My Garmin watch told me I slept long and calm, almost 8 hours with only 4 min of awake time. We ended up doing Blarney East Fork (4 stars), Lucky Charms (2 stars), and Conundrum (3 stars) all a short hike or drive from the campsite. Tom’s Canyoneering Guide (link) gives good descriptions, I would only add that the area is known for skinny canyons and Blarney and Luck Charms were dry. Although we had to do some modest rappels, for climbers the rope work and downclimbs were simple.
This was the first climbing type trip since my Parkinson’s Diagnosis so I was a little concerned about all the exposed hiking, but it was not an issue. I did notice my left leg drags around a little more than typical when walking in the sand and I wince when I look at the videos. Oh well it still got the rest of my body where I asked it to go.
Lesson’s learned from day 1, it gets hot in the desert, canyoneering is hard on your clothes, fine sand blows into your tent. I went to bed content knowing I still have a bunch more of these trips in me. I am grateful I have friends still willing to drag me around.
