Lower in the canyon, the rock improved, and numerous short downclimbs were the entertainment for the day. We often do LAPAR or LAst Person At Risk - everyone raps off of one person, then that last downclimbs with help from below. And there is nothing more calming than having Ryan "The Crane" Hull as your assistance from below. Here, The Crane does the catch and thigh belay whilst the Ram slides the drop.

One of the abundant plants is Eucnide urens, the Desert Rock Nettle, also called the Velcro Plant.

Here's a closeup. It sticks to everything. Gets on the ropes and the ropebags. Said to be painful, definitely obnoxious.

Ryan working out a downclimb.

Ram on the same. Look in the dictionary, under smooooth.