THE RIGHT FORK OF NORTH CREEK (Top-Down Canyoneering Route)
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| 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 |
| Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives. BUY PHOTO |
| Looking back at the amazing Wildcat and Left Fork landscape! BUY PHOTO |
| Late afternoon sun breaks through a rainstorm at the saddle between the Left/Right Forks. BUY PHOTO |
| Thrilling post-sunset skies make me wonder if a rainstorm will hit while I'm sleeping... |
| 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. |
| Looking for adventure off in the distance! |
| Downclimbing in slickrock wonderland... |
| "No! It's too early in the morning to go swimming!" |
| At one of the larger dryfalls, we leave the drainage and start heading cross-country for the bypass ridge. |
| 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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