October 2013. Grand Canyon by dory: the longer short version

Here are 200+ images, what I thought was essential at the time, less than 1% of what I actually took.

Wonderful people and hikes. Lava Falls was really exciting for my boat.

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first-boat-launched

paddleboarder

navaho-bridge

bighorn-sheep

rock-textures

first-landing-first-lunch

coaching

landmark-rock

into-the-canyon

now-truly-into-the-canyon

amazing-from-the-get-go

charley-still-fully-loaded

horsehead

endless-buttes

recurrent-vista

top-layers-of-geology

great-blue-heron-on-weird-rock

endless-bizarre-shapes

overtaking-another-trip

how-to-account-for-this-pattern_

unexpectedly-lush-vegetation

riveting-variation-on-a-theme

first-riffle

surprising-inflows

inviting-campsite

surprise-jim-is-up-front

flowstone_

same-but-different-around-every-bend

sheer-walls

why-this-blotch_

veseys-paradise

start-of-first-hike

great-potting-clay

kathy-and-jake

first-petroglyph

ancient-wall

above-the-river

this-cannot-last

rondo

up-we-go

how__

and-up

typical-gc-view

a-riffle-to-start-tomorrow

more-blooming-than-expected

looking-back-upstream

hard-not-to-gawk

worked-stone

dont-step-back

arch

how_

amazing-colors

professor-dale-consults

campsite-above-driftwood

tony

nancy

sarge

frank

roger-dale

rondo-2

mike

duffy-dale-surprised

tucked-in-for-the-night

jake-same-birthday

mark-2

sean

rondo-charley

jim-and-roger-at-cross-purposes

nancy2

amphitheater

another-gbh

as-if-carved-by-masons

charley-buffy-rondo-nick

rondo-cooking

charley-surveying

roger-and-sarge

jake-and-mark

cheerful-semi-shy-jill

tony-and-feather

trip-leader-nick-grimes

kathy-jake-and-mark

dick

canyon-and-creek

careful-jim

avoiding-wading

cheerful-duffy

climbable-pillar_

165trio-at-cremation-campsite

166stefanie

167those-two-waves-eat-boats

168roger-slides-in-backward

169up-periscope

170lew-replacing-rondo

171shawn-joins-us-at-phantom

pat

172please-some-sun

lew-emma-kayle

nick-bruce

cassie-charley

bruce

skp-lunch-stop

skp-climbing-from-pool

jim-getting-a-boost

bruce-and-emma

emma-2

cassie-2

cassie-3

177charlie-as-sherpa

178tarantula-seeking-safety

179gopros-go

180lew-goes-up-and-over

181rugged-country

182which-critter-1

183which-critter-2

184no-one-got-sick

185helmeted-pat

186south-rim-treeline_

187whiskery-helmeted-nick

188another-new-formation

189gorgeous-vista

190beginning-blacktail-canyon-walk

191nicks-implausible-ascent

192sean-explaining-geology

193landmark-plateau

194clouds-add-drama

195the-unacceptable-alternative

196skyglow-moment

197asbestos-fibers

198which-chimney-is-climbable_

199this-one-thinks-roger

200clawing-up-from-the-chimney

201more-up-after-chimney

202and-still-more-up

203did-i-mention-more-up_

204enough-up-down-soon

206who-me_-surely-not

207interesting-traverse

208partway-down

209dubendorff-too-shallow-walked

stephanie-pushing-her-load

reflective-pool-above-rapids

slot-canyons-end

waterfall-at-bottom-of-slot-canyon

lizard

210deer-creek-canyon

tony-on-slot-canyon-hike

slot-canyon-hike

charley-natch

emma

214dont-think-i-could-do-this

paddleboad-on-riffle

bighorn-sheep-3

bighorn-sheep-2

first-ocatillo

gbh-4

gbh-5

sun-ahead

owl-eyes

tying-up-at-havasu-canyon

prickly-pear

charley-free-climbing

219passageway-ladder

220emma-at-havasu

221havasu-swirl

222jim-at-havasu

223havasu-caterpillar

224behold

225man-stepping-off-ridge_

226blockhouse

227looking-downstream

228another-beautiful-day

229aha-lava-ahead

230just-that-little-bit-ominous

231time-to-go-scouting

232there-she-be

233big-cahuna-up-for-a-peek

234are-we-a-bit-glum_

235cassie

236last-time-i-swam-this-rapid

234a1-big-cahuna-gathering-its-muscle

234a2-not-enough-momentum-to-get-over-this

234a3-the-wave-that-took-Lew-off

234a4-someone-missing

234a5-coming-back-home

234a6-swimming-strongly

238it-was-lew-who-swam

239very-windy-this-evening

240a-bloom-of-lava

241stage-light

242tubular-structure

243tony-at-the-oars

244spotlight-effect

245inclusions

246gold-in-them-thar-hills

247standards-are-slipping

248life-takes-root-in-every-crack

249desert_

250squirrel-on-cactus

251munching-away

252duffy-approaching-the-home-stretch

253stefanie-at-ease

254sean-rowing-with-his-feet

255arsenical-creek-outlet

256arsenic-laden-hot-tub

257cheerful-kayle-and-emma

258charlie-flips-out

259charlie-on-halloween

260many-rocks-become-a-rock

261another-celebration-of-halloween

262sigh

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