Yet another Inland Sports Adventure goes down in the books as an incredible time! This adventure was a little different than the others. Anyone who has been canyoneering before knows how intense yet rewarding and satisfying it is. On Tuesday the 10th of July, we headed down to Sandy, Utah to come down Rocky Mouth Canyon. We had heard rumor that the canyon was the host to a giant wildfire a few days prior to our adventure but we lucked out and the fire was further south.
We parked at the Rocky Mouth Canyon trailhead located at 11300 south, Wasatch Blvd. in Sandy. From the parking lot the trail rises quickly through some houses and eventually up the canyon. The hike up canyon is gorgeous as the path follows the trickling stream that's towered by large granite walls. After not too long we reached the waterfall. It's a beautiful site as the green algae infests the rocks that surround the water fall.
We scrambled up a large rock slide to the north and made it up on top of the waterfall. After traversing across a giant slab, we dropped into the canyon. This canyon is very different than the typical Southern Utah canyon. It was very short and didn't have the clastrophobic feel that I was used to. It did have two spectacular rappels though and a wet, exciting finish. The last rappel drops you into a pool. Before the pool though you go down the waterfall and take in a pretty good mouth full of water as you scramble to find your footing on the slippery rocks.
This Adventure was a blast; sorry to those of you who missed it. Thanks to those that did come out and join us though. We look forward to seeing you all again and to meeting those of you who haven't made it out yet. I would recommend to anyone who missed this adventure to take the trip down to Sandy and visit the Rocky Mouth Canyon. You won't regret it!
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