In this episode of, “Tales from Secret Western Caves”, hot desert cavers chill out, hundreds of feet underground in a premier and quietly kept alpine cave. Who will tell all, will the locals react, and who definitely did not make a whisky Pleistocene with an “ aged” ice back?The story begins with a birthday flight for my friend Mark to Salt Lake City. The...
West clear creek is a beautiful multi day hike in Arizona. beautiful green colors saturate the canyon floor as a stream meanders through. there was even trout in the stream that people can fish. we can down two canyons on two seperate days that drops us right into the heart of the canyon. This is quite the place to visit and I would love to come back...
The day before we knocked out Sundance canyon. Now we grabbed Wilbur canyon on the way back to vegas. The road to Wilbur is quite bumpy and riddled with lava which can puncture tires.Be careful if you decide to head into WilburWe found the canyon to be quite straightforward, less water than Sundance, and the sneak route to be quite sneaky. We replaced one of the...
Typically, I find short canyons to either be a tease or just not worth the effort. Usually they are a tease but Sundance canyon was quite nice. There are not too many raps in Sundance but when you work yourself lower, you get some fascinating viewsand you get some jungle "esque " canyon in an otherwise, arid Arizona. The water get cold quickeven with a wetsuit...
