Photos
... from the Buckskin Gulch trip (Page 3)
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) Another image showing the incredibly huge canyon walls around (or better above) us. |
) A photo showing the darkness in Buckskin Gulch, made with a little pocket tripod and an exposure time of two seconds. |
) Meeting the mud in Buckskin Gulch. At least we can walk on it here. (Photo © 2000 Matt Chamberlain) |
) The only light we get at the canyon bottom is that reflected by the walls ... and that's not much. |
) Here the hiker has to crawl below the boulder that got stuck between the canyon walls - and at the same he may want to stay dry ... |
) In some narrow, wet parts of Buckskin Gulch it is as dark as in a cave. Here Matt is entering this part ... |
) ... and I'm following shortly after. (Photo © 2000 Matt Chamberlain) |
) We finally made it through these dark passages and found a campsite for the second night. This spot was the only one available within two or three miles. |
) In the evening we were walking through pools - and in the morning some of them are frozen. |
) Another typical view of Buckskin Gulch. |
) The sunlight filters through the canyon, making the canyon walls yellow or red and the canyon bottom blue. |
) After a few miles in a dark, narrow portion of the canyon, it opens up and provides some space even for trees. |
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