Canyoneering Route Description

Double Entendre - 4A II (III)
Ticaboo Mesa, Utah. 

Quick Facts

03-17-12, 4 people, 1 Day (Travel time in route 6.5 hours) - Upper and Lower
03-02-13, 6 people, 1 Day (Travel time in route 1.5 hours) - Upper section only.
02-21-14, 5 people, 1 day (Travel time in route 6.1 hours) - Upper and Lower.
11-27-14, 3 people, 1 day (Travel time in route 5.4 hours) - Upper and Lower.
09-11-21, 4 people, 1 day (Travel time in route 1 hour) - Upper section only.

Time Required - 4 to 6 hours for full route.  1 to 2 hours for upper half only.
Distance - 3.2 miles Total, 0.4 miles Technical
Rappels -  Rappels, Longest Rappel 260 feet. 
The 260 foot rappel is over potholes and may be able to be done differently.
Rappels in lower half.  Challenging downclimbs in upper half.
Elevation Range - 4930 - 3830 Feet
Shuttle Required - Yes 1.8 Miles Vehicle - High Clearance - 4WD if bad road conditions Permit Required - No

Gear Used for Canyon

Rappelling and anchor gear, Ropes for rappels up to 260 feet, pull cord for raps up to 140 feet and 40 feet of 1 inch webbing for sling placement.  Wet suits generally should not be needed.  In cool weather if the potholes in the lower section are full a wet suit might be desired.

This route description was written for a 260 rope to be set at the top of a series of potholes starting into the lower section and left behind.  After the canyon is completed the rope can be retrieved by hiking in to get it.  Other anchor tools may be required to descend the pothole section with shorter ropes.

General Comments

John and I were both looking this slot over and wanted to go see what it had to offer.  As it turns out a few other people had also been looking at the slot and checking out parts of the upper canyon over the years.  First known full descent date 03/17/12

Double Entendre got its name due to the dual nature of the canyon.  The top and bottom sections of the canyon are very different from one another yet are indeed one water course.  Kind of like a Double Entendre has two meanings but is indeed part of the same phrase.

The top and bottom portions of Double Entendre are VERY different from one another.  Both are fun and both are worth checking out.  Doing the full route requires a shuttle vehicle to be set.  It is also possible to do just the upper portion of Double Entendre then hike back to the car for a short fun run with no shuttle vehicle required.  The upper section is VERY different from the lower portion of the canyon.  So while the quick no shuttle fun run through the top portion looks attractive, bear in mind the lower portion is like a completely different canyon all together and worth visiting when you have time.

If you plan to do the full route be aware that minimal gear is a good idea in the upper section due to skinny stuff.  A good route option for doing the full route is to route find your way along the LDC (west) rim of the canyon and drop down into the open mid section (yDublEntendMd).  Descend the lower portion of the canyon leaving the long rope at the top of the long pothole section.  After completing the lower canyon and exiting up to the exit vehicle, drive back the entry vehicles again.  From the entry parking spot go to the top of the upper canyon and descend the upper canyon to the mid point where the long rope was left. Retrieve the long rope and route find your way back up to the vehicles.  A 40 foot piece of rope or webbing may be a good idea in the upper section to assist people on drops they may not be comfortable on.

The upper section of Double Entendre is all downclimbs but 40 foot of rope or webbing is suggested to assist people with drops they may be uncomfortable with.  Also bring a small pack in the upper section and be prepared to hang it for a short portion of stemming.

The lower section of Double Entendre starts with a series of potholes dropping steeply down a deep slot.  At the time of our first 03/17/12 none of the potholes were keepers.  Some of the the potholes were sand filled so scouring can change the depths dramatically.  Be aware that if things get scoured out some of the potholes might require a little work to get out of.  After the pothole section the canyon turns left and drops down over a ledge with a great alcove and hanging garden.  There is poison ivy at the bottom of the last two raps so try to steer clear where you can.

The upper section of the canyon is rated a a 3 in technical difficulty while the lower portion is rated a 4 in technical difficulty.  The second rappel (the one just after the long pothole rappel) uses a chockestone anchor which may be difficult to set which is what gives the lower section the 4 rating in technical difficulty.

