Kolob Canyon

Location Description

72 photos

Andy, rappelling into Kolob Canyon.
Mike dons his coveralls on top of his dry suit. This...
Mike puts on his coveralls. Kolob Creek is fed from...
Andy gets ready to get wet. Mike puts his backpack on. ...
Standing in the water for the first time: Andy (in...
Mike shimmies down a log to avoid a rappel and pass over...
Looking down a rappel into a cold, deep pool. It is...
A blurry shot of one of the first small rappels in Kolob Canyon.
Andy finishes of one of the first rappels in Kolob...
This rappel looks a bit longer than the last (peering...
Andy double-checks his rigging at the beginning of one...
Andy, looking down as he starts a 150 foot rappel.
Andy, almost to the bottom!
Just about there! This rappel was a little challenging...
Andy starts a short rappel while Joel and Mike wait on...
Mike stands on shore while Joel hunts for the next...
Andy takes a snack break while Mike rigs the next rappel.
Mike pulls rope through an anchor at the top of one of...
Mike rigs a locking carabiner to the anchor in a...
Off into the dark abyss. Mike prepares to rappel.
Joel takes a seat while waiting his turn to rappel.
Mike on rappel (green) while Andy watches from above.
Andy getting a shower from a waterfall. He has clipped...
More of the same: Andy and Joel rig yet another rappel....
Mike, maneuvering past some logs and debris while on one...
Joel, having found the anchor for the next rappel waits...
Andy, Joel and Mike sort the rope in a particularly...
Mike and Andy communicating with Joel as he sets up one...
Joel and Andy at the bottom of one of the big rappels,...
Mike bypasses a waterfall in Kolob Canyon.
Joel, having a good time. Joel was the only one who...
Joel and Andy crouch amid a massive log jam that served...
Joel and Andy watch Mike intently as he starts to set...
Joel (left), Mike (top) and Andy (bottom) prepare the...
Joel sets up to be the first on the rope.
Andy snaps a picture while Mike sets up to go on rappel.
Andy, standing at the top of the final rappel.
Andy does his best to keep his footing on the...
A blurry shot, but I like it all the same. Andy on rappel.
A view from the bottom of the final rappel.
Andy and Mike share a laugh after completing the main...
Snack time. On level ground again. Mike, Joel and Andy.
A nice view of the final waterfall in the background
Starting the 2-day hike out from the bottom of Kolob...
Setting sun on a beautiful cliff band in lower Kolob Creek.
The team starts to look a little tired: our dry suits...
Mike (front) and Joel (rear) boulder-hopping down Lower...
Sunshine up ahead!
Joel offers to take the rope from Mike, who is starting...
This was the surprise-delight of the trip: A 500+ foot...
Joel and Mike gaze at the falls, where we agree to take...
Andy fiddles with his camera while Joel admires the...
A view of the cliffs above us.
Another shot of the falls. Almost all of the water...
Looking straight up the falls.
Andy goes to inspect the base of the falls.
What water did reach the bottom flowed out in a pleasant...
Andy breaths a sigh of refreshment from the heat at the...
Joel takes a rest in the water as well.
I think Andy wished he could float all the way to camp like this.
Stunning scenery continued to unfold around every bend...
Andy, walking down Lower Kolob Creek.
Joel wades through a particularly beautiful section of narrows.
Joel, Andy and Mike walk ahead of me through a section...
A section of narrows in Kolob Creek.
Snow! In June! In the desert! Andy navigates around...
Joel, Mike and Andy stop for a snack at a confluence of...
We start to lose the sun as the day wears on.
Wading through some chest deep water deep in a section...
Andy, once again trying to cool down.
We finally found a place to camp, at the turnoff for the...
Using one of our ropes to make a clothesline. At this...