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Chamberlain's Ranch TH
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Bulloch's Cabin built in the 1890's
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Getting feet wet North Fork Virgin River
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North Fork begins much more forested
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Virgin River start out more like a stream
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One of several side canyons we explored
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Fall color was spectacular
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Walls begin to get higher
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And higher still
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Also got darker with difficult light for photography
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Golden glow
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River remained about ankle to calf deep
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We adopted Camp 9 from another group
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Start of 2nd day
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Water still cold
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Big Springs
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Many more obstacles in the lower section
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River got much deeper and swifter
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Survived the Narrows sans dry pants
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Some of us used wading sticks
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Widowmaker
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The most dangerous section - Wall Street
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Wall Street is about 2 miles long with no escape from flash floods
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The water was noticeably warmer in lower section
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Some sections had sandy bottoms - just like a beach in Hawaii
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Large boulders were common
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There's my stick I never used - turned out to be a handy leaf remover
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Evidence of flash floods were everywhere
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