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