tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13310306235353609372024-03-27T16:53:40.483-07:00Canyon's Adventure CrazeFor all those seeking answers to the ever looming question "What are we going to do this weekend?" For those who get home from work or school and sit in front of their depressing TV in their depressing apartment, wishing they had an idea for something awesome, adrenaline-filled, and potentially life threatening. Get off the couch. Do something crazy. Welcome to my life.canyoncopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09925260071355400535noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331030623535360937.post-25377435432789165882014-11-18T17:29:00.001-08:002014-11-18T18:18:21.087-08:00World's Toughest Mudder 2014<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: white;">Lake Las Vegas was the venue this year for World's Toughest Mudder. A lot of people were excited for the warmer weather and milder conditions, myself included and boy were we mistaken. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Hot weather during the day on Saturday made it tough to stay hydrated, and when the sun went down it got cold and windy. Very windy. 45 mph winds mixed with the dry desert terrain made for quite a sandstorm. My tent collapsed but luckily I had enough gear and rocks holding it down that it didn't blow away. It was so cold with the wind chill that as soon as I got out of any water obstacle where my head went under I got a brain freeze even with a full wetsuit and 5mm hood. Just the wind blowing on my nose and forehead was enough to freeze my head.The sandstorm made it difficult to breathe so I put a bandanna over my nose and mouth, but it also made it difficult to see so I wish I had brought clear swim goggles. When the sun came up in the morning it was definitely a big morale boost but it didn't get much warmer and was still windy. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Preparation:</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">This year I did a lot of longer sustained exercise for my training. I would try to exercise for an hour or two every night of the week and I would do one long training run on the weekend. I would go for a trail run or hike and stop every five minutes to do some exercise to simulate an obstacle. My longest training run before the race was a 45 mile hike in 16 hours running 5 minutes out of every hour and obstacle simulation every 5 minutes. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Race Breakdown:</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">I walked the first five laps at a pretty good pace with very limited rest between laps. I would stop to eat a peanut butter sandwich or muffin, drink a gatorade, and eat a can of fruit. As you can imagine I was very full but it paid off later because I had a lot of energy through the night and into the morning. I was just wearing running shorts and a running shirt for the first four laps. I changed into a half wetsuit before my fifth lap as it was getting cold, and it wasn't enough. I changed into my full wetsuit after my fifth lap and put on my neoprene socks, gloves, and hood. Laps six and seven were pretty comfortable as far as my core temperature but then it started to get very windy and very cold. I got back to my tent after lap seven and it was completely collapsed. I didn't even try to set it back up. My food was close to the door so I reached in, got some gatorade and a dehydrated backpacking meal. It was nice to get something warm into my body and definitely gave me some morale to get out there and get a few more laps in. After lap eight I had another muffin and can of peaches. After lap nine I had a cup of noodles. After lap ten I was hitting the wall. I went back to my tent, set it back up, took off my wetsuit, dried off, and got in my sleeping bag. I had a bunch of hand warmers with me in my sleeping bag and after half an hour I had stopped shivering and was starting to warm up. By this time the sky was starting to get light so I dug deep, put my other dry half wetsuit, and headed out for maybe another lap or two. On that 11th lap I was starting to feel a second wind. I started running the flat and the downhill and I finished in an hour and seventeen minutes. After that lap I was doing the math and realized if I kept up that pace I could start my 14th lap just before the cutoff and hit that 70 mile mark. I grabbed a gatorade out of my tent and chugged it on my way across the starting line. I finished my 13th lap at 9:56 am and just kept running and started that last lap at 9:59. Now all I needed to do was finish that lap before noon. I was still feeling strong on that lap and finished at 11:32 am. I didn't think that I needed a pit crew, but after seeing all the help the other athletes were getting I realized how nice it would be and how much time it would save between laps. Also cleaning up my pit area after and taking two trips to and from the parking area half a mile away seemed harder than completing another lap. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">2mm shorty wetsuit x2</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">tall neoprene socks x4</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">3mm long neoprene gloves x2</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">9'x7' 4 person tent</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">waterproof headlamp x3</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Food List:</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">canned peaches x3</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">canned pears x3</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">cup of noodles x3</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">dehydrated backpacking meals x2</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Course Breakdown:</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">There were 26 obstacles depending on how you count it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">1. Walk through a muddy swamp</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">10. Island