Canyoneering Archives - Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

A group of canyoneers scrambles through a narrow slot in Dang Canyon in Utah

Ding Canyon + Dang Canyon Exploration via Ding-Dang Wash (San Rafael Swell, UT)

Jim Brisbine · October 25, 2018

Trip Date: October 25, 2018 2018 UTAH ADVENTURE VACATION Ding Canyon & Dang Canyon Exploration ...

Canyoneering Utah

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Canyoneers enter The Subway, a rock tunnel in Zion National Park

Great West Canyon Exploration: Left Fork Trailhead to The Subway (Zion National Park, UT)

Jim Brisbine · November 4, 2019

Trip Date: November 4, 2019 2019 UTAH ADVENTURE VACATION Great West Canyon Exploration: Grapevine Wash ...

Canyoneering Utah Zion National Park

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Looking at the immense structure of Druid Arch located at the head of Elephant Canyon in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park Utah

Elephant Canyon Exploration + Druid Arch + Chesler Park Loop (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Jim Brisbine · November 12, 2020

Trip Date: November 11-12, 2020 2020 CALIFORNIA & UTAH ADVENTURE VACATION Elephant Canyon Exploration & Chesler ...

Canyoneering Canyonlands National Park Family Trips Favorite Trips Traverses & Loops (Trail) Utah

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Chasm of Doom Exploration: South Portal to North Portal via The Coffin (Joshua Tree National Park, CA)

Jim Brisbine · March 29, 2021

Trip Date: March 29, 2021 2021 ARIZONA & CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE VACATION Chasm of Doom Exploration Loop: ...

California Canyoneering Joshua Tree National Park

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A woman squeezes thru a narrow gap in Spooky Slot Canyon in the Dry Fork Coyote Gulch area of Utah

Dry Fork Narrows – Peek-A-Boo Canyon – Spooky Canyon Exploration (Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument, UT)

Jim Brisbine · November 2, 2021

Trip Date: November 2, 2021 2021 DESERT SOUTHWEST ADVENTURE VACATION Dry Fork Canyons Figure-8 Exploration Loop & Day Hike ...

Canyoneering Favorite Trips Utah

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The blue waters of Lake Powell can be seen through a narrow canyon called Hole-in-the-Rock located in southern Utah

Hole-in-the-Rock Exploration + Hill 4550 + Lake Powell (Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, UT)

Jim Brisbine · November 1, 2021

Trip Date: November 1, 2021 2021 DESERT SOUTHWEST ADVENTURE VACATION Hole-in-the-Rock Canyon Exploration & Day Hike Benchmark 4329 ...

Canyoneering Utah

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Sun lights up a small opening in the dark slot of Buckskin Gulch near Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument

Buckskin Gulch Exploration via Wire Pass (Paria Canyon – Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, UT)

Jim Brisbine · November 6, 2021

Trip Date: November 6, 2021 2021 DESERT SOUTHWEST ADVENTURE VACATION Buckskin Gulch Day Hike & Canyon Exploration Wire ...

Canyoneering Utah

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Mujib Canyon Exploration to High Waterfall (Dead Sea Basin, Jordan)

Jim Brisbine · September 27, 2025

Trip Date: September 27, 2025 2025 JORDAN ADVENTURE VACATION Mujib Canyon Exploration Wadi Mujib / Mujib Canyon ...

Canyoneering Family Trips Jordan

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Hikers walk through Horseshoe Canyon amid gold-leaf trees in Canyonlands National Park in Utah

Horseshoe Canyon Exploration: Mailbox Trailhead to The Great Gallery (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Jim Brisbine · October 26, 2018

Trip Date: October 26, 2018 2018 UTAH ADVENTURE VACATION Horseshoe Canyon Exploration: Mailbox Trailhead to ...

