Mystery Canyon (September 3, 2005)

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The view of the Virgin River and Zion Canyon from near Observation Point en route to Mystery Canyon.

Myself and Chris England on the four mile approach to Mystery Canyon.

Looking down into Mystery Canyon from the East Mesa trail.

Myself and Mike Brunson before dropping into Mystery Canyon through Death Gully.


Mike and Chris in Death Gully.

The huge, waterstained sandstone walls towering above in the upper section of the Canyon.

Chris England on one of his first canyoneering rappels.

Myself coming down one of the half dozen or so beautiful dry raps in the upper canyon.

Do you think he's liking this?


Discovering places like this is what it's all about.

Chris and Mike in the section of Mystery that is filled with sediment deposits from a large natural dam downstream.

Standing on the tumbled sandstone blocks that make up the landslide dam in Mystery Canyon.

Mike making the last rap down the slick waterfall into the Virgin River just above the Temple of Sinawava.

Standing in the Virgin River for the short walk to the Temple of Sinawava shuttle stop. The final rap is the water stained wall behind us.

Three very happy friends.

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