Driving Directions

To get to the Trailhead

Note:
There is a maze of roads on Ticaboo Mesa making it a good idea to study the map ahead of time and keep a close eye on the map as you drive.

From Hanksville, UT., drive south on highway 95 for 26 miles to the junction of highways 95 and 276.

From the junction, drive south on HWY-276 for 25.6 miles then turn left (east) onto BLM dirt-road 13400 between mile markers 25 and 26 (extTicaboo1).

About 1.5 miles from the highway is a junction (TicabooDP-01) of BLM roads, 13400 continues east and 13410 branches off to the south.  Continue east on BLM road 13400.  Note: If you were headed to the Smith Fork area you would turn south onto BLM road 13410.

About 2 miles farther is another junction (TicabooDP-02) of BLM roads, 13400 continues east and 13420 branches off to the south. Continue east on BLM road 13400.  Note: BLM road 13420 to the south goes out to Cane Spring Well about 1.25 miles south.

About 0.2 miles farther is short side road (TicabooDP-03) on the left (north) that goes to a camp area.
Stay right to continue on BLM road 13400.  Beyond this point the roads will have intermittent rough sections. 
About 0.37 miles past here is a fork in the road where the two roads rejoin a short distance later.  The low road is typically the smoothest.

About 1.7 miles farther is another junction (TicabooDP-04) of BLM roads (13400 continues north-ish and 13430 branches off to the south).
Continue north on BLM road 13400. 
Note: If you were going to the roads between Warm Springs Creek and Sevenmile Creek, you would turn south onto BLM road 13430.

About 0.3 miles farther is another junction (TicabooDP-05) of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13440 branches off to the north).
Continue straight northeast on BLM road 13400.
Note: BLM road 13440 to the south goes out to Colt Spring Well about 0.4 miles north.

About 0.5 miles farther is a junction (TicabooDP-06) of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13450 branches off to the north).
Continue straight northeast on BLM road 13400.

About 0.9 miles farther is a junction (TicabooDP-07) of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13430 branches off to the south).
Turn south onto BLM road 13430.
Note: If you were going to Tough, SF Ticaboo or Sleepytime Trio Canyons you would continue northeast on BLM road 13400.

About 700 feet farther is a fork in the road (extWarmSpring).  At this fork stay left to continue toward the East Branch of Seven Mile Creek.

About 0.4 miles farther is another fork in the road (ext7MileCkEB).  Veer left (east) to continue toward the Dante's.

About 1.1 miles farther is a junction where a side road joins in from the southwest (TicabooDP-08).  Veer left (east) to continue toward the Dante's.

About 0.4 miles farther is a junction where a side road joins in from the southwest (extTicabooMesa).  Stay left and follow the road as it turns and begins to head north.

About 1 mile farther is a major road junction (extDantes).  Turning right at this junction will lead over toward the Dante System.  To continue to the parking spot for the start of Double Entendre stay left at this junction and continue northeast.

About 800 feet after passing the junction the road will turn left and begin to head northwest.  About 200 feet after turning this corner find a spot to pull over and get off the road (pkDublEntendr).  There is no clearing to park in.  Just find a spot where you think you can safely get your vehicle out of the way of through traffic. 

To leave the Exit Vehicle / Escape Pod

You can do just the upper portion of Double Entendre then hike back to the car for a short fun run with no shuttle vehicle required.  The upper section is VERY different from the lower portion of the canyon.  So while the quick no shuttle fun run looks attractive bear in mind the lower portion is like a completely different canyon all together and worth visiting when you have time.

If you are doing the full route you will need to park a shuttle vehicle.  To leave the shuttle vehicle follow the drive in directions until you get near the end of the drive and arrive at the junction (extDantes).  Instead of driving northeast on the road, turn right and follow the road southeast toward the Dante System.

After driving about 1 mile southeast there will be a side road joining from the left (extTicabooCrek).  Turn left on this road and drive northeast about 0.6 miles to the end of the road where there is a large turn out (pkTicabooCrek).  Park at this turn out to leave the shuttle vehicle.