Hopping</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">11. Underwater Barrels or Statue of Liberty at Night</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">13. The Grappler</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">14. Abseil - climb down a cliff using a rope</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">15. The Liberator - angled peg board</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">23. Grabbin' Shaft - monkey bars to trapeze swing to pipe traverse</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">24. Sewage Drop - barbed wire crawl to uphill pipe crawl drop into water</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;">A big thanks to TMHQ for putting this all together. Thanks to all of the volunteers who were out there at the obstacles and aid stations all through the day and night. And a special thanks to all the competitors out there who lent a hand on an obstacle or were kind enough to have a conversation along the course in the middle of the night to help keep me sane. I couldn't have done it without you.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">One of two natural bridges in The Squeeze</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Potholes, potholes, potholes</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Cool chokestone over one of the potholes</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Potholes are the name of the game in this canyon.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">It had just rained the day before we descended the canyon so everything was full of water to capacity. When one of us would get into a pothole, water would be pouring out the other side. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Even under these conditions, the canyon was still challenging. I personally would not have wanted to bring anyone along who wasn't experienced. In dry conditions I imagine it would be quite a challenge. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">We started our day from the Hidden Splendor Airstrip and hiked through the Muddy River Gorge which was a beautiful hike. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">It added 2.5 miles onto the trip each way which may not be the best option if you're attempting this canyon mid summer. We each had two liters of water but could have used double that. The muddy river looks like a greyish brown paint so there was no pumping that. There was a small stream running from the exit of The Squeeze down to the muddy river which was mostly clear but I don't know if that is there all the time or only after it rains. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">The hike once you leave the river to the start of the canyon is long and very exposed (to the sun). It's not terribly steep but you will definitely feel it carrying all your gear uphill. We did this canyon the second week of July and didn't need wetsuits of any kind. I would recommend spring or fall however during which times you will undoubtedly need wetsuits. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">It is located in the Poison Springs area about 20 miles south of Hanksville, Utah. It is six miles off the highway on well maintained dirt roads. My Toyota Camry made it to the trailhead without any issues.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Constrychnine Canyon has a 190 foot rappel which is one of the longest of any slot canyon in the area. If the webbing is rigged so it's right at the start of the cliff (which makes it much easier to pull your rope), it is probably more like 170 feet. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">We did four rappels in total but you may do as many as seven, or as few as three depending on your ability and how well you know the canyon. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">This rappel could have been downclimbed but it was dark </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">This first rappel can be done with a single 60m rope if the </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">There are three canyons which all share the same trailhead and exit hike. Arscenic is the shortest distance from the trailhead followed by Slideanide and finally Constrychnine. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">When we went through the canyon there was no trail for the approach hike or the exit hike so make sure to use a GPS and drop into the right canyon. It's possible the rains washed the trail away over the winter, but I'd guess these canyons don't get a lot of traffic. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">There are a few places to camp along the way to the trailhead. The trailhead is probably the best spot which isn't saying much. For explicit route information including GPS waypoints, join the "Circle of Friends" at climb-utah.com.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Sequential video edit descending Blarney Canyon.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Blarney Canyon is located off of Highway 95 in Southern Utah in the North Wash Area. One of the best parts of this canyon is that you can park right at the mouth of the canyon so the approach hike is relatively short. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">The trailhead is a great place to camp for a single group but the three times I've been down to North Wash, it has already been taken. There is a large camping area by the mouth of Sandthrax Canyon less than a mile down the road. There are a few other places to camp in the area for a single group seeking a little isolation: The mouth of Leprechaun Canyon, Morocco Canyon and Butler Canyon. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Boltergeist is a fun but short canyon in the Silver Reef area about 15 miles north of Saint George, Utah. Take Oak Grove Road above Silver Reef as it winds west and then south. At the fork for the Oak Grove campground stay left. A few miles after that fork you'll pass through a private ranch. After passing through the ranch, take the third dirt road on the left. Park on the right after 100 yards. Walk southeast until you find the start of the canyon and start descending. