FreezeFest III: The Black Hole for New Years!

You get to sleep in on Hole day. After sipping scotch at midnight and a restful sleep, the call went out at 8 AM. The sun was up, offering one of the few sunrises of note, on the trip.

Canyoneering, Freeze Fest, North Wash, Steve Ramras, Trip ReportRamJanuary 1, 2005Black Hole, Black Hole of White Canyon, Dave Black, Ryan Cornia, Tom Jones, freezefest, freeze fest

Arscenic Canyon & Slideanide Canyon, Robbers Roost, UT

Beautiful weather. Shane invited us down to the North Wash Area for a couple new "gems" he had beta on. Sure, why not? Always up for doing something new. Where? Can't tell ya - it's a secret.

Canyoneering, Robbers Roost, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesMarch 21, 2004Alicia Scotter, Dave Black, Shane Burrows, Tom Talboys, robbers roost, the roost

North Wash Canyons and the Black Hole for FreezeFest

A new tradition. The Black Hole for New Years. Ram rounded up a bunch of folks, most of whom backed out when they checked the weather forecast. So off with a small group of die-hards to the slots of North Wash for a little Mae-Westing before the Hole.

Canyoneering, North Wash, Tom Jones, Trip Report, Freeze Fest, WinterTom JonesJanuary 1, 2004Black Hole, Dave Black, FreezeFest, Steve Ramras

Anasazi Ruins and Art, Bluff and Blanding, UT

For Valentines, Alicia treated me to a weekend in Bluff and Blanding, visiting with Dave Black and hunting down ruins and artwork. We gathered at Dave Black's house and found Jim Wright in residence, having recently "retired".

Ruins & Art, Tom JonesTom JonesFebruary 15, 2003Blanding, Bluff, Butler Wash, Dave Black, Horse Collar Ruin, Jim Wright, Natural Bridges National Park, Procession Panel, Sipapu Bridge, Anasazi art, anasazi, ruins, petroglyphs, pictographs

The Original FreezeFest Story

I, like several other folks I imagine, had wondered for a long time... does the Hole freeze solid in winter? Open water? A nightmare of thin, break through ice? Inquiring wackos want to know!

Shenanigans Canyon, North Wash, UT

We decided to start the week with a canyon we had looked into recently, but had not explored the upper part of. Unfortunately (maybe), jumping into canyons in this area can be dangerous, and we almost re-created our friends' experience in Sandthrax last fall.

Canyoneering, Exploration, North Wash, Tom Jones, Trip Report, Alicia ScotterTom JonesMarch 9, 2002Alicia Scotter, Dave Black, North Wash, Shenanigans Canyon, Steve Ramras, canyoneering, north wash, north wash canyoneering, Shenanigans North Wash

Middle Fork of Leprechaun Canyon, North Wash

After a quick lunch in the sun, Dave gives us the beta on Left Fork. Dave and Deb go off exploring.

Canyoneering, North Wash, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesNovember 3, 2001Alicia Scotter, Dave Black, Leprechaun Canyon, Main Fork of Leprechaun Canyon, leprechaun canyon, leprechaun canyon middle fork, north wash, north wash canyoneering

Right Fork of Leprechaun Canyon, North Wash

Shane has been exploring a new slot canyon area down near Hanksville, and was getting ready to release it to the Circle of Few when, ahem, well, they got kinda stuck. Sounded intense, so it seemed like a good time to go check it out.

Canyoneering, North Wash, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesNovember 3, 2001Alicia Scotter, Dave Black, Deb Davis, Leprechaun Canyon, Steve Lewis, north wash, leprechaun canyon right fork, leprechaun canyon, canyoneering, north wash canyoneering

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