THE RIGHT FORK OF NORTH CREEK (Top-Down Canyoneering Route)

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Right Fork of North Creek photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2019 Joe Braun Photography
A side trip up the north ridge of the Hourglass makes for a scenic scramble if you have the extra time and energy. BUY PHOTO
Right Fork of North Creek photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2019 Joe Braun Photography
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives. BUY PHOTO
Right Fork of North Creek photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2019 Joe Braun Photography
Looking back at the amazing Wildcat and Left Fork landscape! BUY PHOTO
Right Fork of North Creek photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2018 Joe Braun Photography
Late afternoon sun breaks through a rainstorm at the saddle between the Left/Right Forks. BUY PHOTO
Right Fork of North Creek photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2019 Joe Braun Photography
Thrilling post-sunset skies make me wonder if a rainstorm will hit while I'm sleeping...
Right Fork of North Creek photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2018 Joe Braun Photography
Day 2... Sunrise hits the White Cliffs above the Left/Right Fork saddle. It's time to start our descent of the drainage to the south.
Right Fork of North Creek photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2019 Joe Braun Photography
Looking for adventure off in the distance!
Right Fork of North Creek photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2018 Joe Braun Photography
Downclimbing in slickrock wonderland...
Right Fork of North Creek photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2018 Joe Braun Photography
"No! It's too early in the morning to go swimming!"
Right Fork of North Creek photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2019 Joe Braun Photography
At one of the larger dryfalls, we leave the drainage and start heading cross-country for the bypass ridge.
Right Fork of North Creek photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2018 Joe Braun Photography
If you wind up going all the way down to the Right Fork proper, you can still escape up the slopes to the right (west) to the bypass ridge. (Don't just wander down the Right Fork Direct Route unless you are prepared for the more challenging route.)

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