Canyon Creek (Opho) Sierra Canyoneering

Rap­pel near the end of Opho (Canyon Creek)

Canyon Creek (Opho Canyon) in the Sier­ra is high on my list of favorite canyons. It starts off with a rap­pel into a mine with flow­ing water. After about 15–20 min­utes you emerge back into the sun­light and begin boul­der hop­ing down the canyon. Soon the tech­ni­cal sec­tion begins with a mul­ti-stage water­fall fol­lowed by about 19 more rap­pels in the water. Nar­row sec­tions, big falls, swims and blackberries!

Here is a video of the trip: