I got a wild hair up my butt after finally finiishing my Senior Thesis to go and hit a slot. I have never done Alcatraz and have heard nothing but great stories about the canyon. It did not disappoint. Pictures were few and far inbetween, sorry. Did find something interesting in the bottom of the canyon where it was almost pitch black. A LIVE duck!!! Poor thing was so disoriented, it didnt know what was up and what was down. It wouldn't let me get near it, so we left it there. Kinda feel bad, but whaddaya do? Anyhow, for enquiring minds, the canyon is nearly dry. Quite possible to get through without touching water if you are careful. As for actual rappels, the only one we actually rapped was the first one off the cliff. The only other one we even drug the rope out for we hand lined. Got stuck twice in the skinnies and had to have an assist to go high. One particular part drops you into a somewhat of a pothole and then you had to climb up 5 or 6 feet in order to get out. Off width stuff that tested my climbing skills. I kept thinking about how doing a canyon like that SOLO would up the panic factor. Some people are just nuts to go alone. Anyhow enjoy the few pics we did take.