Hidden Canyon
September 16, 2016
After a fun day leading Behunin, we got invited to do Hidden. I was pretty sick at the time and didn't want to do anything too difficult, so Hidden it was.
Hidden is certainly not the most spectacular Zion canyon, but does have some fun down climbs, cave-like rappels, and a great view from the top.
The cave sections are from huge boulders that sluff off the cliffs and get lodged high above the ground. So we down climb to the massive chockstone, rappel through the hole off the up canyon side, walk under the chockstone, and come back out.
Midway through we stopped for lunch. This was the first time I tried chips, beans, and salsa for lunch in a canyon. Absolutely hooked. I highly recommend it.
After a few more rappels we started noticing signs of non-canyoneers, as in someone carved "Not all who wander are lost" into the wall. That was a signal to us that the solitary experience would soon be over.
More travel brought more people and we soon reached Zion Canyon, the paved switchback, and buses. A fine day in a fine canyon with fine canyoneers.