kmanz
09-08-2015, 04:00 PM
There were only 2 documented canyons in the South (East) San Juans of Colorado. I'd wanted to check out Wightman Fork for quite awhile after seeing Doug Scott's photo of the final falls. First day was rainy though so we opted for the less committing South Fork Conejos River. It ended up being non-technical but was pretty with several slides and even a small jump. Then, the sun came out and into Wightman Fork it was. Unfortunately, it only turned out to be 2 raps, but both were spectacular and there were also some slides and jumps peppered in. We scouted Prospect Creek afterward, which could be a 3 or 4 star canyon, but decided to head to Wolf Creek since none of us had done it. Can't complain about that for a birthday.
The new canyons are up on RopeWiki:
http://ropewiki.com/Wightman_Fork
http://ropewiki.com/Prospect_Creek (http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fropewiki.com%2FProspect_Creek&h=aAQEnsWnsAQGHdSr4DoxtDetDEki64RuXbPsWNvq4VBno3Q&enc=AZNfvF7fR2U50VTArGCS5CpodBaTBwmtneCYhuYK3KaR-RxN3BZjK18vjU-J_QpfzdD2r8uzuqPL2RtHy58Hg8TQDs3vI0B12mhEiUfy_LDQU HNeTAcxESgLTs-ZNBf0zeSry5rZd6-zLXs-Y_ylPVd3OJsQ4-H7jtRAiyQatDStLw&s=1)
http://ropewiki.com/Conejos_River_(North_Fork) (http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fropewiki.com%2FConejos_River_ %28North_Fork%29&h=QAQH4j7LWAQHzauy8R8m9B7RMbUrk0iCyjtQRMh3Wp93goA&enc=AZMTZFk2FGkrpefhJfUkgeME_nq8YI6F6D0172ZNvxk9x8 Qd50OHfx0hmaWDsGHif4QCtP54oDzLnsygGOn6yZXYpB_-R9moxPLfuBR2kPvcMOG00TSWIUNycpNWt6E8TF6PfmkJjb6sVK RgotPfC0T4RY9PG99PAmjOjrP93aWOMw&s=1)
Some pictures on Facebook since I cannot for the life of me seem to post pictures on Bogley without wanting to pull my hair out:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1470292059966128&type=1&l=63ccba4d4f
The new canyons are up on RopeWiki:
http://ropewiki.com/Wightman_Fork
http://ropewiki.com/Prospect_Creek (http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fropewiki.com%2FProspect_Creek&h=aAQEnsWnsAQGHdSr4DoxtDetDEki64RuXbPsWNvq4VBno3Q&enc=AZNfvF7fR2U50VTArGCS5CpodBaTBwmtneCYhuYK3KaR-RxN3BZjK18vjU-J_QpfzdD2r8uzuqPL2RtHy58Hg8TQDs3vI0B12mhEiUfy_LDQU HNeTAcxESgLTs-ZNBf0zeSry5rZd6-zLXs-Y_ylPVd3OJsQ4-H7jtRAiyQatDStLw&s=1)
http://ropewiki.com/Conejos_River_(North_Fork) (http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fropewiki.com%2FConejos_River_ %28North_Fork%29&h=QAQH4j7LWAQHzauy8R8m9B7RMbUrk0iCyjtQRMh3Wp93goA&enc=AZMTZFk2FGkrpefhJfUkgeME_nq8YI6F6D0172ZNvxk9x8 Qd50OHfx0hmaWDsGHif4QCtP54oDzLnsygGOn6yZXYpB_-R9moxPLfuBR2kPvcMOG00TSWIUNycpNWt6E8TF6PfmkJjb6sVK RgotPfC0T4RY9PG99PAmjOjrP93aWOMw&s=1)
Some pictures on Facebook since I cannot for the life of me seem to post pictures on Bogley without wanting to pull my hair out:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1470292059966128&type=1&l=63ccba4d4f