Maps

GPS coordinate information listed at the bottom.  For information about waypoint naming and map symbols, refer to the Glossary page.

Click the links for maps of the route. Map of the drive into the route.
Map of the entire route.
Map of the technical section.

Details

The Approach:
From the parking spot (pkDublEntendr) walk northeast down the slope down into a small drainage ruining down to the slick rock.  About 700 feet from the parking spot the dirt ends and the drainage meets slick rock (wDublEnteRP-01).

After dropping to the slickrock walk about 500 feet north over to the head of Double Entendre (yDublEntendTp).  Along the way you will pass by a few small potholes forming in the drainage before getting to the head of the Double Entendre where the drainage deepens.

Note:
If you are doing only the 1100 foot long upper section and you have brought minimal gear drop in and have fun then escape out of the mid point and head back to the vehicles.

If you plan to do the full route be aware that minimal gear is a good idea in the upper section due to skinny stuff.  A good route option for doing the full route is to route find your way along the LDC (west) rim of the canyon and drop down into the open mid section (yDublEntendMd).  Descend the lower portion of the canyon leaving the long rope at the top of the long pothole section.  After completing the lower canyon and exiting up to the exit vehicle, drive back the entry vehicles again.  From the entry parking spot go to the top of the upper canyon and descend the upper canyon to the mid point where the long rope was left. Retrieve the long rope and route find your way back up to the vehicles.  A 40 foot piece of rope or webbing may be a good idea in the upper section to assist people on drops they may not be comfortable on.

The Canyoneering / Technical Section:
Upper Section of Double Entendre.................
From head of Double Entendre (yDublEntendTp) there is some light scrambling, an easy downclimb of about 15 feet in a V shaped slot and walking for about 200 feet to the top of a drop of about 25 feet (wDublEnteRP-02).  The drop is steep V slot to slide / downclimb.

About 60 feet down canyon is a wide ledge area with a drop of about 35 feet.  This drop can be downclimbed around on the LDC side by downclimbing along a crack on a steeply sloped wall.  The last 15 feet could be a fast slide if care is not taken.  There are boulders in the area that could be used as an anchor but downclimbing is encouraged to keep the area clean.  One option would also be to meat anchor someone down the drop then they could provide a spot for those downclimbing after.

Just after the downclimb is some boulder debris to go up and over before reaching a slot to downclimb about 20 feet.  The downclimb in the slot is vertical but moderately easy to do.  There are a bunch of choke stones to downclimb next to on your way down this drop.

About 30 feet down canyon is the top of another slot to downclimb into.  The top of this drop has a large choke stone to downclimb under then is an elevator style downclimb of about 25 to 30 feet.  

At the bottom of the elevator you can walk along the canyon floor but the walls are narrow and taking your pack off will help you pass through.  Even large guys should fit fine in here if they have their pack off.  This narrow section has a couple spots where water might be waist deep if recent rains have occurred but it looks like the canyon will not hold water long.

Shortly down canyon is another drop that slopes down at about a 45 degree angle.  Stem / galumph down the slot at the 45 degree angle to continue down canyon.  The bottom of the slot here is too narrow for most people so you will need to stem up off the deck about 10 to 15 feet.  There is little chance of taking a fall since it gets narrow below.  About 80 feet down canyon you can get to the floor where you can walk again.

After walking the floor for a while you will have a few spots to stem up and over and galumph.  As these come to an end there may be a section of sand that dips down and holds water but with a little work you can stem / galumph over it.  Then the canyon opens up to wide open spaces where you can escape the canyon on the LDC side (wDublEnteRP-03).

Next walk al little over 200 feet down to the top of the lower section of Double Entendre (yDublEntendMd). 

Note:
If you are only doing the upper section you can escape the canyon here on the LDC (west) side and route find your way along the rim and back to the vehicles reversing your approach route.

Lower section of Double Entendre...........................
The lower section starts (yDublEntendMd) with a series of 9 potholes that quickly drop down through a deep slot over about 200 feet. 

