camp in the early morning; guides preparing breakfast |
some say Cliff is having a bad hair day |
but look who is talking |
shelter from the sand storms |
ravens looking for handouts |
van 3 is ready, sir |
morning light |
morning splash |
granite intrusions |
look at that cable holding the canyon together |
our guide guides |
our raft lands |
we hike to phantom ranch |
a flower fondled |
a cactus licked |
we reach phantom ranch |
the game is tame |
the game is tame |
most wander to play in bright angle creek; a couple of us head up onto the Tonto plateau |
Phantom ranch from above |
lookout over the river |
the river and south rim |
checking rock |
the great unconformity |
a step of a billion years |
Zoraster's Temple |
yucca fruit |
a ledge shelter |
desert walking on the Tonto platform |
a wash |
stopping for lunch in a bit of shade |
it looks like a squirrel, it walks like a rabbit |
a plant blending with the schist |
a cabin at the phantom ranch |