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">If you take your time going through, it will probably take about three hours. If you're going for time you could probably do it with a small group in about an hour. There are three mandatory rappels with a possible fourth depending on your ability. The first drop you come to can be downclimbed with relative ease or you can rappel off a chockstone if you're more comfortable with that. Immediately following is a 40 foot rappel anchored off a tree, and immediately following that is a 40 foot rappel with an awkward start anchored off a chockstone. Both of those rappels may have knee to waist deep water at the bottom which can usually be avoided with some stemming. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Hike a little ways further and you're at the last rappel. The first option which only requires one 60 meter rope is to rappel down 80 feet to the first big wide bench and easily slide/walk down the rest of the way. The second option is to bring two 50 meter ropes, tie them together, and rappel 150 feet (with a big horizontal jog in the middle) to the very bottom of the canyon. The second option seems a little silly to me personally, but it's up to you. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Once at the bottom of the canyon turn left and hike upstream for a quarter mile or so past a couple waterfalls until you see a good spot to start hiking up the left side of the canyon (sometimes marked by a cairn). The trail is not well worn, but route finding to the top of the canyon is not difficult. Once at the top, follow the dirt road back to your car. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Sometimes in the winter in Utah when you're sick of sledding and building snowmen, all you can do is ski. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Sundance is pretty small as far as ski resorts go, and the night skiing is even more limited. Every Wednesday night and sometimes Saturday nights, Sundance offers 2 for 1 deals. So for $15 it is quite the bargain deal for a college student in Utah valley, as the resort is only 20 minutes away. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> They have two lifts open at night, and five or six runs including a black diamond gully, and their miniature terrain park. Night skiing goes from 4:30pm to 9pm. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Unlike skydiving you can take a beginner lesson and learn to fly solo. Going tandem on something like that just seems degrading so that was the main draw for me. Don't worry, there is ample instruction and practice before you even get off the ground. As you start to get more comfortable, you start launching from higher and higher up the hill. For the beginner lesson, the highest you get is probably 60 feet off the ground which is still a lot of fun. For the second time lesson however, you can start from the top of the hill. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Thanks to our instructor, Alex and Two Can Fly Paragliding. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Leprechaun Canyon is the most popular of the Irish Canyons located in the North Wash area about 30 miles south of Hanksville.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> If you're comfortable with squeezing, downclimbing, and awkward rappels off of cairn anchors, you might want to check this one out. Of the three forks, the East Fork is the easiest, and most scenic. The Middle and West Forks are extremely challenging with extensive sections of Mae West slot (sections so narrow you can't hike in the bottom forcing you to stem between the walls, often very high off the ground). So make sure you're dropping into the correct drainage. A few years back some guys dropped into the Middle Fork thinking they were in the East Fork and got stuck. One guy tried to climb out and fell from the rim to the canyon floor fracturing his skull. Luckily search and rescue got there in time to get him the medical attention he needed and save his life. So make sure you know where you're going</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">I get most of my beta from climb-utah.com and I recommend you do the same however for this canyon I would change it up a little bit. Their beta says to take the green dotted route below to access the canyon, but I recommend taking it from the start. The GPS coordinates for my drop in point are 38.036912, -110.518734. It adds three rappels the longest being 25 feet, and is not more challenging than the rest of the canyon. Also you go through some really cool sections of slot that you would otherwise miss. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">From the trailhead hike up the canyon to where a side drainage enters from the left. Hike up the buttress between the side drainage and the main canyon and follow the ridge line up and around to your desired fork.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Not being a Harry Potter fan, I was a little hesitant to do this canyon, but after looking at some pictures I decided to get over my non-conformist attitude. Hogwarts Canyon is a short but sweet slot canyon 33 miles south of Hanksville in the North Wash Area. Make sure to check out the video below.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">The trailhead is located at Hog Spring Rest Area 33 miles south of Hanksville. This quaint little picnic area has bathrooms, covered picnic tables, and a cool little suspension bridge crossing the stream. This same trailhead accesses Hog Spring Waterfall, and some petroglyphs. The approach hike is pretty straightforward with some very mild scrambling in a couple places. Seventy-five yards after crossing the suspension bridge there will be a drainage on the left (southeast). Follow the ravine to the left of the drainage and keep heading southeast. You will need to route find your way up a second ravine up to the southeastern horizon. Once on top you will be able to see Hogwarts Canyon. Route find your way to the bottom and follow Hogwarts all the way to the highway. Once at the highway it is only 1/4 mile back to the trailhead. Take a look at the map below and you should be able to figure it out pretty easily.