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Setting up camp at Lower Buck Farm
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Dan applying sliced prickly pear with duct tape to Charlie's blisters. The prickly pear contains aloe.
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The bench seats were containers for supplies, in this case, propane. |
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Hoof prints from big horn sheep were a common sight in camp. |
A young ram at the river for water. Photo: Layla |
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In this giant throne room, one can imagine the king, the queen and the young prince between them. |
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An Indian structure of unknown purpose. |
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At 60 Mile Rapid, Mitch avoids a sleeper boulder. |
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The raft umbrella helps cut the afternoon sun. |
Morning Glories? Photo: Dana |
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A HIKE TO A MINER'S CAVE |
We set out on a hike to a mine, visible 500 feet up in the Redwall cliff. |
A buck a dozen yards off the trail is only mildly shy. |
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The terrain changed continually, here sandstone. |
Don sweating on a steep scramble. Dusk intervened and the hike was stopped before reaching the mine. Photo: Rus |
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A HIKE TO THE GRANERY AT NANKOWEAP At mile 51, just below the Nankoweap Rapid, is a Puebloan granary built high in the wall on the right side of the river. It is not understood quite why the granaries were built in such an inaccessible spot except that the crease in which they were built does offer protection from the weather. |
Starting up the scree, Barrel Cactus and other dessert plants are well represented.
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Getting to the base of the Redwall. |
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Looking back down at the Colorado River. Note how campsites are formed by the same debris that creates rapids. |
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The Granary, built into the Redwall. |
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Kim and Dennis taking a breather. |
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As a home designer and builder, Rus had a special interest in the native construction. Photo: Dana |
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An ariel view of Nankoweap, taken approximately over the Granary. Photo: Charlie |
THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER One of the larger tributaries flowing into the Colorado River within the Grand Canyon, the Little Colorado is a popular visiting spot. It's water can be a beautiful turquoise, and its slippery rocks an inviting place to slip and slide. However, during times of thunderstorms, which was the case during our visit, its water can be muddy. An old stone miner's cabin still contains much of the furnishings from many years ago. |
Wading across the Little Colorado. Photo: Dana |
Rus wading the river. The trick is not to lose one's water shoes. Photo: Dana |
The miner's cabin on the Little Colorado River. Photo: Dennis |
Kids aren't the only ones who like a mud bath. Photo: Dennis |
As Dennis laid his hand on a boulder, he received a a warning from this Grand Canyon Rattlesnake. It then slid into this crevice in the rock. The Grand Canyon subspecies of rattlesnake, properly known as "Abysus," is not particularly malicious and will yield if at all possible. Photo: Dana |
The Gray Squirrels we saw were not large and had a less bushy tail than is commonly seen. Photo: Dennis |
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