I love these Angel canyons! Short and fun and scenic. I love how it looks like there is red paint dripping down the walls, and I love the view of the Dirty Devil River when you get to the end of the canyon.
The approach
Jess on the first rappel
Jess and I took off through the canyon, leaving the boys to clean up a rappel. When we came to a pool, I started trudging through and discovered it was much deeper than I had expected. "My phone, my phone!" I yelled. Jess grabbed me by the backpack and tried to keep me/it above water while I scrambled to get my footing in the slick mud. I'm sure this resembled some type of Laurel and Hardy scene. Luckily, Jess was able to save my backpack, which otherwise would have been submerged in the chest deep water. We continued around the corner and giggled quietly, waiting for the boys to discover the pothole. All of a sudden we heard a splash, followed by "Freak, that's deep!" We were dying.
Jack in a pensive pose on the exit hike
Colton celebrates the end of the hike... Made it back just before dark!
Wasn't a huge fan of this anchor!
Downclimbing... This is why my legs are torn up
We were taking our sweet time, posing for a million pictures, when we got to the confluence with the north fork, consulted the map, and realized we still had a ways to go and the sun was about to set. I referenced the beta and discovered that Jess (Bret's wife) and I were the only ones who had read it. Silly boys!!
Jess and I took off through the canyon, leaving the boys to clean up a rappel. When we came to a pool, I started trudging through and discovered it was much deeper than I had expected. "My phone, my phone!" I yelled. Jess grabbed me by the backpack and tried to keep me/it above water while I scrambled to get my footing in the slick mud. I'm sure this resembled some type of Laurel and Hardy scene. Luckily, Jess was able to save my backpack, which otherwise would have been submerged in the chest deep water. We continued around the corner and giggled quietly, waiting for the boys to discover the pothole. All of a sudden we heard a splash, followed by "Freak, that's deep!" We were dying.
Colton enters the pool
Jack finds a way around it
*Photo credits go to Bret... You can follow him on Instagram at az_canyon
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