Canyoneering Canyonlands National Park Utah

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Canyoneers scramble through a narrow slot in Main Fork Bluejohn Canyon in the Robbers Roost Area of Utah

Bluejohn Canyon Exploration Loop: Little West Fork + Upper Main Fork (Robbers Roost Country, UT)

Jim Brisbine · October 27, 2018

Trip Date: October 27, 2018 2018 UTAH ADVENTURE VACATION Bluejohn Canyon Exploration Loop Bluejohn ...

Canyoneering Canyonlands National Park Utah

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Oarboats float down the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park

Colorado River Rafting Trip: Pipe Creek to Diamond Creek + Shinumo Creek + Havasu Creek (Grand Canyon National Park, AZ)

Jim Brisbine · July 7, 2014

Trip Date: June 29 – July 7, 2014 GRAND CANYON ADVENTURE VACATION Colorado River Rafting Descent: Pipe ...

Arizona Canyoneering Family Trips Favorite Trips Grand Canyon Raft Trav (AZ) River Rafting

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A canyoneer walks through rock formations in Goblin Valley toward Goblins Lair in the San Rafael Swell

Goblins Lair Cavern Exploration Loop + Goblin Valley (San Rafael Swell, UT)

Jim Brisbine · October 25, 2018

Trip Date: October 25, 2018 2018 UTAH ADVENTURE VACATION Goblin’s Lair Cavern Exploration Loop Goblin Valley ...

Canyoneering Utah

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Canyoneering

Ding Canyon + Dang Canyon Exploration via Ding-Dang Wash (San Rafael Swell, UT)

Great West Canyon Exploration: Left Fork Trailhead to The Subway (Zion National Park, UT)

Elephant Canyon Exploration + Druid Arch + Chesler Park Loop (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Chasm of Doom Exploration: South Portal to North Portal via The Coffin (Joshua Tree National Park, CA)

Dry Fork Narrows – Peek-A-Boo Canyon – Spooky Canyon Exploration (Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument, UT)

Hole-in-the-Rock Exploration + Hill 4550 + Lake Powell (Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, UT)

Buckskin Gulch Exploration via Wire Pass (Paria Canyon – Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, UT)

Mujib Canyon Exploration to High Waterfall (Dead Sea Basin, Jordan)

Horseshoe Canyon Exploration: Mailbox Trailhead to The Great Gallery (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Bluejohn Canyon Exploration Loop: Little West Fork + Upper Main Fork (Robbers Roost Country, UT)

Colorado River Rafting Trip: Pipe Creek to Diamond Creek + Shinumo Creek + Havasu Creek (Grand Canyon National Park, AZ)

Goblins Lair Cavern Exploration Loop + Goblin Valley (San Rafael Swell, UT)

Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata Climbs: The Outlaw + Abduction + The Pump + The Soup + Toothy Grin (Uinta Range, UT)

Guye Peak: North Summit + Middle Summit + South Summit via Alpental Valley / Commonwealth Valley (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

McAlester–Rainbow Loop via McAlester Pass—Rainbow Creek—Rainbow Pass—Bridge Creek + McAlester Mtn (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Hoodoo Pass Loop via Eagle Lakes—Horsehead Pass—Libby-Crater Saddle—Crater Lake + Mt Bigelow + Crater Peak (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Amabilis Mtn Bike Loop via Amabilis Beacon + Amabilis Peak (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Three Fingers Mtn: South Peak / Lookout Via Meadow Mtn—Goat Flats—Tin Can Gap—Southwest Side (West Sauk Mountains, WA)

Defiance Trail Traverse: Thompson Pass to Hemlock Pass via Mason Pass—Pratt Pass + Mt Defiance (Lower Snoqualmie Range, WA)

LaCrosse Pass Loop via Enchanted Valley—O’Neil Pass—Duckabush River—Dosewallips River—Anderson Pass (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Granite Mtn via Hyas Lake—Tuck Lake—Robin Lakes—Northwest Ridge (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Glacier Basin Climbing Reconn: Monte Cristo Peak attempt + Cadet Peak attempt (Monte Cristo Mountains, WA)