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">There are four mandatory rappels in the canyon with a possible 5th if you really want to. The longest rappel is 85 feet so you'll want to bring a 60 meter rope along. The technical section of the canyon consists of two quick rappels (the second is through the cool arch feature), a stem/wade depending on ability, a short pack-off squeeze, another stem/wade, and two more rappels to finish it off. It's short but it has a lot of cool features and is a lot of fun. Trying to stay dry makes for a fun challenge.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Flyboarding is a relatively new sport, invented in 2011. A flyboard is a device that allows a person to be propelled through the air as well as underwater. It is a board with wakeboard style bindings hooked to a wave runner by a large hose. When the wave runner hits the gas, the jet propulsion goes through the hose and shoots down directly below the board propelling the board and rider into the air. The hose is 55 feet long allowing the rider to soar up to 40 feet in the air. Popular tricks include backflips, spins, and dolphin dives. A few tips for the first timer: keep your legs straight, keep your eyes on the horizon (don't look down), and if you're falling try to right yourself, don't bail.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Neon Canyon is home to the Golden Cathedral. This is the most beautiful feature in any slot canyon on </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Neon Canyon is located in the Escalante Grand Staircase. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">It is roughly 30 miles southeast of the town of Escalante. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> We pulled into the trailhead around 1am and just camped there. There are no signs saying no camping so I assume it's allowed. There is also decent primitive camping along Egypt road. If you're looking to backpack in and do a few canyons, there are some good camping spots throughout the Escalante river basin shown in the map below.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> Fence Canyon is in the upper left corner and Neon Canyon is in the lower right. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">It had rained for a few days before we went through the canyon and it was full of water. The water was actually pretty warm and I had no problem without a wetsuit. However for those with less tolerance for the cold, a wetsuit would probably be a good idea. Keep in mind that August conditions are a lot different from spring or fall conditions.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">We were wading or swimming through water for probably 2/3 of the canyon, but water levels can change in a matter of days. There are two keeper potholes, but the water was so high we weren't even sure when we went through them. Apparently when the water is lower they can present quite a problem. On a less important note, that was the most disgusting water I've ever been in.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">The Eagles Nest Lodge above Bridal Veil Falls was opened in
1967 and boasted the steepest aerial tram in the world. It had a Sky Top Restaurant, visitor's lodge, and dance hall. It was destroyed by an avalanche in 1996 and was
left abandoned until finally burning down in 2008. There's not much left up
there, but it is fun to look around and the view is spectacular. All that
remains is the foundation, fireplace, concrete stairs, and some of the steel framework for the building and the tram.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">The hike up to the lodge is not for the average adventurer. The three of us who made it up are highly experienced climbers and canyoneers. There are some climbs into the 5.9 range with a lot of exposure and nothing but sketchy hand lines for protection. There is a lot of loose rock that can be very unpredictable. The rock is also very slippery in places where there is water flowing down. I imagine the climbs would be impossible in spring and early summer when there is more water flowing down. Also climbing down is much more difficult than climbing up so make sure you have plenty of time to come down in the light. Plan for about 4 hours. Bring some water, snacks, and some webbing or old climbing rope that you can use to set up hand lines if need be. </span></div>
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canyoncopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09925260071355400535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331030623535360937.post-38378310083201609412013-09-07T22:20:00.004-07:002013-09-13T09:32:15.263-07:00Maverik Man Games Utah 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;">As someone who actively seeks adventure, there was no debate when I heard about the Man Games. An event filled with adrenaline, competition, and the chance to prove your manhood? Of course I was in. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white; text-align: start;">The first ever Maverik Man Games was held in Heber, UT September 6th and 7th, 2013.