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me doing a headstand on plateau point

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:03:44 MST

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conquering my fear of heights :) It's about half a mile down on three sides of me - not too close to me, but still.

the begining

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:30:48 MST

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snow at the top! we start off!

mules!

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:30:45 MST

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top

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eep!

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:30:37 MST

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the view from the path - I was prolly standing as far back from the edge as I could. It's steep.

Alex, as we begin our descent.

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:30:33 MST

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Andre and Annemarie

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:30:30 MST

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view

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:30:26 MST

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Indian Gardens

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:30:21 MST

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our first campsite

sunlight on the rocks

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:30:17 MST

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:30:12 MST

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path out to plateau point

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:30:09 MST

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(note the nice alliteration in the title)

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:30:05 MST

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agave

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:30:03 MST

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ghost tree

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:29:58 MST

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cactus

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:29:54 MST

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snow up top, desert down below :)

Andre and Annemarie inspect the mules

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:29:51 MST

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the mules go up and down the canyon every day - they must be in very good shape

canyon!

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:29:47 MST

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annemarie

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:29:44 MST

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agave flower

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:29:39 MST

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:29:35 MST

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:29:32 MST

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The small dot on the rock is Steve.

Felix in a ghost tree

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:29:28 MST

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resting place

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:29:24 MST

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a back country campsite where we stopped to rest on a day hike (it's toilet had the best view of any bathroom I've ever been to)

dried up river bed

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:29:19 MST

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:29:14 MST

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cacti

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:29:11 MST

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purple cacti!

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:29:07 MST

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path out to plateau point

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:29:02 MST

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Plateau Point

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:59 MST

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Annemarie and Andre (?) at plateau point. The river is about half a mile below them. Steeply below them. Which is why I am so far back taking the picture. ;)

sunrise at plateau point

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:55 MST

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cute cactus

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:53 MST

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I loved this little guy

deer

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:49 MST

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possibly mule deer. They were shy, but not nervous, and would come about 6 feet away and look at you speculatively while they fed.

the south rim

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:45 MST

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we hiked down from that snowy rim! This is about half-way down the canyon.

tree

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:41 MST

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:38 MST

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moonrise

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:35 MST

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plateau point

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:33 MST

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striped sky

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:30 MST

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:27 MST

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:23 MST

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:20 MST

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the paths are steep and narrow.

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:16 MST

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colorado river

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:13 MST

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very muddy.

beach

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:09 MST

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those aren't pebbles. Those are boulders. The thing that looks like a twig is really a full sized tree trunk. I was standing on a path several meters above.

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:04 MST

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just before we got to bright angel campgrounds.

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:00 MST

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from left to right: Deer, Jordan, Steve. This picture doesn't really do the moment justice of rounding the corner and seeing Steve grinning, Jordan looking wary, and the deer looking over Jordan's shoulder, and then complacently eating grass.

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:27:55 MST

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deer and jordan.

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:27:50 MST

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:27:46 MST

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it was close. this is the one that was hiding behind Jordan.

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:27:41 MST

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the canyon, from top to bottom. we hiked that!

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:27:38 MST

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more beautiful views

cactus ridge

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:27:34 MST

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:27:29 MST

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andre on a stone bench someone had made at the very top of a ridge

felix and andre resting

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:27:24 MST

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:27:21 MST

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tunnel

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:27:18 MST

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helicopter pad

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:27:16 MST

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ah, the pristine and undisturbed wilderness ;)

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:27:12 MST

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a deer contemplating sneaking into the mules corral to steal food

bright angel campground

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:27:07 MST

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beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:27:04 MST

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a ridge disappearing into the clouds.

the canyon in clouds and rain

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:27:01 MST

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our last day :(

Jordan at the parking meter

beachespeaches — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:26:57 MST

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