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I know your post was "tongue in cheek", but to reply in a more serious vein.....it definitely does rain here in the Pacific North West.....and we do get floods that can cause a lot of damage,...

.....and I think that sums it up pretty closely.....

That's a great analysis......both drainage areas that the storm hit are very small. All those people were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Great post Slot Machine (I wanted to hit the "Like" button 3 or 4 times) and my feelings exactly when I look at that picture.

We come to Utah once a year in August, during the monsoon season to...

Have you considered going with one of the guide companies in Springdale? They can't take you to the canyons in the park, but there are others that they can.

So my Mom always said that God protects drunks and babies.......seems I gotta add BYU canyoneers to that list, cause I don't know how else they made it back with no one hurt.

The question is, "How would you help?" in each situation.

I prefer to look at it a little differently. I make sure that each person in the party has ascending equipment or at least can use a...

Some of your approach to canyoneering will depend on what you aleady know or have experienced. I'd done a bit of climbing and had taken a 7 day mountaineering course so had been taught the basics of...

I saw this film at VIMFF (Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival) last year. The photography was good, but the canyon was disappointing. We really don't have much in BC to rival the slots...

It is the part where you downclimb into the watercourse....I think there are tree roots if you follow the path to the right. This leads to a pool of water....the first that we encountered. The...

The trail at that point actually goes two ways, although the "correct" way is more travelled. You can go the way she went and still end up in the bottom of the Left Fork canyon if you have the gear...

We did the same thing on our first trip through the Subway this August. Missed the right turn but realized our mistake when we got close to the cliff edge and saw a sling around a tree with what...

Driving is different as accidents often involve two cars/people. You can be doing everything right and still have a car accident because someone in another car did something wrong.

I agree that...

I definitely think it's possible.

Rappelling accidents, IMHO, are the result of human error, a lack of training/experience or a missmatch of skill level with the canyon environment.
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I've pretty much given up on this and use one pair of shoes for the approach, usually trail runners, and then switch to 5.10 Canyoneers in the canyon. If its a wet canyon I either put my approach...

$260 is about what I paid for tickets to two plays at the Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City for my wife and myself.....about 4 hours entertainment if you break it down that way. Well worth it IMO,...

Thanks for the info....I always bring my PLB with me when I come to Utah, but was never sure if it would work in a slot canyon.

Does your PLB work in a slot canyon ?

Agree on the training before attempting a dislocation reduction......sorry
, didn`t make that clear in my post.

Just wondering if you reduced the dislocation or waited until you got to the clinic. There are some ways to do it if you have to.....might want to learn the techniques if you don`t know them...

We did Labyrinth and Stillwater in a canoe last August. We put in at Ruby Ranch and took out at the confluence. We have our own canoe but rented water containers and a toilet from Tex's. We also...

Just a quick observation, but that "belt" harness is expensive for what you want to do.....check out Canyoneering USA store for some other options.

Not sure the weight of the rope you're looking...

Canyoneering = dirty pools, particularly when you're old and inflexible like me and have trouble traversing around them.

I remember that one in Spry two years ago.....it really stunk.....found out...

You're going to have a great time in all those places you're planning to visit...and yes, you will be back for more. We go to Utah every year. Have fun!!

Dragonfly is a nice canyon in Arches, but you may run into a bit of water in the potholes....nowhere near enough to worry about hypothermia though. There's also some nice hiking in Arches right near...