Mar 28, 2017 — Behunin Canyon is overall an interesting and fun technical canyon with many long rappels. Starting from the shuttle stop called The Grotto, follow the West Rim Trail almost to the mesatop, but leaving the trail and heading south into the canyon shortly before the last leg up the cliff face. Behunin Canyon's 9 rappels were bolted during our visit, and didn't offer any serious challenges, except for the last two, where it's pretty easy to get your rope caught betwen rocks. The group ahead of us did just that and we had to unlodge their rope, so we were extra careful since nobody was behind us. While Behunin doesn't have the classic red rock slots, it does have sheer, tall cliffs on either side and some pretty vegetation and colors throughout. The canyon ends on the Kayenta Trail and this leads back to The Grotto.
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