Keyhole Canyoneering route in Zion (our second canyoneering route of the day). Shorter than Pine Creek but totally worth it; I thought the long, narrow swims, and rock formations were awesome, but the water was much colder than Pine Creek. <br> <br> Taken 9/16/09

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Keyhole Canyoneering route in Zion (our second canyoneering route of the day). Shorter than Pine Creek but totally worth it; I thought the long, narrow swims, and rock formations were awesome, but the water was much colder than Pine Creek. <br>
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Taken 9/16/09

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Intermittent stagnant pools of water to slosh in. Enjoy!<br>
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Middle Echo Canyon, Zion.<br>
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9/23/09

A long, fun tree butt slide in Mystery Canyon, Zion. Watch out for splinters up your arse. <br>
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Dirty Gri Gri, or is it GiGi?

Sep 17, 2009

“Keyhole Canyoneering route in Zion (our second canyoneering route of the day). Shorter than Pine Creek but totally worth it; I thought the long, narrow swims, and rock formations were awesome, but the water was much colder than Pine Creek.

Taken 9/16/09”

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Middle Echo Canyon, Zion.<br>
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This was our 3rd canyoneering route in Zion, and I'm hooked! <br>
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I had so much fun wading in the water in the beautiful corridors. I'm glad I wore a full body wetsuit in these cold waters, and we were lucky we had the route all to ourselves! : )<br>
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Taken 9/23/09

Backpacking, and canyoneering in Escalante, Utah April 11th-13th-2010.<br>
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Jonny rapping the scenic Golden Cathedral in Neon Canyon which drops you into a big pool of ice cold water for your last swim out. What a fun route! We had the entire route, canyon, and pretty much the whole area all to ourselves.

Our new playground.<br>
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There's so much area to explore. The beautiful terrain wakes up my senses, and I feel at peace when I'm in Zion.<br>
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9/16/09: Incredible views await you as you pass through the hoodoos, and drop down on the approach to the Keyhole canyoneering route.

I can't help but stop, and stare at the majestic beauty behind me on our journey.<br>
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Zion, Utah 9/16/09; Looking back on the approach to Keyhole Canyon.<br>
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Pine Creek canyoneering route; The final rap. Very scenic!<br>
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9/16/09 in Zion.

The short approach to the Keyhole Canyoneering route in Zion; hiking to the hoodoos. <br>
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9/16/09

Hmmm...nice chockstone anchor. You go first, baby. I love you!<br>
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Jonny rapping into a big pool of cold water for another swim. : )<br>
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Middle Echo Canyon, Zion<br>
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9/23/09

I'm glad we wore our wetsuits. Brrr!<br>
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Canyoneering in Zion 9/16/09

Enjoying my swimming disconnect in Zion. <br>
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9/16/09

I loved the entire Echo Canyon route; so many awesome rock features, and all the swimming made it even more enjoyable. The hike out, in the narrow corridor.<br>
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9/23/09<br>
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Zion, Utah.

Exiting the narrow corridor of Middle Echo Canyon. The sun felt nice after all the cold swims.<br>
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9/23/09 in Zion, Utah.

Intermittent stagnant pools of water to slosh in. Enjoy!<br>
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Middle Echo Canyon, Zion.<br>
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9/23/09

Keyhole Canyoneering route in Zion (our second canyoneering route of the day). Shorter than Pine Creek but totally worth it; I thought the long, narrow swims, and rock formations were awesome, but the water was much colder than Pine Creek. <br>
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Taken 9/16/09

A long, fun tree butt slide in Mystery Canyon, Zion. Watch out for splinters up your arse. <br>
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Taken 6/24/10

Neon Canyon- Escalante, Utah.

Hmmm, it feels a little awkward rapping with the weight of a big pack pulling on me. Yeah, yeah, I should have hung it. : )<br>
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Pine Creek Canyon, Zion.<br>
9/16/09<br>

One of the last swims out of Keyhole. We had the route all to ourselves. <br>
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9/16/09

One of the cool rock formations in Mystery Canyon, Zion. <br>
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To be honest, we didn't think the canyoneering route was as spectacular as people say, but perhaps we're just jaded these days after experiencng other canyons with a lot more beauty, and water features; we really would have liked more swimming on a route-<br>
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FYI: On the last rap into the Narrows, you will be watched by many, many gawking tourists-it was kind of a strange, and awkward feeling after feeling like we had Mystery Canyon all to ourselves earlier on the route. We even had people ask if they could help us pull our ropes-EEEK!<br>
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Taken 6/23/10

Jonny doing a swimming disconnect. I think they're fun!<br>
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Middle Echo Canyon, Zion.<br>
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9/23/09

My poor pack that has seen better days, and I in Zion NP.<br>
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We were able to score two permits for Mystery Canyon as a "walk-up" the day before- we had no luck reserving on-line as they were booked up; the nice ranger at the back-country office said we got the last two permits available for Mystery Canyon on the day we had planned to do it. Woohoo! <br>
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We hiked the long way to Mystery Canyon, hiking up the Weeping Rock trail, just beyond Observation Point. The hike up to the Mystery Canyon wasn't as strenuous as I imagined it would be, and the views off this trail are awesome.<br>
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I love Zion!<br>
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Taken 6/24/10

Pine Creek, Zion. There was only John, and I, and a party of three with a permit for that day. We felt like we had it all to ourselves. There was intermittent swimming, wading, (water's pretty darn cold!), scrambling, and hiking involved, and I believe 9 raps total. Fun!<br>
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Taken 9/16/09

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