So when did canyoneering start?

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Originally Posted by Iceaxe

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Originally Posted by hank moon

Great Cowboy and Indian Trail Derby of 1862

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Wow! Now those are REAL men! No ropes or harness! :2thumbs:

"Canyoneering" was created by a post-war partnership between Raul Canyo and Ernst Neer. Upon returning from Europe with a promise of starting a business together, and armed with a pair of shovels, they struck out for the forbidding flatlands of southern Utah. With their blood, sweat, tears, and bean-only-diet-induced flatulence, and with a little help from Mother Nature, they were quickly able to transform a dull vista into the playground of mesas, arches, mountains and valleys we see today.

A coin toss determined whose name should go first in naming this newly-created paradise, and Neer lost. The Canyoneer was born.

Both men were killed a year later in their tiny Robber's Roost cabin by a gas explosion of unknown origin.

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Originally Posted by hank moon

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Originally Posted by Scott Patterson

Hey Shane,

I remember in Trail, you took some photos of the Moki steps. You should post them.

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The steps are just around the corner in this great shot of the Great Cowboy and Indian Trail Derby of 1862 my great grandpap gave me.

The Indians won that year using their clever "mo-kee" steps that allowed faster progress through the canyon. Wish Ida been there....

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Those are some nice moccasins that Indian is wearing. He must be part of the Reebok tribe. :haha: