Sept 2009 Geology River Trip - Day 6 Sept 18 from Big Dune 118.5 to Football Field mile 138
This journal covers Day 6 – from Big Dune to Football Field. Part 1 – from Big Dune Camp to Football Field Camp at mile 138
06:00 Sunrise in Big Dune
0600sunriseInBigDuneCamp_gc9t_002108.jpg
06:29 Tapeats in early morning light – this was a great climbing area
0629TapeatsinAMWasGreatCimbing_gc9i1_004447.jpg
06:42 four sacred datura blossoms opened last night
0643SacredDaturaBloomsFromLastNight_gc9a_005464.jpg
One
0642gc9a_005459.JPG
Two
0642gc9a_005457.JPG
Three
0642gc9a_005462.JPG
Four
0643gc9a_005463.JPG
We pack up and head down river to Blacktail Canyon
07:59 we enter Blacktail Canyon
0759GroupEntersBlacktailCanyon_gc9a_005494.jpg
07:59 Great Unconformity
0759BlacktailCanyonGreatUnconformity_gc9a_005492.jpg
08:01 Wayne explains the geology of the Great Unconformity
0801WayneExplainsGreatUnconformityInBlacktailCanyon_gc9a_005501adj.jpg
08:13 a Quartzite boulder fell onto a Tapeats Sand beach, was shattered, and the pieces became part of Tapeats later washed down in this boulder into Blacktail Canyon
0813QuartziteEmbeddedInTapeatsBoulder_gc9a_005514.jpg
08:22 Blacktail Canyon turnaround at plunge pool
0822BlactailCanyonTurnaroundPlungePool_gc9a_005529adj.jpg
08:24 Mark Combs at Blacktail Canyon plunge pool
0824MarkCombs_gc9a_005539adj.jpg
08:30 Quartzite pieces embedded in Tapeats – detail shot as we walk out of Blacktail Canyon
0830QuartziteEmbeddedDetail_gc9a_005552.jpg
08:43 Did I mention Drew is incredibly strong?
0843DidIMentionDrewIsIncrediblyStrong_gc9a_005564.jpg
09:41 Randys Rock RM 126.5
detail of Randys Rock
09:43 Bighorn poses on rock as we pass
0943BighornPosesAsWePass_gc9a_005623.jpg
09:47 group on the river
0947GroupOnRiver_ID_group_gc9a_005635.jpg
We head down the river and stop at Stone Creek Canyon – a wonderful spot – and clean water
1101StojneCreekCanyonWaterfall_gc9a_005713.jpg
11:06 we took turns getting wet and clean
1106StoneCreekWaterfall_gc9a_005720.jpg
11:17 interesting boulder at Stone Creek pullout
1117StoneCreekPullin_gc9a_005726.jpg
11:27 Chuckwalla at Stone Creek beach
1127ChuckwallaStoneCreekCanyon_gc9a_005758crop.jpg
12:54 looking ahead to 135 Mile Rapids
1254135MileRapidsAheadJustBeforeraniteNarrows_gc9a_005821.jpg
We proceed down the river
12:58 Granite Narrows – 76 feet wide (narrowest point on the river in Grand Canyon, and the deepest spot)
1258GraniteNarrows76ftWide_gc9a_005836.jpg
13:02 Christmas Tree Cave Mile 135.2
1302Mile135.2_ChristmasTreeCave_gc9a_005838.jpg
We continue down the river to Deer Creek Falls
13:21 Chuckwalla Lizard poses for us at Deer Creek falls stop
1321LizardPosesAtDeerCreek__gc9a_005859.jpg
13:23 we hike to the falls – notice the unconformity half way up (where the water comes out of the rock)
1323DeerCreekFallsUnconformityHalfWayUp_gc9a_005862.jpg
13:27 We cross the creek and encounter a crimson monkeyflower
1327CrimsonMonkeyflowerDeerCreekHike_gc9a_005864.jpg
13:46 we hike up the deer creek trail and look both ways
Here we are looking up river
1346LookingUpriverTopOfDeerCreekCimb_gc9a_005883.jpg
13:46 downriver – notice the slide on the right
1346DownriverAtSlideFromTopDeerCreekHike_gc9a_005874.jpg
13:47 looking at the top of the slide area (this slide extends across Surprise Valley and all the way down to the river – some debris material even crossed the river)
1346TopofSlideWhereWeTopOutDeerCreekHike_gc9a_005879.jpg
We hike back to the Deer Creek Patio (going thru the narrows)
14:04 here is a view of some of the slide above the patio
1404AboveDeerCreekPatioSlideAreaartfSurpriseValleyMegaslide_gc9a_005907.jpg
14:07 Deer Creek Patio upper pool and falls
1407DeerCreekPatioUpperPool_gc9a_005914.jpg
14:29 Cindy shows us how to relax
1429CindyShowsUsHowToRelaxAtDeerCreekPatio_gc9a_005926.jpg
14:36 Suzette and Terri at Deer Creek Narrows on the way back
1436DeerCreekNarrows_gc9a_005933.jpg
14:38 Looking down into Deer Creek Narrows
1438LookingDownIntoDeerCreekNarrows_gc9a_005941.jpg
15:03 detail of unconformity at top of Deer Creek Falls
1503DeerCreekFallsUnconformity_gc9sa_007070.jpg
We proceed down the river
15:23 Looking up at Surprise Valley Slide (megaslide)
1523SurpriseValleyMegaSlide_gc9a_005945.jpg
15:25 Looking up slide debris
1525LookingUpAtSurpriseValleySlideDebris_gc9a_005958.jpg
15:25 Panchos Kitchen Camp (loud party for hours – they brought drums!)
