Grand Canyon Hike

N. Rim to Hermit's Rest

Septebmer 1-4, 2006

	Medium Large	Jason and Tamara wait with our bags at the Bright Angel Lodge for the N. Rim shuttle
	Medium Large	A sign to Lee's Ferry...
	Medium Large	...just across the Navajo Bridge on our way to the N. Rim
	Medium Large	Nicole and I had to run down here to get these photos before the shuttle left. A nice pre-Canyon warm-up.
	Medium Large	The gang (minus me and Nicole) in the N. Rim shuttle.
	Medium Large	The view from the other side.
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	Medium Large	The beautiful North Rim Lodge.
	Medium Large	The group w/ backpacks next to the shuttle that brought us the five hours around the Canyon.
	Medium Large	Nicole makes last minute adjustments on her bag in our cabin on the N. Rim.
	Medium Large	The cabin from the outside (with Nicole for reference).
	Medium Large	Sunset over the canyon
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	Medium Large	I totally look superimposed in this picture.
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	Medium Large	Jason, Jani, and Dave waiting for dinner in the N. Rim.
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	Medium Large	Dinner was fancy and expensive, but pretty tasty.
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	Medium Large	At the trailhead of the N. Kaibab, ready to go!
	Medium Large	Tamara ponders the view (we're going down where?)
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	Medium Large	The view of the top of the Coconino. Much better than the view from the bottom of the Coconino on Day 4.
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	Medium Large	Stratigraphy in action! This is the boundary between the Coconino and the Hermit Group.
	Medium Large	Jani rolls into the rest stop at Supai Tunnel. Only 12 more miles to go!
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	Medium Large	The Bridge in the Redwall, seen from afar.
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	Medium Large	Nicole inches closer to the bridge...
	Medium Large	...and we're there!
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	Medium Large	A rest stop in the last shade of the morning.
	Medium Large	These are Roaring (not Dripping) Springs
	Medium Large	Bright Angel Creek - the reason we didn't have to carry eight litres of water down one vertical mile.
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	Medium Large	Making our way down the flatter section of the N. Kaibab.
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	Medium Large	Jani ponders the seven more miles we have to go to Phantom Ranch.
	Medium Large	A very photogenic lizard.
	Medium Large	"I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille"
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	Medium Large	The Grand Canyon Supergroup, with Nicole for reference.
	Medium Large	Prickly pears in bloom.
	Medium Large	During a rest stop on the N. Kaibab...
	Medium Large	...Jason chugs the last of his sun-boiled Raman. Mmmm.
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	Medium Large	The last bit of the N. Kaibab, through a beautiful canyon of Vishnu Schist.
	Medium Large	Finally!
	Medium Large	Our campsite at the bottom of the canyon.
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	Medium Large	Leaving our campsite on Day 2 for the trip up to Indian Garden and Horn Creek.
	Medium Large	Three different views from the Silver Bridge over the Colorado.
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	Medium Large	The bridges of Coconino County
	Medium Large	A squirrel's poor attempt at camoflouge.
	Medium Large	One of the only rafts I saw during the trip.
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	Medium Large	A short rest before the climb up to Indian Garden.
	Medium Large	Pretty views from the Bright Angel.
	Medium Large	Tadpoles desparately trying to grow into frogs before their puddle dries out.
	Medium Large	A view of the Devil's Corkscrew from the top.
	Medium Large	Soft-core tourists on mules.
	Medium Large	We took a lovely long break at Indian Gardens to wait out the heat of the day.
	Medium Large	On our way to our campsite at Horn Creek, we took a short detour to Plateau Point.
	Medium Large	A mini-panorama
	Medium Large	A rare view of the river and the rim.
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	Medium Large	Thank goodness for the guard rail! It was a long way down to the Colorado.
	Medium Large	Making our way to the Horn Creek campsite.
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	Medium Large	Our campsite...
	Medium Large	...and the accompanying toilet.
	Medium Large	Nicole models the latest in hiker apparel - socks and saddles, knee brace, and sunglasses patched together with duct tape. I think she's ready for Vogue!
	Medium Large	Nicole + Colorado on the W. Tonto Trail.
	Medium Large	We find a little shade in Salt Creek before continuing on to Monument Valley.
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	Medium Large	This part of the hike was very exposed and hot.
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	Medium Large	The shade that awaited us at Monument Valley was delectable.
	Medium Large	Tamara pumps water from the creek there...
	Medium Large	...and craddles the resultant water baby.
	Medium Large	We had a good time playing in the creek. A nice change from the dry conditions of the Tonto.
	Medium Large	Some beautiful Zoroaster Granite.
	Medium Large	Jani gets ready to climb out of the canyon.
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	Medium Large	It's all uphill from here...
	Medium Large	Some spikes left over from unsuccessful miners.
	Medium Large	Tamara and Nicole have fun ascending the Cathedral Stairs.
	Medium Large	A beautiful stratigraphic sequence.
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	Medium Large	The Hermit Trail hasn't been maintained for seventy years, so we had to scramble over a lot of rock falls.
	Medium Large	All your base are belong to us.
	Medium Large	Nicole next to Dripping Springs.
	Medium Large	Luckily, we had a filter.
	Medium Large	Resting before the final push. You'll notice I don't have any pictures from the last two miles of the hike. That's becuase it was straight up.
	Medium Large	But we made it. Yeah!
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	Medium Large	The view from the top.
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	Medium Large	Our victory dinner.