East Leprechaun + East Blarney

On October 2nd and 3rd, 2026, John, Drew, Cindy and I conquered East Leprechaun and East Blarney Canyons.  I was alarmed when I realized that it had been 3 years since I had done a canyon with my boys.  Shortening that span between canyon trips is something that I hope to change.

It rained during the days leading up to the trip, so East Lep was full of water.  Luckily, the water was warm, so we had fun splashing through the slot.  We were all covered with mud at the end of the day.

We also mixed in a hike to Long Dong Silver, epic stargazing, a swim at Hog Springs, and some fossil hunting to this trip.  Overall, one of the best trips I have been on in years!

Oh dang! It doesn't look like Drew is going to fit.

Can you see the Phoenix?

This is the dark section at the end of Middle Lep.

We ventured up a short ways after completing East Lep.

Parenting, in a nutshell. 😆

Long Dong Silver.

Pothole Fork of Woody Canyon

On May 24th, 2026, Cole, Christian, Reid, Court and I tackled the Pothole Fork of Woody Canyon.  This was an interesting step up in difficulty from the main fork of Woody.

We didn't have a SandTrap, WaterTrap, or Potshots at this drop.
We improvised and stacked three backpacks, then rappelled off the bottom one.
It was a little sketchy, but it worked great.

After our hike we went down to Lake Powell and enjoyed the afternoon.
We are a tight crew.  Note the matching highly fashionable shirts.

Morocco + Middle Leprechaun

On May 23rd, 2026, Cole, Christian, Reid, Court and I did a Morocco + Middle Lep Combo.  It had been 12 years since I had done Morocco, so it was fun to revisit that one.  None of the other fellas had ever experienced Middle Leprechaun, so it was great fun sharing that canyon with them.

Cheesebox Canyon

On May 22, 2026, Cole, Christian, Reid, Court and I descended Cheesebox Canyon.  

It had been a minute since I had worn a wetsuit, so it was fun to get back in the action.