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> Coming from someone who runs every obstacle race he can, this event could have gone a little more smoothly. That was to be expected however from the first event of its kind. Despite the lack of communication and a lot of last minute changes, it was a lot of fun and I'm definitely doing it again next year. There is a lot of room for improvement and I'm sure they'll get all the kinks worked out. The event was held at the Wasatch County Rodeo and Fair Grounds. It would have been nice to have a few signs up leading to the venue, but it really wasn't that hard to find. Our start time was 8-10am which made it difficult to invite friends and family since we didn't know exactly when we would start and we didn't want them to have to wait around for a couple hours had we started at 10. They ended up starting everyone in that time slot shortly after 8 which would have been nice to know in advance. They didn't end up charging for spectators or parking though which was a plus. We were divided into groups and started out on different challenges. There were a total of six challenges instead of ten, but it was still well worth it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Our group started with the pig wrestle which was quite intimidating for all of us who had never done anything like that before. They pulled a pig into a pen that was roughly 30 feet by 40 feet. We were in our teams of three or four and were timed trying to pin the pig, each holding onto one of it's legs and raising our other hand in the air. There was not a lot of consistency as some of the pigs selected were twice the size of others and some pigs seemed to have a lot more energy and fight in them than others. There was a group of four that pinned theirs in 7 seconds seemingly because it was a small pig and didn't put up much of a fight (not to say they weren't capable athletes, but so were we). It took our group 18 seconds because our pig was easily 300 pounds and did not want to go down. In those 18 seconds, I cut open my hand, scraped my knees, bicep and shoulder pretty good, and got kicked in the face by one of the back legs. It was quite a battle. The key was not to hesitate. Go after that pig fast, wrap it up and don't let it get away. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Next we went to the mounted spear throw. We got on a horse and rode about 20 yards at a gallop and tried to throw a spear through a target set up against some hay bales. The horses were very well trained but when it took off at a gallop you really had to focus on balance. The horse rode right by the target, but it wasn't easy by any means. No one fell off as far as I know, but it was hard to get an accurate throw. Three out of our four team members were able to stick the spear in the target.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Then we went over to the "Manly Course" which turned out to be four challenges combined into one: the obstacle course, all sports challenge, cross fit challenge, and sportsman's challenge. It was probably about 3/4 of a mile and consisted of (in order) a sand hill, horse fence jumps, dirt hill, mud pit, climb up and over a cargo container, hay bale jumps, army crawling under barbed wire, running through tires, one basketball free throw shot, one arrow shot, one hatchet throw, one 40 yard football throw, one tire flip, 10 burpees, one caber toss, one log power clean and throw, one 40 yard football punt, and one soccer penalty kick. I was hoping they would separate the challenges so we would get more chances on the sports challenges and the bows and hatchets. I feel like our team would have excelled at each of these challenges had they been separated and extended. They probably just didn't have enough volunteers to run all of these challenges separately. I'm not sure how they decided to score the "Manly Course" with all the different challenges, but they should have results posted soon enough.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">After the Manly Course we rode buses over to Rainbow Bay at Deer Creek Reservoir. We rode the flyboards for a little less than 10 minutes which was the highlight of the event for my teammates and me. It was easier than I was expecting and I was even able to do a few back flips. For those without much experience on a board, it took a little more time to get the hang of it. A couple of us are even going back next weekend to do it again with our Man Games discount. Rocky Mountain Flyboard is the company that ran it. They are out of Deer Creek and Jordanelle. Check out their website rockymountainflyboard.com</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Next we went over to the water relay which consisted of about a 50 yard swim, kayak, and paddle board going from the shore around a buoy and back. They had enough equipment that our whole team could go at the same time which made it easier to push each other. Luckily they found an area of the shore that was mostly clear of rocks, but they still encouraged us to keep our shoes on. The fastest person on our team finished in 4:20 which was much faster than the group in front of us but we're not sure still how it compares to the rest of the field. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Last was the "giant" ropeswing which started on a platform about 20 feet off the water. It was a pretty slow swing that didn't go very high and was barely enough for a single back flip. I understand why they couldn't make it bigger. All of the real giant rope swings I've been on have seen their share of serious injury. Don't get me wrong though, it was still fun and I'd do it again. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">They said results will be posted in a few days, so it will be interesting to see how they score everything. I assume they'll mail out the awards as well as the First Ever Man Games participant medals. Overall great event and I'll definitely be back next year.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: white;">The trail to the summit of Mt. Timpanogos from the Sundance side is 16 miles with nearly 5000 feet of elevation gain. The trail starts just above Aspen Grove and is in a national forest fee area. It's $6 per car.