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03-24-2015, 09:25 AM #1
Yankee Doodle Conditions?
I was thinking about doing yankee doodle canyon in the next couple days, but from a bit of searching, it looks like recent floods turned it from an A to a B rated (Lots of standing water.) Has anyone been down it recently? Thanks in advance!
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03-24-2015 09:25 AM # ADS
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03-24-2015, 12:26 PM #2
Yankee will never be a "B" canyon unless it is raining or flooding. We do it in the middle of Winter with nothing but neo socks. You will regret taking a wetsuit if that is what you are asking
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03-24-2015, 01:51 PM #3
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03-24-2015, 03:49 PM #4
That's what the last candtion sounded like too. Glad to have a wetsuit.
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03-25-2015, 04:22 AM #5
I've been there prob 10 times and never seen it with more than waist deep water or even a spot there could be a long swim
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03-25-2015, 06:04 AM #6
I haven't been recently, but underlying conditions have apparently changed quite a bit in Yankee Doodle. See:
http://canyoncollective.com/betabase...8/#comment-146
Here are some quotes from that site, posted the last few months:
"Huge floods this September dramatically altered the canyon. Yankee has more of a rocky bottom than a sandy one. I was really surprised to see the huge amounts of rock scoured out of places creating new water holding capacity. At least 3 possible swims these days when its full."
"Wish I would have checked First. Canyon has been washed out a lot. A lot of standing water I have never seen here before. Chest deep in 2 holes, Waste deep in 2 more, and a couple knee deep. Not such a sandy bottom anymore a lot of rock exposed."
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03-25-2015, 06:56 AM #7
I used to think the same, but Pine Creek made me start thinking otherwise. In the early 90's about 2/3rd's of the way down the "slotted section" there used to be a VERY LARGE boulder section that enabled a person to scramble up a fair sized (two story home sized) boulder on canyon right ldc, and there was a 2 bolt anchor on the canyon wall to use for a 25' rappel off the backside of the boulder. Well....now the area is sandy wash bottom without a hint of a boulder field at all! If you look up though you'll still see the 2 bolt anchor! I also remember that in the early 90's swimming was much more the faire during the "slot" section! Canyons do change DRAMATICALLY!
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03-25-2015, 08:30 AM #8
Bo, you will be happy to know Pine Creek has now clogged up again and the old bolt station you mention is back in service.
FWIW- when I first started going Pine Creek in the 90's the Cathedral was a jump for most.
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