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.
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Myself and Chris England on the four mile approach to Mystery Canyon.
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Looking down into Mystery Canyon from the East Mesa trail.
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Myself and Mike Brunson before dropping into Mystery Canyon through Death Gully.
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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.
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Do you think he's liking this?
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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.
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Three very happy friends.
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