Lost Nozzle

This small-drainage canyon shows promise as an enjoyable option for the early season in the Sierras.

Drive to the end of the road (or as far as you're willing to go in your car) and follow the trail downhill. Following the KML, pass one small, mostly-dry drainage to the second drainage and start downstream. Choosing the first drainage will drop you into the same canyon prior to the first vertical obstacle, and could be explored as well.

Complete a series of crumbly downclimbs, rappels from natural anchors, and small jumps to descend the canyon. The vertical obstacles are very roughly: R1 - 50' rappel or downclimb. Rappel from a shrub DCR or downclimb on crumbly rock. R2 - 150' R3 - 150' from a large boulder in the watercourse down a mossy, spread waterfall R4 - 50' from a small pine DCR. Take an optional 5' jump at the bottom into a deep pool. Look in the pool for the piece of equipment the canyon was named for. Rappel lengths are approximate - bring enough rope to spare.