TIM McLENEGAN

Grand Canyon September 2021

  1. Relevant questions that came up about now: “How do you set a tent up in the rain?” “There’s nowhere else to stay?” and then later: “There’s cabins here?!”
  3. First North Rim View
  5. We hiked down to just to the top of of the Redwall Limestone Layer.
  9. View of the Colorado River
  10. Angels Window
  12. Sunbeams from the sunset looking east: anticrepuscular rays
  21. You can see the Desert Watchtower on the south rim of the canyon from Point Imperial. If you’ve been to the south rim, you’ve probably stopped here.
  29. Ready to go down below the rim!
  32. Let’s check on the trail. Can we see the bridge yet? Nope. Still a long ways to go.
  33. The cliffs are getting tall
  34. We liked the zebra stripes on the white cliffs.
  35. Zebra striping on the white cliffs (Coconino Sandstone)
  37. Cliffs are getting taller
  38. Dirt is getting redder
  40. Looking back up at the Coconino Sandstone with the red Hermit Formation peeking out under the plants.
  41. Lizard buddy
  42. Now we’re getting red cliffs
  43. Supai Tunnel
  44. Supai Tunnel
  45. Supai Tunnel
  46. Let’s check in on the bridge... Hey, there it is! Still a ways to go...
  47. Tall red cliffs
  48. Looking back up the trail at the switchbacks leading down from the tunnel.
  49. Tall red cliffs
  50. Bridge is a little closer, but still a ways down
  51. View of the trail along the red cliffs.
  52. Bridge is starting to look attainable.
  53. The cliffs are even taller now.
  54. Looking back up at the stripes on the white cliffs.
  55. Bridge is getting closer!
  56. Yessica with the dark far canyon wall behind her.
  58. Checking in on the bridge again... almost there!
  59. Yessica was excited to see nopales here!
  60. We did it!
  62. View from the bridge of the Redwall Narrows section of Roaring Springs Canyon that the trail follows down to the Colorado River.
  63. We’re in a good mood because it’s all been downhill.
  64. The cliffs in the shade glow from the light reflecting off the other side.
  65. Looking back down Roaring Springs Canyon on the way back up.
  67. Back through the Supai Tunnel
  68. Looking up at the Coconino Sandstone
  69. At the Coconino Overlook on the way back. Almost there!
  70. We made it!
  71. Good advice from the park service.
  72. Yessica is concerned about roller bladers getting a nasty surprise when the canyon opens up immediatly in front of them.
  74. Looking further up the canyon at sunset.
  75. Moonrise.
  76. Moon over campfire
  79. Buffalo and calf
  80. All the steps of the Grand Staircase top to bottom: Pink Cliffs (Bryce and Cedar Breaks), Gray Cliffs (as seen below Powell Point on the drive to the slots), Navajo Sandstone (as seen in Zion), Vermillion Cliffs (as seen looking at Dino Tracks), Chocolate