From 2001 - 2010, I published the Latest Rave in myriad formats, in accordance with my evolving understanding of web savoire-faire. When we redesigned Canyoneering USA in 2010/2011, we archived all the old Raves here, for historic value and general public enjoyment. If you prefer, you may scroll the old illustrated Rave index.
| A Cold Weekend on the San Rafael Reef | Explorations near Little Spotted Wolf and Black Dragon Canyons |
| Another Cold Weekend on the Reef | Explorations of Wild Horse Canyon, Congregationalist Draw, and N. Fork Iron Wash with Charlie Oliver |
| A Winter Trip to Zion | Behunin Canyon with Dean Kurtz and Echo Canyon with Charles Wyman |
| Delightful Slots in the Escalante-Dominguez | Upper Coyote Dry Forks, Upper Harris Wash, and Davis Gulch with Larry Halford |
| Kings Peak - An Incredible Ski Tour | Ski tour of Kings Peak with Jim and Wiley Coyote |
| A Little Ski Tour With A Few Friends | Ski tour of the classic Haute Route with good folk |
| Somewhere Down South... | Undisclosed descent with Brian Cabe |
| Escalante in April - Fun in Wintery Weather! | Coyote Dry Forks, Neon, and Fence with Charly Oliver, Tom Campbell, Hank Moon, et al. |
| Icebox Canyon, North Pass Variation | Overnight descent with Alicia Scotter |
| Zion Summer Camp (For Kids of All Ages) | Pine Creek, Mystery, and Englestead Canyons |
| Mountain of Mystery | An overnight summit-n-descent with Brian Cabe |
| Fence, Neon, and Ringtail | An exploration of slots and petroglyphs with Alicia Scotter and Kurt & Melody Bellock |
| Quandary Canyon, Direct | A bolt chopping mission with Scott Holly, Steve Brezovec, Jen, and the Church Lady |
| Leprechuan Canyon | With Steve Lewis, Deb Davis, Dave Black, Alicia Scotter, Kurt, and Melody |
| Hidden Falls Canyon, Red Rocks, Las Vegas | Hidden Falls (aka Lost Creek Canyon) with Dick Shear and Alicia Scotter |
| Christmas with the Jones Family | Xmas with the Jones Clan, with a stop in Reno to see Larry and Karen |
| Imlay in February | A suprisingly easy winter descent with Steve Brezovec & Mel Brown |
| Early March, 2002 | Shenanigans, Death Canyon, Egypt 2, Neon, Moe Slot, and Nasty Slot |
| Bluejohn Canyon, April 14th | Bluejohn Canyon with Alicia Scotter and Hank Moon |
| Hidden Splendor Slot Fest | Quandary Direct, The Squeeze |
| YoFeSt - Capitol Reef - October 12-13 | Fivemile Wash at YoFeSt |
| Right Fork Fest - Zion National Park | Right Fork of North Creek with a big crew |
| Le Subway in the Rain | The Subway via Russell Gulch with Polly and Andrew |
| The Perfect Beginning | A Winter Descent of The Black Hole, and other North Wash fun |
| A Day of Downclimbing | Hidden Canyon with Hank Moon |
| Ruins and Art | A weekend of ruins and petroglyphs in Bluff & Blanding |
| Friends in the Desert | A host of canyons in The Roost with Ram and friends |
| Canones y Barrancos - A Week in Spain | Wonderful canyoning in the Spanish Pyrenees with Alicia and Koen |
| Canyoneering Photos | A collection of photos I recently scanned |
| Englestead, August 2003 | Down Englestead and Orderville, with Mark Mallory, Bo Beck, and Scott Holley |
| Tommy's Zion Summer Camp | Birch Hollow, Pine Creek, Right Fork North Creek, Mystery Canyon |
| A Couple Shots from Ram Fest | A handful of photos from Ram Fest 2003 |
| Canyonlands Artwork Over Thanksgiving | Chasing Petroglyphs via jeep in the Needles District |
| The Christmas Partay Season | Various holiday extravaganzas from 2003 |
| North Wash Slots & Black Holes | It's the second trip that offically makes a tradition. Freeze Fest II! |
| The Ruins and the Rez | A touristy Valentine's Weekend to see ruins near Four Corners |
| Coyote Gulch | Gear testing and lightweight backpacking with Jerry Goller |
| Couple of Canyons in the Roost | Arsenic, Slideanide, Mindbender, & Alcatraz in March |
| Opening Pandora's Box | The Squeeze and Pandora's Box with Ram, et al. |
| Zion ACA Rondy | Mount Majestic/Hook Canyon, Pine Creek, and an East Rim Hike |
| Memorial Day Weekend in the Escalante | Allen Dump One, Moe Slot, Choprock Artwork, & Neon Canyon |
| Kolob & Imlay, Zion NP | A photography throwdown in two of Zion's grandest slots |
| Zion Summercamp 2004 | Mystery, Eye of the Needle, Telephone, and Kip's Canyon |
| Deer Creek and Yo Fest | Deer Creek Falls (Grand Canyon) and North Wash/Lake Powell |