Note:
On our first visit we anchored from the top of the lower section from a small shrub and used a 300 foot rope to get through the series of 9 potholes.  We left the rope there and hiked in to retrieve it after completing the route.  If you do the same please do not pull the rope from the anchor point as this creates rope grooves.  Instead walk out to a point about 130 feet on the RDC (east) side and pull the rope from there (wDublEntePul) to minimize rope grooves.  You will need about 260 feet of rope to get down into pothole 9.  I am calling this rap 1 for Double Entendre since we used one long rope for the series of potholes.

You can easily downclimb through the first four potholes with downclimbs to about 8 feet.  Then the drops begin to get bigger.

The drop into pothole 5 is about 15 feet.  Pothole 5 will be about chest deep if filled with water and not difficult to get out of.   

The drop into pothole 6 is about 20 feet.  Pothole 6 is very shallow.

After pothole 6 is a short narrow section leading over to the top of pothole 7.

The drop into pothole 7 is about 15 feet.  Pothole 7 is also shallow.

The drop into pothole 8 is about 25 feet with a little free hang on the way down pothole 8 is also shallow.

After pothole 8 is a short walking section.

The drop into pothole 9 is about 40 feet down a sloped drop as you start around a corner to the right.  Pothole 9 is not really a pothole but more of a sand-filled narrow section ending the series of potholes.

From pothole 9 (wDublEnteRP-04) the canyon turns right.  About 60 feet down canyon starts a narrow section to galumph in for few feet over to the top of rap 2.

Rap 2 (dDublEnteR2) is anchored from choke stones in the slot and drops about 60 feet with the lower half being free hanging.  At the bottom of rap 2 is a very large ledge and an alcove with unique featuring on the wall that makes it look a little like an owl's face.....  an OwlCove?  Also at the bottom of rap 2 is poison ivy so take care to stay away from it where possible.  The chokestone anchor may wash out due to flooding and a new one may need to be set.  There are few stones around and only a few spots to securely place them.  Be prepared to possible farm rocks from below the drop if none can be found at the top.

Rap 3 (dDublEnteR3) is about 80 feet from rap 2 and is anchored from a rock wedged in feature down in a pothole.  This anchor may take a little care to get it set properly.  An alternate anchor option is a chokestone in the slot above the pothole.  Rap 3 drops about 140 feet with a large ledge part way down the rap.  There is also poison ivy at the bottom of this rap.

After getting to the bottom of the last rap route find your way down canyon to where the drainage dumps into the South Fork of Ticaboo Creek and comes to an end (yDublEntendBt).  As you near the end of the drainage and get close to the South Fork of Ticaboo Creek you can bypass the last drop by going around on the LDC (northwest) side.

The Exit:
From the end of Double Entendre where it dumps into the South Fork of Ticaboo Creek turn right and walk east down canyon.  As you walk look at the large slots on the right (south) coming down from the Ticaboo Mesa.  Counting these canyons / slots helps with navigation.  The bottom of Off The Hook Canyon (yOffTheHookBt) is 0.5 miles down canyon of Double Entendre and is the third one.  The bottom of Off The Hook has a drop of about 20 feet with a large marshy pool at the bottom.

Travel down the South Fork of Ticaboo Creek can be done in the wash or using multiple social trails up out of the wash in some places.

Continue down South Fork Ticaboo Creek counting the side slots / canyons on the right.  About 0.4 miles down will be where the drainage for the next one meets Ticaboo Creek then a second joins in about 500 feet after.  The spots where these drainages meet Ticaboo Creek are obvious and easy to spot. 

The third drainage (jTicaCrekExt1) is the one you will use for the exit route up out of South Fork Ticaboo Creek and comes in about 500 feet after passing the second.  The exit drainage can be easily missed since there is no obvious wash dropping into Ticaboo Creek.  You don't notice the actual wash until you climb up onto a ledge about 20 feet high.  If you keep your eyes open this is easy to find but you need to be on the look out.

Note:
The exit drainage is the last one before reaching the confluence of the South and Main forks of Ticaboo Creek.  If you pass the exit drainage it is about 0.5 miles down to the confluence.

From the bottom of the drainage marked (jTicaCrekExt1) scramble your way about 20 feet up onto the slick rock shelf on the southeast side of Ticaboo Creek.  If you find the scrambling a little more difficult than you would like you can walk about 200 feet southwest upstream in Ticaboo Creek to find an easier spot to scramble up to the slick rock shelf ( wTicCrkExRP-01).

