Here are some Canyoneering photos I recently had scanned.
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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.
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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!).
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With the river up (Orderville out) and Jerry challenged by the technical stuff, we decided to hike the East Rim trail, from the East Entrance down Echo Canyon, as a consolation prize.
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Next day seemed like a good one for the MIGHTY Pine Creek. 'Spossed to be full of water... it was!!
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Selection of canyons "in-condition" was small, we decided to check out the purported route up Mount Majestic from the first raps in Behunin.
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Start with The Squeeze, end with Wiggun's. After a slideshow at REI, we blast down to the Factory Butte campsite, arriving at 4 am. Jeez. Never seen stars so bright...
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This fork of Twin Corral Box is called Alcatraz, in honor of some friends who got wigged out by the narrowness and engineered an escape.
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Rather confusing really. I thought I had found the famous "Mindbender" Fork, about which Steve Allen tells an interesting story, perhaps over-dramatized; but it was not to be - what I found was a really good fork I now call Not-Mindbender.
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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.
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Here we are in the Escalante. Coyote Gulch is extremely popular, but actually, come to think of it, it never really felt crowded. Great thing about canyons, turn a couple of corners and you are there by yourself again.
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Ms. Scotter invited me on a driving trip for Valentine's day. Getting out of the smog of the big city sounded like a REALLY good idea.
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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.
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Went to a few Christmas parties, so here’s some silly pictures of people…
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Stemming, stemming, & stemming, oh my.
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Did a few things before blowing the knee: Took a bunch of kids down Birch Hollow, as a start...
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On this occasion, we were descending Englestead with several southern Utah locals. Mark "Little Bear" Mallory had invited us down since he had a rope fixed for the first drop.
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