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People sometimes ask why I do not do many Grand Canyon canyons with T...aside from the punishing distance and elevation gain, it's stuff like this that keeps me away:
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The hike down to havasu had some lovely light
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Havasu falls - I'm astounded how quickly the travertine dams have recovered post the flood that turned this from a twin fall into a singlet.
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The singleton havasu falls from below
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Somehow I manage to block out what it takes to get to the bottom of Mooney falls. I am always happy to get to the bottom.
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Sometimes, slot canyons are not sculpted smooth #geology
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Nothing like a bunch of rain to get the water to flow :)
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A little moodiness makes the scenery more interesting
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The sun eventually vanquished the clouds and rain
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Lava dam remnants...can you imagine the flow when the dam(s) were breached?
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Columnar basalt! Can you spot the Canyoneer?
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Gigantic columns...Tiny canyoneer
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Pumpkin spring...a bizarre feature indeed. Don't drink the spring water!
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Riding the waves #lavafalls #grandcanyon #gcnp
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Introducing Fred, I adopted him for a day while floating down the river. He was pretty friendly and insisted on staying near me despite attempts to relo him to other places on the boat.
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In case you're wondering how to flip a raft back over when things go hinky #gcnp #coloradoriver #whitewater #rafting
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The river tried to eat the boat but it did not succeed. #rubbersidedown #gcnp #coloradoriver #lavafalls #whitewater
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Thanks to ballast in the bow we got to ride in back :) #lavafalls #grandcanyon #gcnp #coloradoriver #whitewater