Large -- Medium Before heading down the trail! L to R, Jason Barnes, Jani Radebaugh, Rachel Mastrapa, Ross Beyer, Dave O'Brien. |
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Large -- Medium Rachel imitates the "don't be a complete idiot" signage. |
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Large -- Medium Ross, Rachel, and Jani head down to the 3 mile resthouse. |
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Large -- Medium Shot of me (Jason) and Rachel at the 3 mile resthouse. Looking down, you can see the trail out to Plateau Point which we were on later in the afternoon. The canyon to the right is Bright Angel canyon, at the bottom of which is Phantom Ranch. |
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Large -- Medium The vertical relief was crazy throughout the hike -- what do you expect, its the grand canyon. |
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Large -- Medium Ross gives his feet a rest at the 3 mile resthouse. |
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Large -- Medium This squirrel was caught breaking into Jani's gorp! |
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Large -- Medium It gnawed right through the bag, and chowed down. |
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Large -- Medium Jani at the 3 mile resthouse. |
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Large -- Medium Dave and Jani between the 3 mile resthouse and Indian Gardens. |
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Large -- Medium Dave on the Plateau Point trail, looking back up the way we came to the rim. |
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Large -- Medium Rachel at Plateau Point. |
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Large -- Medium Me with the Colorado River. |
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Large -- Medium Ross at Plateau Point. |
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Large -- Medium Me, with the Horn Creek rapids behind. |
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Large -- Medium Jani looking down the gorge. |
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Large -- Medium Here are some rafters hitting the Bright Angel Rapids. |
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Large -- Medium The Tonto Trail, on the easily erodable Hermit Shale, was nice and flat. |
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Large -- Medium Rachel and Jani in front of Horn Creek Canyon just above the campsite. |