| Freeze Fest III | Nine days of canyon play under gloomy skies with splendid friends |
| Just Pictures | Smorgasboard: Turkey, Zion, Fremont rock art, and Deer Creek | |
| Zion Pictures | Favorites from the batch of Zion slides I scanned recently | |
| Leprechaun the Hard Way | Lep and Shillelagh on a dubious weekend that turned out alright | |
| On a Bender | Maybe Mindbender with Wde Christianson and Jayson Christensen | |
| Glen Canyon / West Canyon | Canyons, weather dodging, Cathedral in the Desert, & a broken prop | |
| A Night to Remember | An inadvertent demonstration of "what not to do" in a unknown canyon | |
| Mexico - 2005 Intl. Rendezvous | Chuy Guerrero hosts a fantastic ACA-AACMX canyon romp with an international contingent | |
| A Break in the Weather - Chopslot | Choprock with Ram, Aaron, Katie, Roger, and Hank | |
| Zion Bakefest | Das Boot, Imlay, and Water Canyon with a motley crew | |
| Summer in Escalante | Headless Hen, Raven, Big Tony, and Calf Creek under the big sun | |
| Zion Summercamp 2004 | Mystery, Eye of the Needle, Telephone, and Kip's Canyon | |
| ACA Wasatch Chapter Storm Mtn. Funfest | The initial gathering of the Wasatch Chapter... fun and friendly | |
| Too Wet | A close, wet call with Kip Marshall and Matt "Sherpa" Smith above Cedar City | |
| Isaac Canyon | A long-waited descent of a mythic canyon with Ram, Bucky, and Stevee B | |
| Aardvark Canyon | An exploration with Kris Nosack, Brian Moncur, and Kieth Sorenson | |
| Not Mindbender / Hog | An anchor clean-up expedition AND an exploration of Hog Two | |
| Just Pictures, November | A bunch of favorites from all over the place | |
| Freeze Fest IV | A North Wash tradition since 2001. This year: No Kidding, Upper Stair, Leprechaun, Achilles, Hog Three, Foolin' Around, and The Black Hole |
| Hogfest | We checked out Hog 4, then pigged out on Hog 2 and Hog 3 |
| Telephone & Fat Man's Misery | Two good canyons and some nice flora & fauna along the way |
| Jihad! | How do you celebrate your 50th birthday? Imlay and Heaps in 23 hours, 6 minutes. |
| Deer Creek | Met the Chris & Nate Avery down at the river for a Deer Creek play day |
| Zion Historical Photographs | A collection of cool old images from the government archives |
| Not Spry | We set out for Spry... but it turned into a Mountain of the Sun kinda day |
| Freeze Fest V | Eight blissful days of good canyons, campfires, and a festive party tent. |
| Death Valley - Weird or Wonderful? | Alicia raves on her first foray into Death Valley canyons | |
| Roost Fest - March 2007 | High Spur, Almost Mindbender, Not Mindbender, Chambers with Ram, et al. | |
| Spring in Zion | Pine Creek, Angels Landing, and The Subway with a bit of spring snow and sun | |
| Pandora's Box | A Capitol Reef trip report by Rave guest star, Dan Ransom | |
| Zion: Right Fork & Stevenson Canyon | A gang of us descent Right Fork via The Hammerhead on an overnighter | |
| Pacific Northwest Fest | Wet canyons in Washington & Vancouver by Rave guest Dan Ransom | |
| Fall in Escalante | We did a bunch of canyons, but the only pictures are from Jungle Love | |
| Escalante Slots | Guest correspondant Dan Ransom reports from Egypt 2, Neon, & Choprock | |
| Emperial Birthday Bash | Trachyotomy, Maidenwater, & Trail Canyons during Tom's annual birthday bash | |
| Exploration, by Dave Pimental | A photo-treatise on the experience and process of finding "new" canyons | |
| Freeze Fest 6 | Another beautifully gathering of canyon addicts during hauntingly cold weather |
| Angels Landing, Alpine Conditions | Brandt Hart and I find recent snowfall makes this hike spicier than usual | |
| Death Valley Fest | Abysmal, Cerberus, Hades, Styx, & Forge/Shoestring canyons, with a toursity interlude for flavor | |
| Imlay Canyon Gear Poster Photo Contest | A crowd-sourcing poster contest brings in lots of canyon eye candy | |
| Das Boot, the Creation Story, Re-Created | A good cautionary tale of mistakes made and lessons learned | |
| Glen Canyon with Ram Fest | 10 days, 10 canyons with Ram & Co. on Lake Powell | |
| Telephone Canyon & Some Flowers | Weather cancels our big project, so Telephone will have to do | |
| North Wash: Merry Piglet | Pictures and story by "Wyoming" Dave Pimental | |