Once up on the slickrock shelf walk southeast up the drainage about  500 feet to a boulder debris field (wTicCrkExRP-02).  Scramble your way up though the boulder debris field and continue up the drainage.  As you go up the drainage there will be a couple short easy upclimbs.

About 700 feet up the drainage from the boulder debris field (wTicCrkExRP-03) look for a way to scramble up out of the drainage on the left (south) side.  There are a few ways to scramble up so pick one you like.

After starting up out of the drainage continue up the steep slope traveling southwest for about 350 feet to get to the top out (wTicCrkExRP-04) where some cairns have been placed on the flat dirt are at the top of the slope.

Note:
As you climb the slope please stay off as much crypto biotic soil as you can.  This place is crammed full of crypto.  Try to stay off of it by walking in micro drainages and stepping on rock where possible.  If you see someone's tracks, consider following them.  As time passes maybe the community can wear a single path along this slope so we can minimize the damage to the crypto by keeping it along one path. 

After getting to the top of the slope you will be in a wide open flat dirt area (wTicCrkExRP-04) turn left and walk about 500 feet south toward a rocky point.  Again please try to stay off the crypto and if you find someone's tracks please consider following them to minimize damage to the crypto biotic soils.  As you get toward the point walk over to the east side of it.  As you traverse along the east side of the point look for the bottom of a chute (wTicCrkExRP-05).  This will be your route up onto the point.

After getting to the top of the chute turn left and route find your way south along the ridge.  You will need to scramble your way around over boulders and featured slickrock for about 150 feet to where the ridge becomes smooth slickrock (wTicCrkExRP-06).

Once on the slickrock continue up the ridge for about 1,000 feet to a flat spot with some sand (wTicCrkExRP-07).

Continue up the ridge for about 800 feet to a spot where the ridge becomes very steep for about 12 feet (wTicCrkExRP-08).  This spot may require you to use your hands and feet for a short distance.

About 650 feet farther up the ridge you will get to the top of the slickrock finger ridge (wTicCrkExRP-09).  There is a deconstructed cairn (rocks spread out and suspiciously placed on the slick rock). There are 4 white rocks making up the deconstructed cairn and look obviously out of place on the pinkish sandstone.

From the deconstructed cairn (wTicCrkExRP-09) turn right and route find your way southwest along the shelf you are on.  About 750 feet from the deconstructed cairn is the bottom of a chute (wTicCrkExRP-10) that will allow you to upclimb to the shelf above.  Scramble up this chute to gain access to the shelf above.  The chute is about 60 feet tall and is full of loose debris to scramble over.

Once at the top of the chute (wTicCrkExRP-11), turn right and walk west along the dirt slope for about 400 feet where you will skirt around the top of a small shallow drainage (wTicCrkExRP-12).

Continue west for about 650 feet and cross over another shallow drainage (wTicCrkExRP-13).  Then continue about 350 feet west to where the exit vehicle is parked (pkTicabooCrek). 

GPS Waypoint Information

Click to show / expand the list of waypoints below........

