From: Chaz Chazerson [cp0915@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 9:24 AM
To: mcressman@aol.com; larry.reyes@us.army.mil; Kent, Rick W
Subject: more spry cyn beta

Once you reach the pass hike north along the ridge approximately one hundred yards until you can find and easy place to walk down into the canyon bottom (N37° 13' 42", W112° 56' 42"). From here it is all downhill to the Lower Trailhead.

          Follow the canyon downstream. The first section of the canyon requires a small amount of bushwhacking but is quite pretty with lush green vegetation contrasting with the red sandstone. Shortly you will encounter a steep slickrock bowl with an easy to spot bolted rappel anchor near the top. 
This is the longest rappel you will encounter at 165-feet. The anchor requires a slight bit of downclimbing to reach but it is no problem.

          After the first rappel the canyon begins to get goofy. Most of the remaining obstacles that you encounter will have several options available to deal with them. Attacking the problems directly is probably the most fun but will usually require some wading. It appears that many canyoneers will go to great length's to keep their feet dry so many obstacles have a climb around or a climb around and rappel back in option. This seems like a waste to me but the canyon is often done during cold weather so I can understand wanting to stay dry. My advice is get in the bottom and enjoy the full meal deal.

          The second drop is often walked around, or walked around and rappelled back in off a tree. The fun is in the direct route, which is an easy 10-foot downclimb, followed by a 20-foot slide and than a short rappel from a tree stump that deposits you in an intriguing tunnel.

          Just continue downstream choosing your method of dealing with each obstacle as you encounter it. None of the obstacles are particularly difficult to figure out if you look around a little bit. After about a half dozen rappels and easy downclimbs everyone gets shuffled back into the main watercourse for the finish which is a fun narrow slot that requires a rappel to enter. Next you will encounter a downclimb-slide into a pool which can be anywhere from knee to chest deep followed by a rappel to exit. Once out of the deep slot climb the 10-foot chute to the left (LDC) and locate a tree with a sling that will allow you to rappel the short distance to the bottom of the cliff band.

          From the final rappel your route will be much easier if you did your homework on the ride to the Upper Trailhead. As a general rule, the further west you traverse the easier the exit will be. Route find down the dirt cone and through the cliff bands to the Lower Trailhead (N37° 12' 59", W112° 57' 55").