
From the trailhead looking down the aggravating slope filled with glass and garbage. Scot stares majestically. I recommend keeping north along the rim and taking a more pleasant descent using a rib/slope.

After descending from the trailhead, follow the only and obvious drainage all the way. Alternatively, a social trail leads down on the south side of the drainage for some time if you prefer.




Eventually, Weeping Spring Canyon begins to narrow up and soon comes the first rappel.




Scot coming down.


A mini-rappel.

More rappels...

And then we got to a section of potholes which required some maneuvering to get around.

This is the setup that was at the top of this rappel, a rope connected to webbing extended over the biggest pool. I would recommend bringing an extensive amount of webbing to rebuild this in case it's in rough shape. This is easily the most technical section of the canyon due to the configuration of the anchor setup.



Our final rappel. There's technically one more that ends in the Colorado River, but we didn't do that one since it's March and therefore freezing.

Continue down the canyon after the last rappel. To bypass the Colorado River packraft route, make a right around here and traverse through the desert.

We wanted to at least see the last rappel, so we continued onward.

The last section of narrows before getting to the spring and last rappel.

The spring leading into the Colorado River.

The last rappel of Weeping Spring Canyon. We turned around here and did the bypass instead.

Scot along the bypass to get to Bighorn Canyon.

Really beautiful.

There were people camped at the mouth of Bighorn Canyon. There's a grotto we had to wrap around before descending into the drainage.

And there was a Class 3+ downclimb in order to get into Bighorn Canyon, seen at the top of this photo.

View back up at the downclimb.

Another shot back up at the downclimb to get into Bighorn Canyon.

Headed up Bighorn Canyon, lush and beautiful, with a stream coming down.






Bighorn Canyon quickly narrows into a slot. Unexpected and gorgeous.







Lots of other fun mini boulder obstacles.



The Class 4 crux. Excuse the drastically different lighting - this was from another outing.

View down at the crux.

Alternatively, using the face is less technical, but more exposed.


Bighorn Canyon opens up, tall cliffs all around us. Really gorgeous landscape and colors, especially with the flowers blooming.

Ahead you can see a reddish pocket. Before entering the slot at its mouth, turn right and head up the rocky gully.

Whoops, went into the slot, a tad too far.

Ascending out of the badlands to gain the saddle separating the two canyons to complete the loop.

Almost at the top of the ascent before getting back into Weeping Spring Canyon.

Looking into Weeping Spring Canyon before heading back up to the trailhead.
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