Posts tagged Hammerhead Canyon
Zion Overnight Backcountry Adventure: Right Fork of North Creek Canyon
Zion Overnight Backcountry Adventure: Right Fork of North Creek Canyon

The route thus far has surrendered so much to us so freely. The warm glow of the morning light across the gentle floral sweeps of the West Rim. A pleasantly brush-free route to a dramatic drop-in at the Hammerhead Entry.

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Arch Rappel, Canyoneering, Guest, Mark Duttweiler, Trip Report, ZionMark DuttweilerArch rappel, canyoneering, Hammerhead Canyon, Right Fork, West Rim Trail, Zion National Park, right fork of north creek, right fork canyon, overnight
Right Fork and Stevenson Canyon, Zion National Park, UT
Right Fork and Stevenson Canyon, Zion National Park, UT

Chris Avery came by for his annual Zion trip, this time with son Tanner in tow. We rounded up Lin Alder of Springdale and two of his friends, Pearl and Blake. We set up a wonderful Right Fork trip, but some of us snuck away to do a Zion first descent - Stevenson Canyon, the canyon that comes in just upstream of the Stevenson Alcove (get it?) from the northwest. We hoped for something good… we got a long rappel to get in, then not much, so…

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Canyoneering, Right Fork, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip Report, Zion, ExplorationTom JonesBlake Gordon, Chris Avery, Hammerhead Canyon, Hammerhead entrance, Lin Adler, Stevenson Canyon, Tanner Avery, Tom Wetherell, right fork, right fork of north creek, canyoneering, first descent, canyoneering first descents