Lake Powell: Cathedral Apse

We went off and camped. Next day, we actually had good weather! But, we needed to get the boat back, WAY down-lake by 5:00 pm. Thus we needed something short, like the Cathedral Apse.

Canyoneering, Glen Canyon, Lake Powell, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesMarch 22, 2005Cathedral Apse, lake powell, Lake Powell canyoneering

Lake Powell: West Canyon

Went down to visit Glen Canyon with the Arizona gang in March. One of the highlights of the trip was visiting Cathedral in the Desert at low water, with the waterfall hitting the sand for the first time in forty years. It is a remarkable little spot. We motored around the puddle, did some canyons, dodged the weather, broke a prop, had a good time. Here's the story.

Canyoneering, Glen Canyon, Lake Powell, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesMarch 19, 2005Aaron Locander, Stephanie Martin, Todd Martin, Tom Gendron, Tom Wetherell, West Canyon

Maybe Mindbender Canyon, Robbers Roost, UT

I've been trying to do a canyon with this guy Wade Christianson for a couple of years, and we finally got it together for this little, probably pretty mild project down in the Swell. Wade brought along his buddy Jayson Christensen. The weather was brilliant - and away we go...

Canyoneering, Exploration, Robbers Roost, Tom Jones, Tom's First Visit, Trip ReportTom JonesMarch 5, 2005Jayson Christensen, Maybe Mindbender, Wade Christianson, robbers roost, canyoneering robbers roost, canyoneering

Leprechaun Canyon: One Tough Squeeze

The weather report, once again, reported a big storm socking in the entire state. Heck! It was too much. Haven’t been out in a month. “let’s go anyway!!!”.

Canyoneering, North Wash, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesFebruary 26, 2005Leper Colony, Leprechaun Canyon, Paul Schmidt, Rob Heineman, leprechaun, canyoneering, north wash, north wash canyoneering

Zion in Pictures: Climbing, Canyons, and Waterfalls

Zion Horizontals

Travel and Adventure Photos: Istanbul, Zion, Grand Canyon, and Rock Art

Got some pictures scanned - thought all y'alls might be interested in.

Canyoneering, Grand Canyon, The Narrows, ZionTom JonesJanuary 3, 2005Deer Creek Falls, map to McConkie Ranch, McConkie Ranch, McConkie Ranch map, rock art, photographs, zion, the subway, the narrows, grand canyon, deer creek, deer creek canyon

FreezeFest III: Not Mindbender, Robbers Roost, UT

Tom picked a return engagement with Not Mindbender Fork of the North Fork of Robbers Roost. He had shown great enthusiasm in wanting to share this gem with me, as I had never been there. Payback for the ones I had shown him on this trip?

Canyoneering, Robbers Roost, Steve Ramras, Trip ReportRamJanuary 2, 2005Not Mindbender, Tom Jones

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

FreezeFest III: Rainy Day in Arches National Park, UT

Then a few hours before dawn, the sounds of light rain woke us in our tents and tarps. No problem, it was pretty light.

Arches NP, Canyoneering, Steve Ramras, Trip ReportRamDecember 29, 2004Moab, Park Avenue, arches national park, arches, freezefest, freeze fest

FreezeFest III, Hemlock Canyon, UT

I know she was having a good time that evening, for the conversation lasted until 1 AM instead of the usual 11 PM, in which time we solved all the troubles of the world, except the tsunami, which we had not heard of yet.

Canyoneering, North Wash, Steve Ramras, Trip ReportRamDecember 27, 2004Matt Smith, Steve Ramras, freezefest, Freeze Fest, hemlock canyon, canyoneering

Canyoneering Deer Creek Falls, Grand Canyon National Park

Deer Creek is at the bottom. Of the Big Ditch. As in 5000 feet down, and 5000 feet up to get out. Aaaargh. This is why you wait for fall, so the weather is somewhat reasonable.

Canyoneering, Grand Canyon, Tom Jones, Trip Report, WaterfallsTom JonesOctober 2, 2004Bill Hall trail, Deer Creek, Esplanade, John Hart, Thunder River trail, Tom Gendron, grand canyon, canyoneering, canyoneering grand canyon, grand canyon national park

YoFest - North Wash and Lake Powell

The team for today is Tom and Tom, plus Randi from So Cal and her daughter Rachel

Canyoneering, Lake Powell, North Wash, Tom Jones, Trip ReportTom JonesOctober 2, 2004Alicia Scotter, Burning Monkey, Child's Play, Jane Arhart, John Hart, Naked Monkey, Roger Arhart, Tom Gendron, lake powell, Lake Powell canyoneering

Zion Canyoneering Summercamp:

Always one of my favorites, I have not done Mystery for a couple of years due to the hassles of getting a permit. Rumors were that the Death Gully approach had become horrendous...

Canyoneering, Eye of the Needle, Mystery, Telephone Canyon, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesSeptember 3, 2004Barb Grover, Hello Pitney, Judy Seybold, Larry Halford, Rob Heineman, Roylnn Serati

Canyoneering Photos, featuring Zion National Park and Spain

Here are some Canyoneering photos I recently had scanned.

CanyoneeringTom JonesJuly 19, 2004canyon photography, canyoneering photos, zion, boundary, Birch Hollow, kolob, heaps

Kolob Creek and Imlay Canyon, Zion National Park

This was a four-photographer gig, with Chris Avery shooting the most square inches of film, Lin Alder shooting the most images, and… Well, we all get what we get. My best shots are below.

Canyoneering, Imlay Canyon, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesJune 3, 2004Chris Avery, Lin Alder, Tom Wetherell

Escalante Canyons: Moes Slot, Neon, and an Exploration!

Went down Escalante-way for Memorail Day. Crew was Alicia, Tom and Sharon Talboys, Tom Wetherill up from Tucson for the occasion, and Tom Jones (me) (a 3-Tom trip!).