Conditions:Miracle Max Canyon-20160223003528

Latest:	15 Feb 2016 (9 yrs, 2 mos ago)

Reported by:	DMonroy (188 reports)
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Time:	7 hours

Team: 4 people

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Comments: Great canyon! Really makes for some spectacular photographs. It has a real "canyon" feel as you follow the wash, with some cool geological features. Four of us started at 6am and finished easily before 1pm car to car.

Moved from main canyon page by Bjp (talk) 19:37, 22 February 2016 (EST)

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
17 Feb 2025	Amazing				5 hours	6 people Intermediate to Advanced	RFontaine (254 reports)
Comment: Very impressive but very short canyon with a poor pay to play ratio, but a must do once, regardless. The rock in this canyon is mindblowing, just wild. but it is over quick. savor it. Approach across open desert seemingly takes forever. Climbing the fin is stable footing, all limestone slabs not loose. Once up top you traverse multiple ridgelines to eventually get over to the wash. We arrived at the canyon in 2.5hrs. Some of the most unique rock I've ever seen throughout. Huge walls, all raps are stacked one after another. Before you know it, it is over and you are back in the sandy desert floor crossing miles of rocky desert to get back to your vehicle. Exit only took 1hr but felt like a life time... still worth it.
14 Jan 2024	Great	Dry		Normal	5 hours	5 people Intermediate to Expert	Ephacker (3 reports)
Comment: All anchors were in good condition
7 Mar 2021	Good	Dry	None	Normal	6 hours	1 people Advanced	Battaglia.evan (4 reports)
Comment: Anchors are in good shape. Kudos to whoever build them, these may be the best cairn anchors I've seen. Warm day on the way up in the morning but nice in the canyon.
1 Jan 2021	Good	Dry			6 hours	3 people Intermediate to Advanced	DMonroy (188 reports)
Comment: Super fast clean run with no issues. Anchors are all replaced.
29 Nov 2019	Good	Dry	None	Normal	7 hours	12 people Expert to Beginner	Dominik (64 reports)
19 Jan 2019	Amazing	Dry	None	Easy	7 hours	6 people Beginner to Advanced	Exitfiftyone (22 reports)
Comment: A long approach for a short but worthy canyon with stunning geological features. We enjoyed an uncomplicated descent through this straightforward canton.
4 Feb 2017	Good	Dry	None	Normal	7 hours	10 people Beginner to Advanced	CC (93 reports)
Comment: Cute canyon, a bit of cloud to keep the temps reasonable at 78F, lots of great views on the approach, long wash walks after the drop in were pretty with tall walls, drops come in quick rapid order, raps on walls have great lines, a group of 7 was behind us as well that day but did not descend & gave us space to enjoy ourselves
15 Feb 2016					7 hours	4 people	DMonroy (188 reports)
Comment: Great canyon! Really makes for some spectacular photographs. It has a real "canyon" feel as you follow the wash, with some cool geological features. Four of us started at 6am and finished easily before 1pm car to car. Moved from main canyon page by Bjp (talk) 19:37, 22 February 2016 (EST)