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">If you want to make it to the summit to watch the sunrise, you should probably start the hike by 12:30am or so. It really isn't bad in the dark as long as each person has a headlamp. There are a few places where it helps to have your hands free. The first 3,600 feet of elevation gain up to Emerald Lake isn't bad because the trail isn't very steep and the terrain is pretty mild. The last 1,400 feet is through pretty rough terrain across boulder fields and up very steep sections of loose rock. We started at 12:45am August 30th and were moving pretty quickly not wanting to miss the sunrise. We ended up taking a few breaks and still made it up by 5:15am, an hour and a half before the sun came up. We brought long sleeves, but didn't need them until we got to the summit and it was 40 degrees and windy. It would've been very nice to have a blanket, gloves, a hat, hand warmers, etc. After an hour of trying to huddle together for warmth, we had to to pushups, jumping jacks, etc. to keep warm. It would've been very nice to have a mini gas stove to make some hot chocolate. We were so cold, that as soon as we saw a piece of the sun we took off back down the trail. We were moving quickly and got back to the car at 10am. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">If you look closely you can see the structure at the summit 1,400 feet above the lake.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">We used an old shopping cart that had been in my parking garage since before I moved in. We took the wheels off, mounted a 2x4 on the back and plywood across the rest of the bottom of the cart. We then mounted water skis on the bottom of the wood after moving the foot cups to the very back of the skis. Then we mounted an old snow skate deck in between the skis. We painted everything and put water noodles on most of the edges for padding and flotation. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Let me start off by saying that I don't have a death wish and I am not trying to push the limits of survival. Let me also say that this is not a hobby of mine. It was a one time stunt and that is it for me; I'm not looking for the next big thing. I also don't recommend that anyone try lighting themself on fire.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">That being said, here's how it all went down. Our plans for the weekend fell through, and I was talking with a friend about how we should do something crazy and make the weekend memorable. Somehow the idea of lighting myself on fire came up. It was more of a half-hearted comment that guys make sometimes when they get together to brainstorm crazy ideas. Then word got out and there were quite a few people who wanted to come watch. That put some pressure on me to actually go through with it, and those who know me know that I will never back down from a challenge. So I started thinking about how to do it safely.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Most boys who have gone through boy scouts have probably lit their hand on fire for fun with some kind of flammable substance. The substance itself will burn for a couple seconds before it actually starts to burn your skin and then you can put it out with no harm done. I just decided to apply that concept to my whole body. I knew that I needed to end up submerged in water to completely extinguish the flames so we decided on the Mona rope swings. We used gasoline because of how easily it lights. I didn't want to be on fire longer than two seconds so we decided that I would be doused in gasoline, start swinging, and then be ignited mid swing. We decided that a few people could throw flaming tennis balls at me from the shore to light me and then the tennis balls would fall safely into the water. After doing a few test runs, we figured out the timing and practiced hitting me with the tennis balls. I put on a swim cap and covered my face in vaseline for protection. I climbed up the tree, got set with the rope, and then had someone pour the gas on me from the waist down. The people with the tennis balls below lit them on fire and got ready to throw them. I counted down and started swinging. They hit me with the tennis balls and I ignited immediately. I didn't even feel the flames until halfway through my back flip and right as it started to burn, I hit the water.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Unlike the swirling sandstone waterfalls of southern Utah, Rocky Mouth Canyon is more of a European style slot through granite. Bring the whole family up to look at the waterfall and have a picnic or for the more adventurous, pack your rappelling gear and rappel down the waterfall.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">There are two rappels, the first is about 60 feet and the second is about 70. For the skilled canyoneer, the first rappel can be downclimbed with very little exposure (when the water is low). For everyone else, you can set up an anchor off of a tree at the top of the falls. Whether downclimbing or rappelling, be very careful as the rocks are extremely slippery. The second rappel is anchored off of a chockstone under a massive boulder in the middle of the stream bed. On the first rappel your feet may get a little wet, but on the second rappel you will be right in the falls and will get soaked. On a 90 degree day in the middle of June this was not a problem, but in spring or fall you will probably want a wetsuit. Bring at least 15 feet of webbing and a couple of quick links. You will likely have to set up your own anchors for the first rappel, and you may need to replace the anchors for the second rappel. You will also want at least a 50 meter dry rope.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Directions: There is a signed parking area at 11300 S Wasatch Boulevard in Sandy since parking is not allowed at the actual trailhead. From the parking area, take the steps up to the road above and follow the road to the right. The trail is marked with a sign on the right after a few hundred yards. Follow the trail a quarter mile to the waterfall. To get to the top of the waterfall, follow the gully on the left (north) side of the stream up the hill. The trail leads up, then back to the right, and then down the hill to the top of the falls. You will be able to see where you want to go and route finding is very easy. From the bottom of the waterfall we were able to reach the top in about 15 minutes moving at an easy pace. The whole thing will take about two hours round trip.