Conditions:Dragonfly Canyon-20201101225933

Latest:	31 Oct 2020 (4 yrs, 6 mos ago)

Reported by:	Airkewled (12 reports)
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:	Very Low
Wetsuit:	Full wetsuit
Water temperature:	60F deg C
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	3 hours

Team: 2 people with experience level Intermediate to Advanced

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Comments: Despite rain potholes still low. Chest deep at the main swimmer. Due to low water entry into pool without jumping required a handline for the first person.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
20 Sep 2024	Great	Deep pools	None	Normal	5 hours	2 people Beginner to Intermediate	Deranged.rambler.749 (2 reports)
Comment: nice canyon. there were 2 pools right before the first rappel we had to swim through, somewhat chilly but I wouldn't call the water cold. maybe 5 feet deep in some spots and deeper in others. first rap looks like it goes into water but it doesn't, head skier's left on dry rock to avoid the pool. second rap looks wet too but isn't. we fiddlesticked the second rap and both cords came down easily. exiting was easy, no swimming or wading required, a small 3 foot wide 1 foot deep pool can be bypassed by jumping the banks instead of taking 2 strides in dirty water. all alone, very pretty
20 Jun 2023	Good	Deep pools	None	Normal	3 hours	2 people Advanced	EMoorcroft (450 reports)
Comment: Good little canyon. We saw some owls on the exit. Anchors were in good shape and the 2nd rappel was a very clean pull. Good bang for the buck for arches. We had one car and used the cut across exit which was easy and straightforward. Sensitive soils were easy to avoid. We hitch hiked from the road a short distance and caught a quick ride up to our car. Warmed up on Elephant butte for a full value day.
19 Mar 2023	Unknown	Dry	None	Nontechnical
30 Mar 2022	Great	Low	Thin wetsuit	Special challenges	File:TimeX.png hour File:BarX.png	2 people Advanced to Intermediate	Mountain Fox (2 reports)
Comment: 1st clear day after rain. 3 swimmer potholes 8-12+ feet deep before first rap, easy swim exit to first rappel bolts. Creek walking to 2nd rap slot, varying depths of water in small stemmable potholes.Ankle to chest deep, mildly flowing water through canyon after wet 2nd rap.
31 Oct 2020	Great	Very Low	Full wetsuit	Normal	3 hours	2 people Intermediate to Advanced	Airkewled (12 reports)
Comment: Despite rain potholes still low. Chest deep at the main swimmer. Due to low water entry into pool without jumping required a handline for the first person.
22 Mar 2019	Great	Low	Full wetsuit	Easy	6 hours	2 people Intermediate to Advanced	YoungBuck (1 reports)
Comment: Water was full with some light flow from recent rains, 6 hours car to car for both Dragonfly and Bighorn
22 Mar 2019 Trip report	Amazing						CanditionBot (2103 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by YoungBuck.
14 May 2016 Trip report	Great						CanditionBot (2103 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by Cameron.
14 May 2016 Trip report							Candition.com (287 reports)
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at Candition.com, see Trip Report for full details.
20 Jul 2014 Trip report	Amazing						CanditionBot (2103 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by DougInGJCO.
19 May 2014 Trip report	Amazing						CanditionBot (2103 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by summitseeker.
1 Sep 2013 Trip report	Amazing						CanditionBot (2103 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by DougInGJCO.
13 Jul 2013 Trip report	Great						CanditionBot (2103 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by dpandaf.
28 Jun 2013 Trip report	Amazing						CanditionBot (2103 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by TNugent.
19 Apr 2013 Trip report	Amazing						CanditionBot (2103 reports)
Comment: See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by jman.

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