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04-30-2006, 05:39 PM #1
Order of Difficulty, San Rafeal Swell
Last fall we did our first canyon in Leprachaun and we're headed back this weekend eager for some more. After Leprechaun (Right Fork), what should be next on the newbie's things-to-try list? Utah's a long drive from Denver so we'd like to stay in the San Rafael Swell area or shorter.
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04-30-2006 05:39 PM # ADS
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05-01-2006, 12:15 AM #2
Hmmmmm....next on the list in the Swell could be any of the following:
-Lower Eardley
-Miner's Hollow (aka Knotted Rope)
-Music Canyon
-Ding/Dang Loop
-Little Wild Horse (not very technical, but scenic)
-Baptist Draw to Upper Chute LoopIt's only "science" if it supports the narrative.
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05-01-2006, 07:37 AM #3
Robbers Roost is also easy from Denver.
Bluejohn
Larry
Robbers Roost North Fork
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05-01-2006, 09:09 AM #4
Welcome to the forum!
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05-02-2006, 06:54 AM #5
Blue John looks like a good place to spend a weekend. Does the "spring" in Granary Springs have water or do I need to bring my own? Would a mtn bike being any good for shuttling from the alternate trailhead - take the car there, bike back to the starting point?
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05-02-2006, 07:29 AM #6
Bring your own water whenever you visit the Roost or Swell. There are places you can get water but most is highly mineralized which acts as a natural laxative. Think Ex-Lax in high dosage.
A mountain bike makes a good shuttle for Bluejohn. If you have some minor climbing skills the best loop is down east fork and up main fork. This eliminates the need for a shuttle and allows you to visit the very best of Bluejohn in one day.
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05-02-2006, 09:57 AM #7Originally Posted by IceaxeIt's only "science" if it supports the narrative.
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05-11-2006, 04:12 PM #8
Thanks for all the advice gang. You definitely pointed us in the right direction.
We zipped out to Blue John on Friday and did Little John late in the afternoon. Cool raps and the "adventure exit" up the West Canyon was fun as well though we got tired of walking on the sand.
On Saturday we did the recommended Down East, Up Main route. Rapelling into the wet pothole had us a little un-inispired when it was only calf deep. The sharp right and then 30 yards of neck deep water really made up for it though (how'd I miss that in all the beta?)! Climbing up the main fork was, uh, good. Don't want Shane to think I'm a poser. Anyways, we made it up. Great Fun with an amazing variety of terrain & slots.
We hadn't planned to do Little John on Friday so we were left wondering what to do for a short trip on Sunday. Ended up running down to Leprechaun and doing the East fork from the very top. Interesting how different Lep is from Blue John.
Huge thanks to Shane and the Climb-Utah beta. Without the GPS coordinates, we'd never have found anything.
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05-11-2006, 04:54 PM #9Originally Posted by PaladinTodd
Originally Posted by PaladinTodd
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05-30-2006, 02:34 PM #10Originally Posted by PaladinToddRemember kids, don't try this at home. Try it at someone else's home.
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05-30-2006, 03:13 PM #11Originally Posted by moabfoolnat smale
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05-30-2006, 06:13 PM #12Originally Posted by nat
If it helps, we found a bench mark on the way out that was slightly southwest of the mouth of whatever canyon we were in (perhaps 1/4 mile). If you know how to read bench marks this picture may help divine which canyon we were in. There were no major drainages between the canyon we went up and this bench mark.
NOTE: I have started a new thread on this topic. If you have a reply to my comments, please do it in the other thread.
http://uutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=18639#18639Remember kids, don't try this at home. Try it at someone else's home.
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