Trip Report

UT: Moab – Kiddie Canyoneering: Fin’s & Things

Meet up with Luke for a little family canyoneering trip. He and I introduced our families to Fin’s and Things canyon. It was a great day out with the kiddos.

As always, canyoneering with kids proves to be a wonderful adventure. The kids all seemed to have a lot of fun.

Again, as always, a typically short route ended up taking a little more than 7 hours to complete.

My favorite moments were watching my son walk along the canyon walls, climb on little rocks, constantly hug the 9 month old baby, slide down the zip-line we rigged for the last drop, and go swimming in the upper pools of mill creek!

Here is a video of the trip. Enjoy!

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AuthorBlake Merrell
DateMay 15, 2017
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  • Blake Merrell

    Hi Kuenn,

    Thanks for your kind comments. I hope you are doing well.

    My son, at :47 was protesting me for not letting me let him back in the water. he was so mad when I made him dry off and get back in the paci! I was surprised he wanted in the water so badly.

    • Ha! The apple didn’t fall very far…

      • Blake Merrell

        It baffles me how much they seem to like things that their parents like

  • Very nice to see your work again, Blake. Refreshing!!

    Can honestly say that after many years of doing this vertical stuff…first time I ever saw an “on-roper” with a paci! (Although, there has been a few times when I needed one.)

    Loved the little man’s objection at :47 of the short video, “my parents have lost it!”

  • From Heaps to Fins & Things…it’s the circle of life!

    • Blake Merrell

      haha and Fin’s and Things with 5 kids is almost just as much work as Heaps!