!!!Exploring the Grand Canyon
By

 
__Laura and [Suave|Geography/About/Consortium/Lobodzinski], April 17-18, 2016__

''All photos were taken during those two days by Laura and Suave and made available to global-geography.org''

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[{Image src='01.jpg' caption='We arrived from Phoenix at the South Rim of Grand Canyon around 5PM and decided to walk down to see the sunset' alt='Grand Canyon' height='380' class='image_block' width='507'}]
[{Image src='02.jpg' caption='Along the South Rim trail, we spotted a herd of Elks grazing nearby.'alt='Grand Canyon' height='380' class='image_block' width='507'}]
[{Image src='03.jpg' caption='The colors of the Canyon walls were changing with the sun' alt='Grand Canyon' height='470' class='image_block' width='600'}]
[{Image src='04.jpg' caption='It was a beautiful sunset with a visible moon in the sky. Laura enjoyed the views and kept walking down the trail.' alt='Grand Canyon' height='470' class='image_block' width='353'}]
[{Image src='05.jpg' caption='The sunset was now in a full swing - the view to the North' alt='Grand Canyon' height='380' class='image_block' width='507'}]
[{Image src='06.jpg' caption='Last glimpses of the light on the North Rim' alt='Grand Canyon' height='380' class='image_block' width='507'}]
[{Image src='07.jpg' caption='We walked down for about 1.5 hr to the place where the mules make the first stop. The setting sun was now in a full view.' alt='Grand Canyon' height='380' class='image_block' width='507'}]
[{Image src='08.jpg' caption='It was becoming dark quickly and we had to decide whether to go up or	continue hiking down the South Kaibob trail.' alt='Grand Canyon' height='380' class='image_block' width='507'}]
[{Image src='09.jpg' caption='Decided on continuing walking down by the moonlight. Ocassionally the clouds obstructed the moon, but there was enough light to comfortably walk down the trail without a flashlight.' alt='Grand Canyon' height='330' class='image_block' width='440'}]
[{Image src='10.jpg' caption='After 4 1.2 hours, we have reached the Black Bridge on the Colorado river. We crossed	onto the North bank of the Colorado river and camped on a sand bar by the river.' alt='Grand Canyon' height='330' class='image_block' width='567'}]
[{Image src='11.jpg' caption='In the morning, we visited the Ranger Station, where we refilled our water bottles	and picked the trail maps.' alt='Grand Canyon' height='350' class='image_block' width='467'}]
[{Image src='12.jpg' caption='We decided to return via Bright Angel Trail (about 14 miles long). The trail led us to a silver bridge and back to the South bank of the Colorado river.' alt='Grand Canyon' height='350' class='image_block' width='525'}]
[{Image src='13.jpg' caption='The trail followed the Colorado river for a while' alt='Grand Canyon' height='350' class='image_block' width='467'}]
[{Image src='14.jpg' caption='Laura admires the colors of the rocks' alt='Grand Canyon' height='350' class='image_block' width='467'}]
[{Image src='15.jpg' caption='The banks of Colorado river are covered by the unusual plants. Yuccas everywhere !' alt='Grand Canyon' height='350' class='image_block' width='467'}]
[{Image src='16.jpg' caption='After 2 miles, we have finally started climbing up the trail' alt='Grand Canyon' height='350' class='image_block' width='467'}]
[{Image src='17.jpg' caption='We hike on the stone ledges and rapidly gain the altitude' alt='Grand Canyon' height='350' class='image_block' width='467'}]
[{Image src='18.jpg' caption='The view of the trail looking down the Canyon' alt='Grand Canyon' height='350' class='image_block' width='467'}]
[{Image src='19.jpg' caption='We approach the end of the first steep part of the trail' alt='Grand Canyon' height='450' class='image_block' width='600'}]
[{Image src='20.jpg' caption='The sun is alredy high and the views towards the North are magnificent' alt='Grand Canyon' height='450' class='image_block' width='338'}]
[{Image src='21.jpg' caption='We are now 1500 meters above the bottom' alt='Grand Canyon' height='350' class='image_block' width='467'}]
[{Image src='22.jpg' caption='The last part of the trail leads through steep zig-zag ledges' alt='Grand Canyon' height='350' class='image_block' width='467'}]
[{Image src='23.jpg' caption='We are climbing higher and higher' alt='Grand Canyon' height='450' class='image_block' width='338'}]
[{Image src='24.jpg' caption='The view of the Bright Angeles trail behind us' alt='Grand Canyon' height='450' class='image_block' width='600'}]
[{Image src='25.jpg' caption='After 6.5 hours of climbing we are back at the South Rim' alt='Grand Canyon' height='350' class='image_block' width='536'}]
[{Image src='26.jpg' caption='Happy smiles after the conclusion of the hike:-)' alt='Grand Canyon' height='350' class='image_block' width='513'}]
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