Bailey: Hey Tom, we should go do a canyon together! Tom: Yeah we should, and the summer is waning - let's set a date! Bailey: I've got Thursdays off, how about Sept 2nd? Tom: Cool. Round up a crew and we could go do, like, Boundary. Another stunningly beautiful day up near Lava Point, feels more like the first of October than the first of September!

Magda, Bailey, Talia and Sarah - companions for the day.

We took the "normal approach", which allowed me to consider a few revisions to the text for the 2nd edition. A tad of bushwhackery toward the bottom. And - NO Colorado Columbine. Found the plants, but the flowers were long gone (for those who are keeping track).

Suiting up at the top of the canyon. Bailey psyching up for AGGRESSIVE CANYONEERING!!!

A fine canyon. Lots of flow today, surprisingly more than we saw last time, in June.

We rapped down the watercourse, 90 feet to a pool with a small tree to use as an anchor for the next rappel. Sarah setting up the second rappel.

Talia enjoying her first ever running water (Class C) canyon rappel.

The (new) second rappel (90 feet) starts by a short drop to this pothole, then popping up on this peninsula and down to the bottom of the (old) first rappel.

Bailey on rappel, and setting up the pull cord.

Talia dancing down the 4th (new 5th) rappel.

Magda getting splashed and enjoying it on the 5th (new 6th) rappel.

Big smiles all around. Dry Suits keep people warm! Lots of splashing water. Fun fun fun!