This Thursday and Friday I went on a field trip with my canyoneering class. I took the same class last year, and this field trip was really similar to last year's field trip. We went to the San Rafael Swell in eastern Utah. We did Ding and Dang canyons on Thursday, which are easy, non-technical slots. Yesterday we did Baptist Draw and Upper Chute.
Baptist Draw was a lot of fun. There are a lot of cool people in our class, and the canyon was in great condition. The weather was a little cool while waiting at the "big" (80-foot) rappel, but it was perfect for most of the time. There was just one puddle in Baptist Draw, but the hike became a mudfest once we got into Upper Chute. There was one wade up to my chest, and most of the rest were thigh-deep or less. The recent water didn't smell too bad, and it had mixed with the fine dirt to make creamy, smooth, chocolatey mud. It was a lot of fun!
Here are some pictures and a video. You can see more in the full gallery.
It wasn't actually that gross, though. The water was comparatively clean (certainly better than this putrid pool we waded through last year), and the mud was really soft and fun.
yum, did u have some of the chocolate milk?
Nope. Kenna drank it all before I could get any.