Breakfast was Mediterranean Eggs - artichoke hearts, feta cheese, tomatoes, spinach (this batch had some green onions which are optional but nice).
Lunch was tortillas with salad
Dinner was Mexican and had a fancy salad with a river of cheese
05:40 Sun was not up when I (eagerly) got up and packed for what was going to be a long day
06:13 EB Campsite - the Paco pads used by AzRa are luxurious compared to my backpacking gear (they are also pricey to buy yourself/and heavy)
06:26 cooking breakfast - great Mediterranean Eggs - artichoke hearts, feta cheese, tomatoes, spinach (and green onions in this batch)
06:34 toad near waters edge - shared our campsite
07:53 EB groover (tried to get groover photos at each camp)
08:23 great river reflections as we start downriver
09:00 we arrive at Saddle Canyon, grab water/snacks and here at 09:17 we have started our hike with a quick climb
09:20 a look back upriver after the initial climb
09:29 Teddy explains the hanging valley we have arrived at and points out Devonian River Channel deposits (same rock as the Temple Butte Limestone that forms thick deposits in lower grand canyon)
09:32 see the "smiley face" above Michelle head - that is one of several fine examples of Devonian river channel deposits we see on this hike
other photos of the same smiley face - early sunlight was hitting just at the deposit making it harder to ID than normal
09:47 soon we enter the shaded Saddle Canyon upper section - this is a rich riparian canyon where I have seen a lot of flora/fauna (including deer) on other trips - below is a Crimson Monkey Flower
canyon we walked thru
09:58 we reach a little waterfall and climb up it to a grotto with a large fall stopping forward progress. This is a great spot to relax and enjoy the surroundings.
10:10 Jackie taking photos - Michael to right
Tom Martinez, Joe Ferdinand, Bill Merrow, Edmund Ferdinand - thanks Jackie for taking this photo using the SX30
10:22 climbing the waterfall
10:24 view from below the fall we climbed
Michele, Alana, Teddy, Katie, Holly
below is the large fall stopping our progress
relaxing at the fall in the grotto
in the canyon
10:12 Joe and Edmund
our lunch stop was nice today
lunch was tortillas and salad - it was great AzRa food (of course there is nothing like a hike to create appetite)
by 12:50 we were headed down the river again
12:59 here is Jim Jolly rowing
13:28 Scenery today was really special
14:09 ducks on sandbar along the river
13:36 did I mention the fantastic scenery today?
15:20 we stop at Little Nankoweap camp and setup - we will be doing a hike up Little Nankoweap
Dennis on Little Nankoweap hike
17:42 scenes in camp after our return from Little Nankoweap hike
groover at Little Nankoweap Camp
view from groover
sunset first night at Little Nankoweap Camp
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