Key Hole & Pine Creek conditions

[Pubalz]

Im taking the kids down Key Hole & Pine Creek on sunday the 8th and wanted to know what the conditions are like this weekend Thanks

[Slot Machine]

There are a couple of recent reports on Keyhole at www.candition.com.

[deathtointernet]

Went through Pine Creek on the 4th. Only one swim, in the Cathedral, and one maybe-swim below the first rappel. Rest of canyon was very dry. Didn't take wetsuits, swim was cold but nothing an extra layer didn't help with.

[Pubalz]

Thanks for the info may have an extra permit if anybodys intersted ill post in a little when i know for sure

[Pubalz]

I have a Key Hole & Pine Creek permit up for grabs if anyones intrested ill check in the am and pm my #

[canyonguru]

not that it will help being that you are in the canyons today but keyhole on the 6th was dry dry dry with only thigh deep water. i am 6'3 so the kids might need a swim but it was only that deep in the first drop. I also rescued a gardener snake out of the last 50 yards of the canyon so watch out for falling snakes.

[Pubalz]

Yeah your right the water was about thigh deep and stinky. The falling snake thing must happen often i saved a 4 footer last time i went thru

[ratagonia]

Garter Snake.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Garter_Snake

Tom (the curmudgeonly grammar and spelling cop on the beat)

[canyonguru]

yeah yeah we all know i suck at spelling. Sorry TOM.

[ratagonia]

yeah yeah we all know i suck at spelling. Sorry TOM.

No sorry. No, I don't keep track of who can or cannot spell around here. Just thought you might want to refer to the specific snake that you intended to refer to.

Carry on.

Tom

[canyonguru]

very friendly

[hank moon]

Pine Creek 1st rap at 20:43 this evening

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[canyonguru]

Thats awesome its about time those canyons filled up.

[Scott Card]

Dang, that flow looks about perfect!

[mtn_dude]

looks like it's time to do pine!

[hank moon]

went up to keyhole this aft to see floods and waterfalls

On the way up
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Feet in keyhole water
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Water in keyhole
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Pine creek
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[mtn_dude]

I might have past by you Hank....here's pine creek from below the road at last switch back near canyon junction. then from belw tunnel entrance looking toward rap 1 and then looking at rap 1

[canyonguru]

WOW that is sweet. i wish i could run up there and do a quick run through but im going to be having my seccond boy this weekend. Dang Kids already tying me up!!! hasent even been born yet.

[hank moon]

I might have past by you Hank....

Blue shirt, big grin, accompanied by a woman with longish gray hair? Saw him taking pix near the small tunnel, then about an hour later popping up from under the Pine Creek bridge (top) and taking off up the canyon overlook trail steps. Looking very happy! You?

[mtn_dude]

Blue shirt, big grin, accompanied by a woman with longish gray hair?

Nah but i saw that guy...doens't matter...that flash was sweet though!