Get right into the action with a half-day adventure that takes you canyoneering at one of Moab's best-kept secrets. While you're exploring your way down canyon walls, through little waterfalls, and over scenic trails, your guide shares techniques and the secrets of this terrific terrain.

A quick ride out from the city and up a rugged 4x4 trail brings you to the head of Dad Gum Canyon—a well-hidden spot that doesn't show up in the guidebooks. You get the scenery almost to yourself as your guide leads you to the water-filled pools, slot canyons, and overhanging mesas that frame the adventure ahead.

More than just rappelling, a canyoneering excursion makes you use your whole body to negotiate a route down along the canyon walls. After thorough instruction from your guide, you're off to pass under small waterfalls that feed crystal-clear pools, climb down into fissures so narrow you can touch both sides, and get some classic rappelling done on an amazing 200-foot (60-m) drop before your ride back to Moab brings the outing to an end.