Sidestep Canyon, Blue Wonder Slot, Twisted Hoodoo, Pareidolia

Sidestep Canyon as we start the descent into it.

Janet, Elke, and Dave on the fun descent of Sidestep Canyon.

The entrance to the Blue Wonder slot.

The first climbing step. Note how blue the walls are deep in the canyon; hence the name Blue Wonder.

Stan looking up at the crux pitch. The rope was used only for hauling the packs as a couple sections of the slot cannot easily be done with packs on. Photo by Elke Dratch.

Dave at the top of the crux. This is a wonderfully photogenic spot. The photographer has to step over the opening from the easy terrain to the right.

Looking back from past the crux. The blue color appears in the depths as a reflection of the sky.

The formations in this canyon change every year. This year the highlight was this gathering of the Little People. An example of pareidolia!

Looking back at Blue Wonder (looker’s right) and the narrow fork (left), which I did in May 2020.

Twisted Hoodoo, in the White Rocks area not very far from where we exited Sidestep.