1525PanchosKitchenLoudParty_gc9a_005959.jpg
We stopped adjacent to Panchos Kitchen in Football Field Camp – just across from the Surprise Valley mega slide – great views of the slide
16:00 cave above Football Field Camp – I hike up to this but it was just a collapsed section in Tapeats forming a shallow cave
1600CaveWasJustColapseInTapeatsgc9sa_007095.jpg
16:00 view from cave above camp was VERY nice
1600ViewFromCaveAboveFootball_gc9sa_007098.jpg
16:37 looking across river at Surprise Valley Slide
1637SurpriseValleySlide_gc9a_005973.jpg
17:49 Mike and Joan relax in Football Camp
1749MikeJoanRelaxInFootball_gc9sa_007123.jpg
17:50 Jamie prepares dinner - see the fixings for Strawberry Shortcake Desert
1750JamiePreparesDinnerStrawberryShortcakeDesert_gc9sa_007124.jpg
18:32 Sunset in Football Camp was awesome
1832SunsetInFootballCamp_gc9sa_007148.jpg
18:33 More sunset
1833SunsetAtFootballFieldCamp_gc9sa_007151.jpg
End of Day 6
This journal covers Day 6 – from Big Dune to Football Field. Part 1 – from Big Dune Camp to Football Field Camp at mile 138
06:00 Sunrise in Big Dune
0600sunriseInBigDuneCamp_gc9t_002108.jpg
06:29 Tapeats in early morning light – this was a great climbing area
0629TapeatsinAMWasGreatCimbing_gc9i1_004447.jpg
06:42 four sacred datura blossoms opened last night
0643SacredDaturaBloomsFromLastNight_gc9a_005464.jpg
One
0642gc9a_005459.JPG
Two
0642gc9a_005457.JPG
Three
0642gc9a_005462.JPG
Four
0643gc9a_005463.JPG
We pack up and head down river to Blacktail Canyon
07:59 we enter Blacktail Canyon
0759GroupEntersBlacktailCanyon_gc9a_005494.jpg
07:59 Great Unconformity
0759BlacktailCanyonGreatUnconformity_gc9a_005492.jpg
08:01 Wayne explains the geology of the Great Unconformity
0801WayneExplainsGreatUnconformityInBlacktailCanyon_gc9a_005501adj.jpg
08:13 a Quartzite boulder fell onto a Tapeats Sand beach, was shattered, and the pieces became part of Tapeats later washed down in this boulder into Blacktail Canyon
0813QuartziteEmbeddedInTapeatsBoulder_gc9a_005514.jpg
08:22 Blacktail Canyon turnaround at plunge pool
0822BlactailCanyonTurnaroundPlungePool_gc9a_005529adj.jpg
08:24 Mark Combs at Blacktail Canyon plunge pool
0824MarkCombs_gc9a_005539adj.jpg
08:30 Quartzite pieces embedded in Tapeats – detail shot as we walk out of Blacktail Canyon
0830QuartziteEmbeddedDetail_gc9a_005552.jpg
08:43 Did I mention Drew is incredibly strong?