Double Entendre (1) - Drive in to Trailhead and Exit Shuttle

extTicaboo1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69720   W -110.67138        Elev: 4,520 Feet Exit off of highway 276 to get to the Ticaboo Mesa area. Turn east and leave the highway on a dirt road. Near Mile post 25. TicabooDP-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68607   W -110.65188        Elev: NaN Feet Continue straight for the main area of Ticaboo Mesa. Or Turn right (south) here for an alternate route over toward the Smith Fork Canyons. TicabooDP-02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67981   W -110.62886        Elev: NaN Feet Road junction with faint road running to the south. Continue straight (east). TicabooDP-03          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68038   W -110.62628        Elev: 4,565 Feet Exit to a spot to camp if the roads ahead are too rough. TicabooDP-04          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67963   W -110.60429        Elev: NaN Feet Junction for a road going south. Continue straiaght (north east) to continue toward Ticaboo Measa. This road junction is near Wild Horse Springs. TicabooDP-05          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68389   W -110.60153        Elev: NaN Feet Junction for a side road on the left going north. Continue north east toward Ticaboo Mesa. TicabooDP-06          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68667   W -110.59547        Elev: NaN Feet Junction for a side road going north. TicabooDP-07          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69529   W -110.58385        Elev: NaN Feet Turn off for a side road on the right. Turn right onto the side road and drive southwest. extWarmSpring          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69362   W -110.58484        Elev: NaN Feet Stay right to go toward the main drainage of Seven Mile Creek and Warm Springs Canyon. Or Stay left to go toward the East Branch of Seven Mile Creek and Ticaboo Mesa. ext7MileCkEB          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69147   W -110.58014        Elev: NaN Feet Turn right (more south) to continue toward the East Branch of Seven Mile Creek. Or veer left to continue toward Ticaboo Mesa. TicabooDP-08          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68412   W -110.56389        Elev: NaN Feet Junction where a rod joins in from southwest. Veer left and continue east toward the Dantes. extTicabooMesa          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68397   W -110.55581        Elev: NaN Feet Juntion where a road joins in from the south. Stay left and follow the road north to continue out toward the Dante Canyons. Or Turn Right and follow the road South to continue out toward Fiddlestix Canyon. The road to the south eventually loops around to meet the road by Seven Mile Creek. extDantes          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69594   W -110.55323        Elev: 4,995 Feet Major junction. Trun right (southeast) to go toward the Dante's. pkDublEntendr          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69789   W -110.55208        Elev: 4,930 Feet Park here to start the route for Double Entendre. extTicabooCrek          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68826   W -110.53836        Elev: 5,010 Feet Continue straight (southeast) to go toward the Dante's. Or trun left (northeast) to drive out to the parking area for an exit shuttle vehicle for the Double Entendre route or to hike down into the lower portions of the South Fork of Ticaboo Creek. pkTicabooCrek          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69252   W -110.53010        Elev: 5,010 Feet Park here to leave an exit vehicle for the Double Entendre route or if you wish to use the Double Entendre exit as a way to hike in to enjoy the South Fork of Ticaboo Creek.

Double Entendre (2) - Canyon

pkDublEntendr          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69789   W -110.55208        Elev: 4,930 Feet Park here to start the route for Double Entendre. wDublEnteRP-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69920   W -110.55042        Elev: 4,760 Feet Desert dirt hits slick rock in a small draiange. yDublEntendTp          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70055   W -110.55054        Elev: 4,630 Feet Top of Double Entendre where the drainage begins to deepen. wDublEnteRP-02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70112   W -110.55058        Elev: NaN Feet Top of a 30 foot downclimb wDublEnteRP-03          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70278   W -110.55042        Elev: NaN Feet End of the upper section of Double Entendre. yDublEntendMd          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70342   W -110.55001        Elev: 4,390 Feet This is the start of the lower technical section for Double Entendre where a series of potholes drop steeply down a slot and wind to the right. wDublEntePull          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70370   W -110.54979        Elev: NaN Feet A spot on the rim where you can pull the rope left at the top of the lower portion of Double Entendre if you leave it rigged at the top for later retrieval. If you carefully scramble down to a rock ledge you can peer down into part of the lower canyon. wDublEnteRP-04          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70378   W -110.55049        Elev: NaN Feet In pothole 9 of the lower section of Double Entendre. This is not really a pothole but is more of a sand-filled narrow section ending the series of potholes. dDublEnteR2          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70400   W -110.55029        Elev: NaN Feet Rap 2 - Double Entendre. Anchored from choke stones in a crack and drops about 60 feet to a large ledge with a scenic OwlCove. Poison ivy at the bottom of the rap. Chokestone placement may be difficult and rocks may need to be farmed from below. dDublEnteR3          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70420   W -110.55008        Elev: NaN Feet Final rap in Double Entendre. Anchored from a stone placed in a feature down in a pothole and drops about 140 feet with a ledge part way down. Alternate anchor option is a chokestone in the slot above the pothole. There is poison ivy at the bottom of the rappel. yDublEntendBt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70524   W -110.54897        Elev: 4,000 Feet Bottom of Double Entendre. As you near the end of the drainage and get close to the South Fork of Ticaboo Creek you can bypass the last drop by going around on the LDC (norhtwest) side.

