Gallery – Northern Arizona

Northern Arizona

People always tell me not to be extreme. ‘Be reasonable’ they say. But I never felt it did any good to be reasonable about anything in conservation, because what you give away will never come back. Ever.

Martin Litton

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Mather Point at Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim

View 700 above Colorado River from the Nankoweap Graneries in the Grand Canyon

Hike on North Kaibab Trail in Roaring Springs Canyon on north side of Grand Canyon

Lower Antelope Canyon

View from our raft on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon

Little Colorado bright aqua spring water

Toroweap on the north rim

Inner Gorge of Grand Canyon with black Vishnu Schist

Elves Chasm

Elves Chasm

South Kaibab Trial near Cedar Ridge

Black Tail Canyon

Toroweap 3000 feet above the Colorado River

Sunrise in camp on the Colorado River

River mile 10 on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon on day 1 of our rafting trip

150 foot Deer Creek Falls (river mile 137)

Agathla Peak, Monument Valley near AZ-UT state line

Havasu Creek (river mille 157)

North Canyon hike (river mile 19)

Roaring Springs on the North Kaibab Trail

Kayaking from Lake Powell towards the Antelope Canyon area

Relaxing in camp after a day of rafting

Navajo bridge spans for foot & vehicle traffic at Marble Canyon

Entrance to Saddle Canyon (river mile 47)

Pools of Havasu Creek (river mile 157)

Halfway to the Nankoweap Granaries above the Colorado River (river mile 53)

Bright Angel Point - Grand Canyon North Rim

The Nankoweap Graneries 700 feet above the Colorado River (river mile 53)

Alex & Craig on Saddle Canyon hike (river mile 47)

Approaching Toroweap Overlook (slight notch at top) after leaving camp at river mile 175

Dramatic scene at Pasture Canyon Lookout( Rt 89A - 12 miles east of Jacob Lake)

Breaking camp to embark on day 4 of rafting trip in Grand Canyon

Janet hiking on the North Kaibab trail carved into Roaring Spring Canyon's Redwall Limestone

edwall Bridge on the North Kaibab Trail 2.5 miles from the North Rim

Beautiful camp along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon

3000 feet above the Colorado River at Toroweap looking at Vulcan's Anvil and Lava Falls Rapid 1.5 miles apart

Stone Creek near Deubendorff Rapid (river mile 131)

Descending from the Patio 300 feet above the river at Deer Creek Falls (river mile 137)

Getting ready to sleep near the river on a hot night in June in Grand Canyon

Maneuvering rafts through the Colorado's rapids to hike to the pools of Havasu Creek (river mile 157)

Striking early morning scene on the Colorado river in June

Hiking further into Havasu Creek from the Colorado River

Almost at the Patio above Deer Creek Falls (river mile 137)

Grand Canyon at 5000 feet from our single engine plane during our return to Las Vegas. Roughly 70 miles of river is visible from the mouth of the Little Colorado (top left)

Buttes in Monument Valley near the AZ-UT state line

Bliss at Havasu Creek (river mile 157)

Little Colorado tributary of the Colorado River looking at Chuar Butte (river mile 61)

Approaching Cedar Ridge on the South Kaibab Trail with reddish-brown O'Neill Butte directly beyond

View upstream from the Patio above Dear Creek Falls (river mile 137)

View of Deubendorff Rapid at Stone Creek (river mile 131)

Redwall cavern ampitheater carved by the Colorado River (river mile 33)

Beautiful blue bug at Shinumo Creek in Grand Canyon (river mile 109)

Setting up camp next to a multicolored rock field after rafting in Grand Canyon

Horseshoe Bend near Page, AZ - 8 miles upstream from Grand Canyon NP

North Rim cliffs 1600 above through the Supai Tunnel on the North Kaibab Trail

Striking view of the rock layers from the raft on the Colorado River

Two 37 foot rafts from 300 feet above on the way to the Patio at Deer Creek Falls (river mile 137)

Stately Grand Canyon Lodge at the edge of the North Rim

In camp at river mile 19 on first night in 2018

Craig off the grid at camp on day 2 of the rafting trip

Little Colorado overlook off Rt 64 roughly 40 river miles from the Colorado river

Water carving stone into amazing shapes at Lower Antelope Canyon

Monument Valley Buttes on Rt. 163 near AZ-UT state line

Reaching the top 300 feet above the river on the way to the Patio at Deer Creek Falls (river mile 137)

Passing a colorful side canyon from the raft on the way by

The Patio above Deer Creek Falls (river mile 137)

Blacktail Canyon, hike from the boat

South Kaibab Trail past Ooh Aah approaching Cedar Ridge

North Kaibab Trail shortly after turning around at 3,500 feet below the rim

Lone century plant in Roaring Springs Canyon on the North Kaibab Trail

Exploring rock formations formed by vulcanism in this area of the canyon

The New Wave - a mountain of wavy, striated rock formations

Hiking on the striated bluffs of the New Wave near Page

Overlooking the Unkar Delta at Desert View Watchtower about 25 miles east of Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim

Hopi Point west of Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim approaching blue hour

Sharing our amazement at Lower Antelope Canyon

A mesa there for the climbing to get a more private spot

A California Condor on Navajo Bridge - the largest flying bird in N. America and rescued from near extinction

Janet contemplating a place the likes of which we've never seen

Desert varnish on the cliffs as we reach shore

Exemplary specimen of a 15 foot-tall century plant, which blooms once in up to 20 years

Hiking on the Skywalker Trail just outside Sedona with stunning red rock formations in abundance

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