Canyoneering Archives - Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

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 CanyonMujib Waterfall...

Canyoneering Family Trips Jordan

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

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...

Canyoneering Favorite Trips Utah

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 4329Hill...

Canyoneering Utah

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: South Portal...

California Canyoneering Joshua Tree National Park

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 Park Loop...

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

A canyon explorer wades up the Virgin River in Zion Canyon Narrows

Zion Canyon Narrows Exploration: Temple of Sinawava to Wall Street (Zion National Park, UT)

Jim Brisbine·November 5, 2019

Trip Date: November 5, 2019 2019 UTAH ADVENTURE VACATION Zion Canyon Narrows Exploration: Temple of Sinawava to Wall...

Canyoneering Utah Zion National Park

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 to The Subway ...

Canyoneering Utah Zion National Park

A large group of canyoneers in wetsuits pose at the bottom of Dove Canyon in Tasmania

Dove Canyon Exploration Loop (Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania)

Jim Brisbine·January 14, 2019

Trip Date: January 14, 2019 2019 TASMANIA ADVENTURE VACATION Dove Canyon Exploration Loop Change Rock Abseil RockDove Canyon...

Canyoneering Family Trips Tasmania

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 MesaLittle West Fork of...

Canyoneering Canyonlands National Park Utah

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 The Great Gallery...

Canyoneering Canyonlands National Park Utah

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 Ding-Dang WashDing CanyonDang...

Canyoneering Utah

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

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

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)

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

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

Zion Canyon Narrows Exploration: Temple of Sinawava to Wall Street (Zion National Park, UT)

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

Dove Canyon Exploration Loop (Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania)

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

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

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

Chuckwalla–Pyrite Loop via Turnbuckle Trail—Chuckwalla Trail—Pyrite Trail + Pyrite Summit (White Tank Mountains, AZ)

Goat–Willow Loop via Goat Camp—Ford Canyon—Willow Canyon—Mesquite Canyon Trails (White Tank Mountains, AZ)

Marckworth Forest Bike Rides: Stickerbush Loop + Cherrybush Loop + Cedarbush Loop (Taylor-Tolt Mountains, WA)

Charleston Peak Summit Traverse: Mummy Pass to Griffith Junction (Spring Mountains, NV)

Griffith Peak via South Loop Trail—Echo Overlook—Griffith Junction (Spring Mountains, NV)

Raintree Trail Traverse: Deer Creek Road to Echo Road via Mummy Pass (Spring Mountains, NV)

McAlester Pass Wishbone: Dee Dee Lakes + McAlester Mtn Att + Rainbow Peak (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

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

Burdah/Bardeh Mtn Natural Bridge Scramble via North Cleft (Wadi Rum, Jordan)

Petra Madhbah High Place Hiking Loop via Al Madras Trail—Wadi Farasah Trail (Sharah Mountains, Jordan)

Jordan Trail Traverse: Jhair to Petra via the Back Door (Sharah Mountains, Jordan)

Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mtn to Rainy Pass + Alpine LO + Rock Mtn (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)