0843DidIMentionDrewIsIncrediblyStrong_gc9a_005564.jpg
09:41 Randys Rock RM 126.5
detail of Randys Rock
09:43 Bighorn poses on rock as we pass
0943BighornPosesAsWePass_gc9a_005623.jpg
09:47 group on the river
0947GroupOnRiver_ID_group_gc9a_005635.jpg
We head down the river and stop at Stone Creek Canyon – a wonderful spot – and clean water
1101StojneCreekCanyonWaterfall_gc9a_005713.jpg
11:06 we took turns getting wet and clean
1106StoneCreekWaterfall_gc9a_005720.jpg
11:17 interesting boulder at Stone Creek pullout
1117StoneCreekPullin_gc9a_005726.jpg
11:27 Chuckwalla at Stone Creek beach
1127ChuckwallaStoneCreekCanyon_gc9a_005758crop.jpg
12:54 looking ahead to 135 Mile Rapids
1254135MileRapidsAheadJustBeforeraniteNarrows_gc9a_005821.jpg
We proceed down the river
12:58 Granite Narrows – 76 feet wide (narrowest point on the river in Grand Canyon, and the deepest spot)
1258GraniteNarrows76ftWide_gc9a_005836.jpg
13:02 Christmas Tree Cave Mile 135.2
1302Mile135.2_ChristmasTreeCave_gc9a_005838.jpg
We continue down the river to Deer Creek Falls
13:21 Chuckwalla Lizard poses for us at Deer Creek falls stop
1321LizardPosesAtDeerCreek__gc9a_005859.jpg
13:23 we hike to the falls – notice the unconformity half way up (where the water comes out of the rock)
1323DeerCreekFallsUnconformityHalfWayUp_gc9a_005862.jpg
13:27 We cross the creek and encounter a crimson monkeyflower
1327CrimsonMonkeyflowerDeerCreekHike_gc9a_005864.jpg
13:46 we hike up the deer creek trail and look both ways
Here we are looking up river
1346LookingUpriverTopOfDeerCreekCimb_gc9a_005883.jpg
13:46 downriver – notice the slide on the right
1346DownriverAtSlideFromTopDeerCreekHike_gc9a_005874.jpg
13:47 looking at the top of the slide area (this slide extends across Surprise Valley and all the way down to the river – some debris material even crossed the river)
1346TopofSlideWhereWeTopOutDeerCreekHike_gc9a_005879.jpg
We hike back to the Deer Creek Patio (going thru the narrows)
14:04 here is a view of some of the slide above the patio
1404AboveDeerCreekPatioSlideAreaartfSurpriseValleyMegaslide_gc9a_005907.jpg
14:07 Deer Creek Patio upper pool and falls
1407DeerCreekPatioUpperPool_gc9a_005914.jpg
14:29 Cindy shows us how to relax
1429CindyShowsUsHowToRelaxAtDeerCreekPatio_gc9a_005926.jpg
14:36 Suzette and Terri at Deer Creek Narrows on the way back
1436DeerCreekNarrows_gc9a_005933.jpg
14:38 Looking down into Deer Creek Narrows
1438LookingDownIntoDeerCreekNarrows_gc9a_005941.jpg
15:03 detail of unconformity at top of Deer Creek Falls
1503DeerCreekFallsUnconformity_gc9sa_007070.jpg
We proceed down the river
15:23 Looking up at Surprise Valley Slide (megaslide)
1523SurpriseValleyMegaSlide_gc9a_005945.jpg
15:25 Looking up slide debris
1525LookingUpAtSurpriseValleySlideDebris_gc9a_005958.jpg
15:25 Panchos Kitchen Camp (loud party for hours – they brought drums!)
1525PanchosKitchenLoudParty_gc9a_005959.jpg
We stopped adjacent to Panchos Kitchen in Football Field Camp – just across from the Surprise Valley mega slide – great views of the slide
16:00 cave above Football Field Camp – I hike up to this but it was just a collapsed section in Tapeats forming a shallow cave
1600CaveWasJustColapseInTapeatsgc9sa_007095.jpg
16:00 view from cave above camp was VERY nice
1600ViewFromCaveAboveFootball_gc9sa_007098.jpg
16:37 looking across river at Surprise Valley Slide
1637SurpriseValleySlide_gc9a_005973.jpg
17:49 Mike and Joan relax in Football Camp
1749MikeJoanRelaxInFootball_gc9sa_007123.jpg
17:50 Jamie prepares dinner - see the fixings for Strawberry Shortcake Desert
1750JamiePreparesDinnerStrawberryShortcakeDesert_gc9sa_007124.jpg
18:32 Sunset in Football Camp was awesome
1832SunsetInFootballCamp_gc9sa_007148.jpg
18:33 More sunset
1833SunsetAtFootballFieldCamp_gc9sa_007151.jpg
End of Day 6
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