Photos
... from the Buckskin Gulch trip (Page 1)
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) When we got one foot of snow in Flagstaff, none of us thought that we are going to make a canyoning trip this weekend. |
) A view over the upper Colorado plateau, with the river gorge in the middle of the image, running from right to left, and the Vermillion Cliffs in the background. |
) The bridge just below Glen Canyon dam ... |
) ... and the dam itself, photographed out of the visitor center. |
) Interesting rock formations at the Whitehouse Ruins Trailhead ... maybe these rock formations have given the trailhead its name? |
) After a few minutes from the trailhead we reach the upper Paria River. Here we still can walk on the bank without getting our feet wet. |
) It's time for the first creek crossing! Here I wear only sandals, but after a few more crossings I added my neoprene booties ... (Photo © 2000 Matt Chamberlain) |
) Two miles downstream the canyon walls are already higher. Here some rock formations created by erosion during the numerous floods in Paria Canyon. |
) Entering the narrows of Paria Canyon. For the next few miles we spend more time in the water than out of it. |
) Our campsite for the first night in Paria Canyon. |
) A typical scenery in the Paria Canyon narrows, still above the confluence with Buckskin Gulch. |
) Matt is checking the depth of the water with his walking stick. |
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