Fat Man's Misery (Aug '10)

A group of 12 of us spent a beautiful day from sunrise to sunset hiking and canyoneering down Fat Man's Misery canyon over in the east part of Zion. Due to recent rains, there were probably about 40 holes we had to wade or swim through. Most of them were full of debris and organic material, and the smell alone made some of the group members nauseous. In the afternoon we were able to get to the East Fork of the Virgin River, aka Parunaweap, where the water was clear and helped us to clean off. The hike out is always memorable as you climb over 2,000' up a lot of sand and beautiful sandstone for over 3 miles.


Here are some of the group down in Parunaweap.


















An HDR type photo of the East Fork Virgin River in Parunaweap.


















We walked under this log jammed above our heads in Fat Man's Misery.




















A shot looking straight up in the narrows.