Monday, August 20, 2007

Grand Canyon (part 1)

One of the boats in our group going into Lava Falls...
The same boat flipping and people falling into the water.
A spring called Pumpking spring (due to the orange color)
Notice both the wonderful tanned feet and the many painted toenails (most of the group was men).
The "Pillar of Fun" river runners.

More from the Grand Canyon (part 2)

Monkey Flowers
A 100 foot tall water fall, Deer Creek Falls
Another beautiful side canyon, Havasu.
Good morning Sherry! Our luxury accomodations on most nights was on the boats (cooler than on land) - Average daytime temperature was 120 degrees.

More from the Grand Canyon (part 3)


Eric and Sherry enjoying the waters in Elves Chasm

Sherry enjoying a shower during a hike up Stone Creek
Eric enjoying a shower too.

More from Grand Canyon (part 4)

View from the river to the top of the south rim (The Watchtower is a small speck in this picture).
Sherry and Eric in Granite Rapid
Sherry and Eric heading into biggest wave on the river (Hermit Rapid) - wave is about 20 feet tall.
Exiting Hermit Rapid
Waterfall in side Canyon

More from the Grand Canyon (part 5)

View from top of south rim of the grand canyon at sunset (Mathers Point)
Start of float through the grand canyon. Passing under the Navajo Bridge
A lily by one of our campsites
Waterfall in Saddle Canyon
A beautiful tributary to the Colorado River, called the Little Colorado River.