Tuesday, May 18, 2010

 

The South Fork of Choprock Canyon

After Neon we hit one of my favorite canyons ever, The South Fork of Choprock, or as the first decent party called it, Kaleidescope Canyon. We found a lot of cold water but water levels weren't insanely high or anything. We kinda rushed the day because our hands were numb and there was a lot of swimming/wading. The canyon was great though as always! After the last rappel we hiked back to camp, cooked up some dinner, dried our gear, then headed up the hill back to our cars.

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

The first business section (Photo by Mike).
From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

Great reflection in the pool below the first rappel (Photo by Mike).
From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

Best riparian section in any canyon... too bad photos never capture how amazing this spot really is (Photo by Mike).
From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

The rockpile marks the end of the riparian section.
From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

Subway section reflection.
From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

Big smile.
From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

Tunnel (Photo by Mike).
From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

My favorite spot in the canyon.
From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

Lots of cold water (Photo by Mike)
From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

Going into the log tunnel.
From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

Sunny narrows near the end.
From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

Jason on the final rappel (Photo by Mike)
From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

The hike down lower S. Fork of Choprock.
From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

From South Fork of Choprock Canyon

Comments:
Friggin cool!
 
Amazing trip! Well documented too! This canyon is now extremely high on my bucket list!!!
 
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