Double Entendre (3) - Exit

yDublEntendBt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70524   W -110.54897        Elev: 4,000 Feet Bottom of Double Entendre. As you near the end of the drainage and get close to the South Fork of Ticaboo Creek you can bypass the last drop by going around on the LDC (norhtwest) side. yOffTheHookBt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70353   W -110.54043        Elev: 3,930 Feet Bottom of Off the Hook Canyon where it drops into the South Fork of Ticaboo Creek. At the end of the draiange is a drop of about 20 feet down into a marshy pool. wTicCrkExRP-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70296   W -110.53200        Elev: NaN Feet If traveling up out of Ticaboo Creek this spot offers an easier route to start up out of Ticaboo Creek. jTicaCrekExt1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70356   W -110.53201        Elev: 3,830 Feet This is where the exit / aproach for Ticaboo Creek drops down to Ticaboo Creek. Start the exit out by getting up onto the ledge / shelf on the southside then start up the drainage above. wTicCrkExRP-02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70268   W -110.53056        Elev: NaN Feet Boulder debris field. wTicCrkExRP-03          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70159   W -110.52888        Elev: NaN Feet Down in the wash of a side drainage of Ticaboo Creek. If exiting the lower portion of South Fork of Ticaboo Creek this is where you will find a spot to climb up out of this drainge up to the south. wTicCrkExRP-04          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70091   W -110.52982        Elev: 4,090 Feet This is where some cairns have been placed marking the route down from the flat dirt area down toward the large side drainage to the north. If exiting up from the lower end of South Fork of Ticaboo Creek turn left and walk south toward the east side of a point about 400 feet away. If hiking down into South Fork of Ticaboo Creek, turn right (east) on the way down to Ticaboo Creek and down climb over a slick rock band. wTicCrkExRP-05          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69962   W -110.52951        Elev: NaN Feet Jagged rock point. If exiting up from the lower end of Ticaboo Creek, upclimb a chute on the east side of this point to climb up to it. If going down into the lower end of the South Fork of Ticaboo Creek it feels like you want to go down the left (west) side but it is easier to drop to the right over the east side and down climb a couple chutes. wTicCrkExRP-06          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69923   W -110.52930        Elev: NaN Feet A point on the ridge with a mix of dirt and slickrock. On the way up continue up the ridge on slickrock. On the way down continue north along the dirt and rock over to the top of a shute to down climb on the east side of the point. wTicCrkExRP-07          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69703   W -110.52751        Elev: NaN Feet Kind of a point along the slick rock ridge near a flat sandy spot. wTicCrkExRP-08          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69542   W -110.52583        Elev: NaN Feet Brief steep section of the slick rock ridge where hands and feet may be needed for about 12 feet. wTicCrkExRP-09          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69408   W -110.52440        Elev: 4,800 Feet Top of the slick rock finger that is used to access the bottom of Ticaboo Creek. There is a deconstructed cairn (rocks spread out and suspiciously placed on the slick rock). There are 4 white rocks making up the deconstructed cairn and look obviously out of place on the pinkish sandstone. wTicCrkExRP-10          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69267   W -110.52579        Elev: 4,900 Feet Bottom of a chute to scramble in that allows access between the two shhelves. Chute is a scramble over boulders for about 60 feet. wTicCrkExRP-11          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69244   W -110.52569        Elev: NaN Feet A shallow drainage leading down over the rim to the next lower shelf. To get down to the next lower shelf scramble down a chute. wTicCrkExRP-12          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69190   W -110.52694        Elev: 5,000 Feet Small shallow draiange to skirt around the top of. wTicCrkExRP-13          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69229   W -110.52884        Elev: NaN Feet Shallow drainge on the rim to cross over. pkTicabooCrek          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69252   W -110.53010        Elev: 5,010 Feet Park here to leave an exit vehicle for the Double Entendre route or if you wish to use the Double Entendre exit as a way to hike in to enjoy the South Fork of Ticaboo Creek.