| Cascade Mania | Alpine scrambles and unreasonable altitude gains with Ramoo | |
| Yosemite Snake Dike | Ascending wonderful Snake Dike, along with some touristry and landscapes | |
| Clear Creek | Hole in the Rock down to Clear Creek, plus some anchor/bolting clean-up | |
| Kolob Creek, Zion National Park | Dan Ransom shared the story and images of his first Kolob visit | |
| Roamin' the Roost | Another Dan Ransom beauty fest... this time covering Lost Park, Bluejohn, East Water, Horseshoe, Low Spur, Smallcatraz, Li'l Bull, and Chambers | |
| Mind Bender Anchor Maintenance | A bolt removal mission with Dave Buckingham... discussion included and encouraged | |
| North Wash Halloween | A descent of Foolin' Around, plus the fun balanced rap over Wild Horse Window | |
| Fall Follies in North Wash | Constrychnine, Slideanide, Main Leprechaun, Morocco, Hogwarts, Tik Tok Bridge, and a Hog Ramble! | |
| Observation Point Canyon | An exploratory descent of an often-seen, but seldom descended, Zion Canyon | |
| Old Zion Map | A couple old Zion maps from 1929 and 1941 | |
| Wildflowers of 2008 | Wildflower images and identifications from Escalante, Glen Canyon, and Zion |
| Kelsey Book Dropped by CUSA | Mr. Kelsey's proud, anti-Semetism is not welcomed here | |
| Ditch Fest Journal | Abysmal, Cerberus, Hades, Styx, & Forge/Shoestring canyons, with a toursity interlude for flavor | |
| AZ Strip - President Harding's Revenge | Running President Harding rapid on the Colorado River in February | |
| Waterholes Canyon | We attempt to escape with our ropes intact... and then paddle our way out. | |
| Canyons in Black & White | A collection of black and white canyon landscapes from Tom Weatherall | |
| Lower Echo Canyon, Zion National Park | A exploratory mission in Lower Echo with Dave Buckingham and the Desert Nomad | |
| Keyhole - Pine Creek Combo | A classic quickie with Randi and her crew | |
| Zion Wildflowers | Some of my favorite flower shots... part of my on-going book project | |
| Ram's Cascade Adventure Camp | Peak bagging in the Cascades with Ram, Aaron, and Tom | |
| Lower Salmon River, Idaho | A mellow float from White Bird to the Snake River, with my buddy Chuck & crew | |
| Glen Canyon Bliss | Best trip of the year, with the best available company | |
| Anchor & Rigging Quiz | A case study in anchor choices, courtesy of Englestead Canyon | |
| Happy Dog / Poe Canyon | We return with a strong team, new tools, and determination to make a bolt-less descent | |
| Grand Canyon Sufferfest | Rich & Todd invite us down to carry enourmous packs through ardous terrain. Fun? I guess so. | |
| A Late Season Heaps | An October descent of the Zion classic, with Bill Aho, Nick Wilkes, and the Desert Nomad | |
| Pipe Spring Canyon, Zion | An exploratory descent of an often-seen, but seldom descended, Zion Canyon | |
| Return to Poe |
No Kidding, some Sand Trap demo, a Hog run... and then the Main Event |
| Death Valley Days | Grotto, Bronto, Styx, and Erebus Canyons in the land of death and aridity | |
| B.O. Canyon | Two takes on a new canyon, one by Tom and another by Eric Godfrey | |
| Lower 'Frigerator | A casual descent of a sunny & short Zion canyon with JDZ & Scott Williams | |
| Foreigners in Zion | Entertaining foreign visitors in Spry, Behunin, & Boundary | |
| A Day Out with the Bushwhacker | Kip takes me on another canyon adventure far off the beaten path | |
| Kolob Canyon Water Level Check | We wanted to see what Kolob Creek was like at 15 CFS... Too big! | |
| The Wedge, Crawford Arch | A story of calamity, and cleaning up the mess afterward | |
| Smilin' Ryan in The Squeeze | Ryan Cornia and I trying to stay out of trouble in The Squeeze & at Cassidy Arch | |
| Bailey Schofield's Day Off | A flowing Boundary Canyon with a wonderful gender imbalance | |
| Warmup in Lower Echo Canyon | In preparation for Imlay, we run a stress test for newbies in Lower Echo | |
| Always Wonderful Imlay | Evergreen Dean Brooks prompts a return to a perennial favorite | |
| Spearhead Canyon, Ten Years After | A second descent (?) of this high, remote canyon in the heart of Zion | |
| 2011 Canyoneering Calendar | Pre-press preview of my latest attempt at publishing canyon eye candy | |
| Mystery Canyon, A Fall Classic | A classic descent with our WFR instructors, Cabot Stone & Jamie Butler |