black bridge RM 87.5
Trinity RM92 ultramafic rock
Crystal rapid RM98 we got stuck for two hours
Crystal rapid RM98 we got stuck for two hours
Ross Wheeler 108.3
Morning packing is now a routine - as soon as you wake up you start to pack.
Our AM raven -
we had multiple ravens this morning - they were plotting tomorrow's fanny pack theft
07:19 sleeping pads ready to load
ammo cans ready to load
07:20 Peggy gets a sunrise picture
07:57 downriver we proceed
07:57 looking up Clear Creek (where the Eorios, Beth and I had hiked the night before)
08:05 unconformity below Tapeats
08:14 reflection with inner gorge
08:22 Black Bridge ahead
08:24 boatmans beach ahead - we tie up and walk to Phantom Ranch
09:12 we are at the canteen
09:20 photos of a Red-napped Sapsucker just outside the canteen
09:34 we know what it was as we stopped in the ranger station and checked out a book (Pam Cox was the ranger on duty - she had helped with bat identification in the past)
09:54 damsel fly along Bright Angel Creek
09:53 Jeff and Kevin on black bridge (next four photos by the Eorios)
09:54 ready to return to the boat (photo by Kevin)
10:08 we are ready to depart
10:50 three more Eorio photos as we head downriver (around 10:50-10:54)
11:54 heading downriver there are plenty of inner gorge wonders
11:20 we proceed downriver and stop at Trinity (around river mile 92) for a quick lunch break
Howard had identified an area with ultramafic rock exposures - these rocks were formed in the mantle. Howard gave a very nice explanation of the formation and chemistry of these rare mantle rocks.
11:34 photo of drill holes from an earlier geologic trip taking core samples
11:43 crystals in ultramafic rock
11:45 ultramafic bouilders in creek bed
11:45 photo of a large ultramafic boulder
Ed and Howard
We proceed down the river but get a surprise at Crystal - we attempt the river right run and get stuck on a rock - we are stuck for about an hour and a half (from about 13:30 until 15:00 or so)
We tried to use the motor and swing the boat, forward and reverse - no luck at all.
Several small trips passed us but soon a Tour West group we had seen several times went thru Crystal on river left and pulled back across below the rapid to tie up on our side of the river around 13:40 - they had to get gear and hike up to us which took a while as they were several hundred yards down with a very rocky hike
13:55 our Tour West rescuers have hiked up
14:05 a line is rigged
first attempt does not work so a 2nd double pulley is rigged and with the additional mechanical advantage and lots of pulling by everyone on the boat we swing off the rock and finally are free
Next two photos by Jeff Eorio
Jeff photo as we pass our Tour West rescuers
15:00 we pass our rescuers (who are rewarded with a bottle of spirits)
15:01 proceeding downriver
15:02 rapid ahead
16:10 Powell Plateau - the distinctive Ponderosa pine tree is one Wayne had hiked to on a trip several years ago - I have referred to it as Wayne's tree in prior trip journals
16:12 we pass another river trip
16:13 tilted supergroup exposure
16:17 river mile 108.3 Ross Wheeler (Bert Loper abandoned this boat in 1914 at Bass Rapid and hiked out)
16:19 Better view of Wayne's tree (the big Ponderosa Pine)
16:53 we stop at Parkins Inscription Camp - why is it called that? Well . . .
17:14 it has nice drying rocks and we wash clothing and lay out to dry
17:18 Parkins Camp groover view test
17:21 moon over Parkins Inscription Camp
18:15 Castle above camp
18:16 view downriver towards tilted supergroup
18:20 beautiful sunset
end of day 5 at Parkins Inscription Camp
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