Day 9 - Sept 21 mile 175.9 - 215.6 Opposite 3 Springs Camp Lava
Another beautiful camp to wakeup in
The moon provided early light
I woke up early and quickly figured out it must be Lava Day
Wayne's talk is about how lava dominated this part of the canyon
Talk done we hit the river and soon we see blocks of eroded lava
Mile 177.8 we approach a part of the canyon with numerous faults and associated lava flows created the scenery - in places it literally filled the canyon, was eroded, refilled - multiple times - and in other places more dikes of lava are seen
Mile 178 09:27 One lava pipe even erupted in the river and the remnant is named Vulcan's Anvil -
a dike can be seen to the side of the river. These were all parts of the feeder system supplying volcanoes above.
09:45 approaching Lava Falls
09:47 Lava flows dominate the scenery - in places it literally filled the canyon
10:05 classic structure of slowly cooled basalt topped by a portion that cooled more quickly
10:23 here lava flowed into the canyon from above
Mile 183.5 (approx) 10:35 great example of basalt columnar jointing - Wayne discussed at some length
Mile 186 10:37 we see remnants of volcanoes on the rim above large flows ahead large cone is at Mile 187
Mile 189 schist island
Mile 187 detail of some of the jointing and flows
Mile 187.5 old channel filled with lava - this is part of the ancient Whitmore Wash (different angle than below)
Mile 188 view back upstream towards the ancient Whitmore Wash
Mile 196 12:00 Frogy Fault or Below Frogy lunch spot scenery
Mile 204.5 Below Spring Canyon Camp
Mile 212.9 14:54 Pumpkin Spring
As we approach our last camp site we see a great lava exposure - here the flow went down the old river on top of river gravels and Tapeats. Later erosion of a new river channel cut thru these layers exposed here
Another angle with a better view of same exposure
Last camp on the river - Opposite Three Springs
End of Part 1 - Day 9 is done
Another beautiful camp to wakeup in
The moon provided early light
I woke up early and quickly figured out it must be Lava Day
Wayne's talk is about how lava dominated this part of the canyon
Talk done we hit the river and soon we see blocks of eroded lava
Mile 177.8 we approach a part of the canyon with numerous faults and associated lava flows created the scenery - in places it literally filled the canyon, was eroded, refilled - multiple times - and in other places more dikes of lava are seen
Mile 178 09:27 One lava pipe even erupted in the river and the remnant is named Vulcan's Anvil -
a dike can be seen to the side of the river. These were all parts of the feeder system supplying volcanoes above.
09:45 approaching Lava Falls
09:47 Lava flows dominate the scenery - in places it literally filled the canyon
10:05 classic structure of slowly cooled basalt topped by a portion that cooled more quickly
10:23 here lava flowed into the canyon from above
Mile 183.5 (approx) 10:35 great example of basalt columnar jointing - Wayne discussed at some length
Mile 186 10:37 we see remnants of volcanoes on the rim above large flows ahead large cone is at Mile 187
Mile 189 schist island
Mile 187 detail of some of the jointing and flows
Mile 187.5 old channel filled with lava - this is part of the ancient Whitmore Wash (different angle than below)
Mile 188 view back upstream towards the ancient Whitmore Wash
Mile 196 12:00 Frogy Fault or Below Frogy lunch spot scenery
Mile 204.5 Below Spring Canyon Camp
Mile 212.9 14:54 Pumpkin Spring
As we approach our last camp site we see a great lava exposure - here the flow went down the old river on top of river gravels and Tapeats. Later erosion of a new river channel cut thru these layers exposed here
Another angle with a better view of same exposure
Last camp on the river - Opposite Three Springs
End of Part 1 - Day 9 is done
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