The Subway, Zion National Park - A Christmas Canyoneering Decent

The last couple years, Ramoo has put together a wondrous start to Freezefest doing a BIG canyon on Christmas Day - our contribution to the War on Christmas, I suppose. 2010 was Choprock, which I missed, being sick as a dog.

Canyoneering, The Subway, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesDecember 26, 2012canyoneering, winter, zion, zion canyoneering

Anchor Work in The Subway, Zion National Park

Zion's Subway is a wonderful, beautiful canyon, enjoyed by many people in several different ways. I made a run through on a recent weekend to re-locate the first anchor, bolted this spring but not in the best place (from my point of view).

Anchors, Canyoneering, The Subway, Tom Jones, Trip Report, ZionTom JonesSeptember 29, 2012Subway Canyon, subway, the subway, the subway zion

Express Ticket to the Subway Top-Down Route, Zion National Park

Conditions were ideal and we had a fantastic day. We found the re-located and well-cairned trail easily and happily splashed through the canyon.

The Subway Canyon, Zion National Park in Spring

The Subway seemed like a necessity, so I snuck away for a Tuesday descent. The weather had been hot, very hot, so we were a bit concerned about snowmelt overwhelming this small canyon

Spring in Zion: Pine Creek, Angels Landing, and The Subway

Greg Cornelius really wanted to do Pine Creek with flow, so after a little precip reported, he rounded up Jason Robertson and I for a Pine Creek. Uh, no flow, sorry Greg...