Canyon Graffiti in Birch Hollow June 22, 2010
Took my group of scouts down Birch Hollow yesterday for part of our summer camp. Came up to the last rappel in the canyon and saw that a rope was stuck. They had forgotten to take out the overhand knot they had in the end of the rope before trying to retrieve the rope. The guy below heard me and asked if I would drop his rope down. He had taken a group of scouts through 4 hours earlier. When the rope got stuck, they decided to leave it and hike out. He saw my truck parked down in Orderville so he took the scouts back to their camp and he came back to wait at the bottom of the last rappel for someone to drop it down. I dropped it down and he was on his way. I had 7 boys with me so he was long gone before I got to the bottom of the last rappel. When I got to the bottom of the last rappel in Birch, I noticed that this Scout Master had carved "Do not take ropes" into the canyon walls, in three places with very large lettering and VERY DEEP! What he carved into the walls will be there for a long time to come. What a great example this guy set for his scouts that day. It amazes me. If any of you were in the group or hear from someone you know that mentions they were in a group that got their ropes stuck in Birch Hollow on June 22, 2010, might be a good ideal to have a little talk with them. I wish I would have caught this guys name!