went
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p74LgZc7dxk/VV8y9bpT7II/AAAAAAAAAn8/q-S_K6O5k9Y/s800/P5170019.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mhgAFW1FRug/VV8y-YKSFCI/AAAAAAAAAoE/y0ZH3-0Cp_s/s640/P5170020.jpg
After the rain for the last two days and seeing this I was worried that the canyon would be in full mode and we would swim over all the fun stuff
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3PeijLCva50/VV8zA53yUrI/AAAAAAAAAoU/2jVgdXBBi18/s640/P5170024.jpg
The canyon starts out rather mild
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vjG6PkH8RY4/VWH586DG2tI/AAAAAAAADPc/eekKMXj9giw/w849-h637-no/P1020770.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UV5ADqAo7Fw/VV8zHv-QKII/AAAAAAAAAo8/jx5vE3orDZY/s640/P5170034.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B-r45pZarKM/VWH597JOW5I/AAAAAAAADPk/YP8xsf7OJoY/w849-h637-no/P1020771.JPG
A fun problem solved by meat anchor for the group and a pack drag/partner assist for LAMAR
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EymeCx7RAzE/VWH6FZtRvJI/AAAAAAAADQU/TWcIOueMXkE/w849-h637-no/P1020777.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FB5RPRQTkF0/VV8zKAlLPFI/AAAAAAAAApM/BbAy1te697I/s800/P5170040.jpg
This ones for Ram since he says I'm never in any of my posts
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sqWadA8b57E/VV8zN05lXuI/AAAAAAAAApk/qkgKheBiGb8/s800/P5170047.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UA0Dk3jmZgA/VWH6M942csI/AAAAAAAADRE/3bwPkRzlQ9o/w849-h637-no/P1020783.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5rOpBWiD_zA/VV8zSh9Z2gI/AAAAAAAAAqM/_F4zaiECECc/s640/P5170058.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iRsuB8Cjj04/VWH6TCOj_6I/AAAAAAAADRk/LVPbaA4VKrM/w849-h637-no/P1020787.JPG
Here's me getting in the way of Guy making the Pit toss (I was trying to help)
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KyZQSYRzOmo/VV8zcAcUjSI/AAAAAAAAArY/2ayU3dFI_5g/s640/P5170084.jpg
Bucky was the lightest so he got to go first, as you can see my fears of an easy canyon were unfounded, Bucky measured the drop and it was 14' from lip to water.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kecWa1fcmEA/VWH6VcddtfI/AAAAAAAADR0/d8YRL-MrbGI/w593-h790-no/P1020789.JPG
Guy was next
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3olfbH9syb8/VWH6cjzn8gI/AAAAAAAADSs/dZVLbQCK_7k/w849-h637-no/P1020796.JPG
This Pothole looks hard, but once you get in it its an easy run up the RDC side.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4LLiGMSddE4/VWH6e9lpEwI/AAAAAAAADS8/kLeuD0bi-Lk/w849-h637-no/P1020798.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aNLTR1hMis0/VWH6i4JRAVI/AAAAAAAADTU/Y9_yWhY_bOs/w849-h637-no/P1020801.JPG
Such an amazing canyon, it was pretty and hard and required teamwork to get everyone through, and that doesn't even account for the effort just to get into the general area in the first place. Next time I'm making the throw at the pit though.