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Sunday, November 22, 2015

Caught in a Flash Flood of Sunshine in Hell Hole: Not a place to be when It rains…


We stay out of slot canyons when rain is in the forecast, for obvious reasons. But what about when the Weather Guessers get it wrong, like on the day this family got caught in Little Wild Horse and captured this flash flood Video? Good thing it was a "light rain."

Here's what it looked like in Hellhole during this Flash flood video.  In this southwest Utah flash flood video you can see the debris flow that usually precedes the flood. And finally, a Lower Antelope Canyon flash flood video,  just to keep you aware and hopefully safe.




















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12 comments:

  1. Metamorphosis LisaNovember 22, 2015 at 8:41 AM

    That's some awe inspiring scenery...no wonder you all have such big grins!

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  2. Jim and Barb's AdventuresNovember 22, 2015 at 9:25 AM

    I don't think many people really understand the power of even a little rain. I know I don't. It is hard to believe that even a light rain can gather momentum and cause such devastation. We will be in Zion over the Thanksgiving weekend and are looking forward to hitting the trails!

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  3. Ed@Chasing Sunrises and SunsetsNovember 22, 2015 at 1:33 PM

    Left to right...65, 70 and 61. Amazing!!!

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  4. stillhowlynNovember 22, 2015 at 3:59 PM

    Holy crap!

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  5. Sue MaloneNovember 22, 2015 at 4:17 PM

    Incredible, just incredible. The floods, the red canyons, the people.

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  6. nepNovember 22, 2015 at 4:18 PM

    Wow! Thanks for sharing. -- Anne P

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  7. Desert trekkerNovember 22, 2015 at 4:53 PM

    Incredible!!! I travel, hike, etc alone (hermitoid) and am somewhat physically impaired, but I still go, knowing that someday I will be Coyote Lunch, hopefully enjoying such perpetual beuty...and I love Ouray!!!!

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  8. SuzanneNovember 22, 2015 at 7:38 PM

    I have a stomach ache, a symptom of "Red Rock withdrawal." It hurts so bad, I almost can't bare to look...

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  9. GaelynNovember 22, 2015 at 9:53 PM

    Do you form human ladders to climb those walls?

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  10. John and Pam (ohtheplacestheygo.wordpress.com)November 22, 2015 at 10:29 PM

    My kind of hike...lots of major boulder climbing!! Beautiful!

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  11. Jim and GayleNovember 23, 2015 at 11:13 AM

    Those videos are frightening!! So was Suzanne able to boost Bobbie up that dry fall? I sure don't remember anything like that when we hiked with you guys in Hell Hole Canyon, but then maybe it was beyond where I got stuck :-)
    Gayle

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  12. Box Canyon Blog.comNovember 24, 2015 at 2:57 PM

    Actually, we did go up a different spur of the canyon, to the west. :)

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