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">If you can't get a permit for one of the canyons in Zion's, you might consider Boundary Canyon. It doesn't require a permit because the technical section is just outside of the national park, hence the name. The technical section in Boundary is pretty short, but is a lot of fun. There are eight rappels all very close to one another and then you can enjoy a nice stroll down the rest of Boundary Canyon to Kolob Canyon. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">The walk through of Kolob Canyon along the route is a bonus that we weren't expecting. It is similar to the Narrows, but even more spectacular in my opinion. The exit to this route is not so cool however. By far the most difficult exit hike for any slot canyon I've done. The silver lining in the MIA exit was that the trail was easy to follow the whole way. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Sand Hollow is a great place to do some cliff jumping for those without a boat because you can access the cliffs from the parking lot at the state park. It's a great place to bring the whole family to jump off the cliffs or just swim around. You can jump from any height, water level up to about 30 feet. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">It takes less than half an hour to get there from downtown Saint George. Take exit 16 just north of Saint George and follow the signs to Sand Hollow State Park.</span>canyoncopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09925260071355400535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331030623535360937.post-74670978213294035582013-06-05T18:20:00.001-07:002013-06-05T18:20:52.708-07:00Little Rock Canyon Caves<span style="color: white;">Little Rock Canyon is full of caves. None of them are very large or especially exciting, but they can make for a fun afternoon of exploring. I was able to find and explore all of them in four hours having never been in the canyon, and not having directions to any of them. The most exciting to explore are Herron's Hope Cave, Stone Plug Cave, and Cricket Cave.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"> An old mining pit of some sort. There are scars in the rock</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"> You can sort of see Caleb in there. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">A chute that goes up ten feet or so in the upper entrance. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Cricket Cave: There is a lower entrance and an upper entrance. The lower entrance is very large and is right at the base of the cliff. The upper entrance is above and to the right about 30 feet up the cliff. Some mild scrambling is required to get to the upper entrance, but getting down can be very tricky (and I am a 5.12 rock climber). There is a very large nail driven into a crack up at the top that could be used to set up a hand line. I'm not sure that anchoring off of it would be any safer than down climbing without it, as the nail is loose and can easily be removed. Apparently if one person goes to the back of the upper cave and another person goes to the back of the lower cave, they can hear each other. GPS W 40.286863, N -111.629567</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"> Looking out of the lower entrance.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> Climbing up to the upper entrance.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Looking in the upper entrance. It could be easily dug out to go straight through to the main room, but you can also squeeze through a passage up above. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> Squeezing through into the main room of the cave.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> Looking into the back of the cave where it drops down about ten feet and ends.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> Looking down to where the cave ends.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">If you needed to, you could anchor a hand line off of this nail to help you climb down, </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Climbing down.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Turret Cave: This small cave is only a couple hundred yards west of Cricket Cave. You can go in the lower entrance and climb out the upper entrance. It is aptly named Turret Cave because it goes through a turret-type rock formation. <span style="text-align: center;">GPS W 40.286728, N -111.630527</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"> The lower entrance is the one on the left.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> Looking down from the upper entrance. You can see the light from the lower entrance.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> The upper entrance to Turret Cave. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Herron's Hope Cave: This is the largest cave in the canyon. The lower passage drops down 20 feet and then continues back 40 feet. Rock climbers/canyoneers should have no trouble down climbing into the lower portion of the cave. If you don't feel comfortable down climbing into the lower passage, you can use the tree at the entrance to the cave as an anchor to set up a short rappel. The upper passage goes back about 50 feet and can be easily missed. The first time I went, I didn't even realize there was an upper passage. For directions to this cave check out my post Herron's Hope Cave 200 Foot Rappel. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Hobbit Cave: (boulder blocks in entrance) This cave has a large entrance which opens up into a wide room with a low ceiling, but does not continue back very far in any direction.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Step Up Cave: (small passage in the ceiling) The main passage is very tight and doesn't go back very far. There is a hole in the ceiling that can be seen when standing at the entrance which is also very tight and only goes back about 15 feet.