Hat Hill Canyon - 28 January 2012
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Party - John, Chuin Nee, Marty, Col, Mark, Dave
The trip was supposed to go to Claustral Canyon - but there had been
a lot of rain - so I suggested Hat Hill Canyon as an alternative as
no one in the pary besides from me had visited it. It was quite a
wet day and the creek was indeed up a lot!
Above - Heading off for the canyon
Above - walking down the creek - slow in the high water
Above - we arrive at the start of the first constriction. The creek
looked dangerous to go down at the point. Luckily we found a ledge
on the right to bypass the tricky bit.
Above - Chuin Nee below the first constriction
Above - the start of the second constriction. It too looked too
dangerous to go down. Once more we looked for a way around. We found
a way around on the left this time.
Above - we had to climb down this tricky bit
Above - looking back upstream
Above - Chuin Nee in the canyon
Above - in the canyon
Above - canyon formation
Above - canyon formation
Above - in the canyon
Above - this was the next (and last) tricky bit in the high water
Above - beautiful creek between the second the third constrictions
Above - the third constriction
Above - Col
Above - canyon formation
Above - canyon formation
Above - in the canyon
Above - canyon formation
Above - a set of arches in a side canyon
Above - back up the third constriction
Above - canyon formation
Above - we climb out and have a late lunch in this nice dry cave
close to the route out
Above - Pimelea linifolia
Above - walking out
Above - mountain devils
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