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At the visitor Center in Sanjhan, with all our gear!
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The view from Moon Rivers guesthouse at Sanjhan, starting point for the Golden Canyon trip
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Axel fooling around at Sanjhan Visitor Center
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The two-hour walk up to the mouth of the Golden Canyon is along bits of path, over the dry, rocky riverbed and, sometimes, in the cold water of the river itself
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The rock-strewn bed of the Sanjhan South Stream is largely composed of marble, in a variety of colors and shades, with the occasional boulder of 'Rose Rock' (rhodonite)
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Not far above Sanjhan Village is the first of many deep pools in the Sanjhan Stream
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The lower reach of the Sanjhan Stream is attractive but not especially distinctive, although it's a pleasent walk
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The long walk/wade along the Sanjhan Stream to the mouth of the Golden Canyon soon becomes a little dull, but is enlivened by the beautiful marble boulders
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Nearly two hours' walk from Sanjhan village, the scenery along the stream finally becomes quite impressive
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Nearly at the mouth of the Golden Canyon (up a tribuatary on the right bank of the stream, just a few hundred meters further up)
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Approaching the mouth of the Golden Canyon
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The water in the Sanjhan Stream is pure enough to drink without purifying
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Resting at the mouth of the Golden Canyon before the real adventure begins!
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The mouth of the Golden Canyon (which lies on a tributary of the Sanjhan South Stream about two hours' walk upstream from the village) looks quite unexceptional
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Getting into the Golden Canyon involves a tricky short scramble
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Lower part of the Golden Canyon
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The first obstacle, in the Golden Canyon
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Golden Canyon
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The lower part of the Golden Canyon
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In the Golden Canyon
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Golden Canyon