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Stone Plug Cave: There are quite a few bones in the entrance to this cave as well as mountain lion droppings. None of them looked very fresh when I was there, but use caution nonetheless. This cave goes back about 50 feet, but like most of the caves in the canyon will require some crawling and squeezing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Directions to Little Rock Canyon:</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">Little Rock Canyon is the obvious fissure in the mountain halfway between Rock Canyon and Provo Canyon. The trail head is located at the end of Imperial Way, off of Windsor Drive, off of Foothill Drive in Provo. Follow the trail around the north side of the water reservoir.</span>canyoncopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09925260071355400535noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331030623535360937.post-34985081081759562292013-04-23T13:52:00.001-07:002013-04-23T16:29:43.385-07:00Little Sahara<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: white;">Little Sahara is 70 miles southwest of Provo, Utah. There are 124 square miles of sand dunes including Sand Mountain. It's a very popular place to ride four wheelers, dirt bikes, and dune buggies, but for the poor college student it can also be enjoyed on a board or sled. Make sure you check out the video below. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">You want a board that is big and heavy. I've used a kneeboard before as well as a wakeboard and they both work great. I imagine a snowboard would also work well and the sand is fine enough to where it wouldn't scratch the board at all. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> Starting the hike up Sand Mountain. </span><br />
<span style="color: white;">The steepest dunes are to the right, out of the picture.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> The toboggan slid better on the sand than our skim board and snow skate. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Directions to Little Sahara: Take I-15 to exit 244 and take US-6 west toward Santaquin/Delta. Take US-6 39 miles, and turn right following the signs to Little Sahara Sand Dunes. Turn left after 4.5 miles, again following the signs to Little Sahara. It is a fee area but when we went the booth was closed and there was a sign saying to continue on. To get to Sand Mountain, continue straight until you see Sand Mountain, then turn left toward it and follow the road over there. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white; text-align: start;">Herron's Hope Cave is at the base of a 200 foot cliff on the south side of Little Rock Canyon. The cave is fun to explore, but it can be combined with an exciting rappel for even more fun. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">You can see Eric rappelling down in the picture above. He's the black dot 30 feet below the big cave. You can hike around to the top of the cliff on the south side. At the top there are two bolted anchors and a boulder which can also be used to anchor off of. The rappel is completely vertical with most of it free hanging, and passes an enormous but shallow cave on the face of the cliff as seen in the video below.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> If you've set up the rappel with a 60 meter dynamic rope, you can rappel down into the bottom of Herron's Hope Cave from the top of the cliff. However, climbing down from the entrance of the cave into the lower passage is a pretty simple down-climb. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">The lower section of the cave goes back 40 feet and then ends.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> The lower portion drops down 15 feet and then goes back 40 feet. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">The upper section goes up 30 feet and then back 10. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> Climbing across into the upper section of the cave. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> It's a pretty easy chimney up 30 feet to the top of the cave.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> Looking down the final passage at the top of the cave. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">An ugly spider living at the top of the cave. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> This stalagmite was about 5 inches in diameter and would likely </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Directions: From University Ave, turn east onto 3700 N. Continue onto 3650 N St and continue onto Quail Valley Drive. Turn left onto Foothill Drive, then make the third right onto Windsor Drive. Take the third right onto N Imperial Drive, and follow that to the loop at the end which you can see in the picture below. Follow the trail around the water reservoir, and stick to the lower trail which takes you down to the creek bed. It's not very obvious but you need to cross the creek, go up on the other side, and find the trail again. It essentially follows the south ridge east (uphill). The trail is not well worn as directions to the cave have never before been made public. Just keep hiking up toward the big cliff with a cave on the face, and remember that Herron's Hope Cave is at the base. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">GPS coordinates at the cave entrance: 40.284784, -111.628532</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Setting up the rappel: There are two bolts on top of the cliff and I don't know who put them there but they seem pretty new and very solid. Just in case we set up a third anchor off of a big boulder. I used a 60 foot piece of webbing to wrap around the boulder, a 40 foot piece off of one bolt, and a 20 foot piece off of the other bolt. We had all of the webbing converge off of the anchors about three feet from the edge of the cliff. We used one 60 meter rope, but if you want to pack two ropes up you can do a double rope rappel. Hiking back around to the top of the cliff only takes about five minutes to retrieve your anchors and rope. From the top of the cliff to the entrance to Herron's Hope Cave is about 180 feet, leaving you just enough rope to rappel into the cave if you wish. </span></div>
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