ADAM HAYDOCK

Insomnia with the 320 ft drop. 

the "I"'s have been some of great Arizona classics as people flock from all over the southwest to visit these three gems. 

you can get into a lot of action within these canyons on the rim and I was grateful to have a crew come out to enjoy this one . 

We decided to tour the entire canyon from the very top which proved to be a minor detour from the goods that could have been with time that would have been....saved. 

back on track and we are headed into insomnia, with a bright eye towards the void in the back. 

continuing down we encountered some interesting raps along the way. 

as it appeared, maintenance has not been priority in here. 

some cavernous sections within this canyon made for some interesting luminosity 

along with a chill or two. 

we met up with two others from flagstaff and skated down this canyon to the infamous big drop. 

this was a time where the bolt was blown out of its placement and temp equipment was placed for a safe and proper passage. 

indeed it looked like a BDSM lair full of ropes, webbing ( torn) and various metallic parts dangling. 

we got over the 320 and set up a contingency just in-case we needed to lower on rappel . 

rope touched the bottom and no need for anything other than a traditional pull down and lot of fun to be had. 

I have to admit, there was a beat or two skipped...

I am still alive to risk and don't not completely jaded after all. 

This drop made the canyon and I can see why it is a destination canyon just to visit this section. 

We continued down and out to make a bit of a slog back out to the rim of this region. 

how many of these "I" canyons are really out there?!?!?!..

The Tusher range is a alpine terrain that was formed through volcanic activity and lifted to the beautiful place that it is today.

Delano peak is just over 12,000 of elevation and has a beautiful depiction of the range from its peak. 

I was surprised to see how beautiful this place was and how the grassy region was rather colorful 

the minerals in the rocks made this place pop with color 

The landscape reminds me a bit of the Andean Range and I enjoyed seeing how this all came together. 

There are some great hiking trails out here as well

you can hike to Delano peak from a few different areas and you can also get out to other peaks.

The skyline trail is quite unique in itself as it provides more terrain variance. 

July -August seemed to be a great time to visit this place. 

high winds kick up here pretty quickly so I recommend being prepared for that when you show up. 

Bear canyon is a north Arizona canyon that we decided to grab at the last minute before heading back to vegas. 

At 2 1/2 hours, car to car, canyon was quite short and did not take long to get through 

Raps were straightforward and less then 100 feet in length. check a canyon beta site for specific rope lengths. 

The approach was not all that steep and it was straightforward to find our way into the canyon

The water was a bit cold so a 3 mm wetsuit came in handy for the short swims. 

The scenic section was indeed nice but it was short lived once we exited the canyon

The hike out was steep but a small trail was in place to follow. 

This was a perfect canyon for the Sunday afternoon trip when you just do not want to go home yet and have a bit more energy. 

Heading down the highway towards page we check out another short canyon right off the highway.

 This canyon is straightforward could be done as a lunch hour meetup. 

The cream colored canyon walls and somewhat deep and shallow sections of the canyon gave away some decent scenery for this desert drainage. 

The last rap is a 50 drop to the canyon floor and into a pretty interesting short and scenic narrow section. 

I was happy to find that upon pulling the rope.... we actually stuck the rope!!! Of course we stuck the 

rope, of course we were not paying attention since it was a breeze, of course this is a reminder to 

always pay attention to just what the hell you are doing no matter what canyon you are in!!!  

It was easy to climb back up the rope and Un fuck it from the anchor and chimney back down. 

Easy and hot back to the car and an hour later, we are headed to our destination.