Hours upon hours staring at topo maps looking for canyon prospects near home I cam across “Brown Canyon”, labeled such on the topos. It didn’t look like the squiggly contour lines were coming very close together indicating it might not be too technical,...
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...
“I’ll just slowly slide into the water flow. I’ve been inside waterfalls with much more flow than this.” I thought and then instantly regretted it. The water pounded down onto my helmet with great force, pushing my head down as my feet got stuck in the rocks...
Arriving at the trailhead at 6am we saw the sunrise as we geared up and headed out on the fire road. A few miles of dirt road hiking dodging Poodle Dog Bush and we dropped in. A beautiful shaded, oak lined canyon with a few small rappels and steep...
It’s been quite a while since I’ve written anything here. I’ve started putting together a summary of each of the trips this year along with a picture. Then at some point I’d like to write more about them. But with planning, packing and going, it can be...
