Monday, November 14, 2011

2011 River Trip Day 15 10/8 Mile 215 Camp Indian Canyon Bundy jars, Pumpkin Spring jump

2011 River Trip Day 15 10/8 Mile 215 Camp Indian Canyon Bundy jars, Pumpkin Spring jump


breakfast french toast syrup bacon left over spice cake
lunch tortillas celery, onions, jalapenos
dinner green chili 


06:20 wakeup in Whitmore Camp
 07:44 Jackie Little
 07:44 Michael and Chris
 07:44 Tabitha and Sarol Gay
 07:45 Capn Jack and Jody
 07:45 Dennis Smoldt
 07:45 Teddy with Holly and Kati in background
 07:45 Gary Stock
 07:45 James Rayment at right



 08:44 we are heading downriver - we have miles to cover today
 12:07 we stop for lunch and a hike at Indian Canyon
 12:12 lunch table and prep work
 12:20 Gary Stock, James Rayment and Bill went exploring - 
 12:21 James, Gary and I above camp


12:21 Gary below (note the bare feat he is climbing with on HOT rocks)
 12:22 Bill
 12:24 James Rayment
 12:25 Gary and James
 12:35 part of our lunch or a weird ailment
 13:05 after lunch to do a brief hike up Indian Canyon to see the Bundy jars
 13:09 part of a flint arrowhead
 13:13 on Indian Canyon hike
 14:32 we head downriver - here we are approaching Pumpkin Springs here we get off the boats and hike over Tapeats boulders
 14:45 here is a pothole - formed by water swirling a small rock against the boulder
 14:46 Bill standing in a shallow pot hole
 14:47 much deeper pothole
 14:50 climbing over large Tapeats boulders
 15:02 we reach Pumpkin Spring and enjoy the scenery
 15:13 James jumping off edge at Pumpkin Spring
 15:14 Bill jumping (thanks to James for the photo)
 15:19 we are heading downriver again
15:46 Teddy looking ahead towards our mile 215 camp
 16:14 we stop and setup camp - my campsite below
 16:14 groover approach
 16:15 groover
 16:15 groover view
 16:30 large tarantula that shared camp with us
 16:36 camp view
 16:41 cicada

 18:05 sunset of our last night in Grand Canyon

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