What to expect at BluuGnome.com
At the moment, the majority of the content on BluuGnome.com is canyoneering beta.
The intent is to "eventually" add other useful information that may be helpful
to the canyoneering community.
The beta here is written with the
intent of being "used" by those that wish to go enjoy the canyon as well.
The route descriptions are not just "show and tell" with little to no
information. Route descriptions for the canyoneering routes include GPS Coordinates, Maps, Written Descriptions and
other bits of information. There are also links to pictures for each
canyon which can help get a feel for what the canyon will be like.
The canyoneering route descriptions attempt to appeal to two kinds of people, those that
like a lot of detail and those that do not. The quick facts at the top
of each description will give basic information for those only looking for
that. Reading further will provide the details others like to have
access to.
In another way the route descriptions attempt to relate to two kinds of
people, those with GPS and those without. GPS is
very helpful and sometimes almost needed. But the route descriptions are
also intended to be used by those without GPS by providing step by step
directions to, through and from the canyon.
I live in Las Vegas and life has me tied to this specific geographic location for now. This limits
the area of canyoneering routes covered. Canyons in California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah are
primarily what are covered here. Some of the main areas
covered are Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Zion National Park,
Death Valley National Park, Capitol Reef National Park and North Wash (including
Cedar Mesa, Poison Springs, Robbers Roost). There will also be canyons in
other areas like Coconino National Forest -
Arizona, Escalante National Monument - Utah, Mount Charleston - Nevada and Grand Canyon National Park -
Arizona and Utah.
Looking for pictures in the canyons?
On the route description page for each canyon is a link to pictures from one or more
trips in that canyon. If you want to look at pictures from a
particular canyon, find the
route description page for that canyon then click on the picture
link(s) on that page.
Once you have found the pictures for a canyon and are viewing the
gallery, you can also navigate within the gallery to check out pictures
from any other canyon. This is good for those who are just
interested in checking out pictures. When viewing the picture
gallery, click on the "view gallery" button in the lower left corner to
see a tree menu of albums contained in the gallery.