Next day, we were looking for something rather casual, so a quick lap through Cassidy Arch Canyon would fit the bill.
Read MoreRyan and I were down Hanksville way, looking for a canyon to do. A couple days earlier, it had taken me 8 hours to drive from Mt Carmel to Ticaboo, as I had trouble getting across the Burr Trail, due to flash floods from a Utah-wide massive storm.
Read MoreYes, a couple other canyons were done. But the next BIG EVENT of note was a descent of Sandthrax Canyon by most of the gang on the 30th. Hank got a bunch of great pictures, and Ram wrote a wonderful trip report.
Read MoreBlack Hole, New Year's Day - Truly, this IS The High Life! Thank you all for a wonderful Freezefest. Heck, we even had WOMEN! See ya in the New Year. (FreezeFest IV)
Read MoreThat's why this Festival was called the Bakefest. So we did canyons that had water in them, that would be cool. Thankfully, The Narrows opened up the week before we got there, so we could do Imlay, Mystery and other, classic, pretty wet canyons.
Read MoreYou get to sleep in on Hole day. After sipping scotch at midnight and a restful sleep, the call went out at 8 AM. The sun was up, offering one of the few sunrises of note, on the trip.
Read MoreThat afternoon, after getting back to the car, we headed off to a panel of rock art, not more than a hundred yards off a major park trail. Some know of it, most don't. Heard there are many such places in the park.
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