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Gettysburg College Physics : Hiking the Grand Canyon, March 16-19, 2006

Gettysburg College Physics : Hiking the Grand Canyon, March 16-19, 2006. Next slide. The Route. Next slide. Previous slide. Starting out: Yaki Point, the South Kaibab Trailhead. Next slide. Previous slide. Surveying Pipe Creek Canyon, the inner gorge, and the route of the hike. Next slide.

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Gettysburg College Physics : Hiking the Grand Canyon, March 16-19, 2006

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  1. Gettysburg College Physics : Hiking the Grand Canyon, March 16-19, 2006 Next slide

  2. The Route Next slide Previous slide

  3. Starting out: Yaki Point, the South Kaibab Trailhead Next slide Previous slide

  4. Surveying Pipe Creek Canyon, the inner gorge, and the route of the hike Next slide Previous slide

  5. Just above cedar ridge on the way down Next slide Previous slide

  6. Anne and Billy Resting on the way down to Skeleton Point Next slide Previous slide

  7. Sitting at Skeleton Point Next slide Previous slide

  8. Bight Angel Campground as seen from Skeleton Point Next slide Previous slide

  9. The trail down through the Redwall Next slide Previous slide

  10. Meeting (again) the old man of the trail---80+ years old and he hikes it every week! Next slide Previous slide

  11. View down the S. Kaibab from the Tipoff Next slide Previous slide

  12. South Kaibab Trail just below the tipoff. Next slide Previous slide

  13. Anne and Candace near Panorama Point Next slide Previous slide

  14. Our campsite at Bright Angel Campground Next slide Previous slide

  15. Dinner at Phantom Ranch Next slide Previous slide

  16. A pair of wild turkeys on the North Kaibab trail Next slide Previous slide

  17. On the North Kaibab trail, heading for Ribbon Falls Next slide Previous slide

  18. Out of the box a few miles from the falls, North Kaibab Trail Next slide Previous slide

  19. Looking down on lower ribbon falls Next slide Previous slide

  20. Anne and Billy at Upper Ribbon Falls Next slide Previous slide

  21. On the rocks at Ribbon Falls Next slide Previous slide

  22. Leaving Upper Ribbon Canyon Next slide Previous slide

  23. Descending from the side canyon Next slide Previous slide

  24. On the North Kaibab Trail Next slide Previous slide

  25. Pancakes at Bright Angel Next slide Previous slide

  26. Leaving Bright Angel Next slide Previous slide

  27. Passing the Pipe Creek Rest House Next slide Previous slide

  28. Jithin and Billy in Pipe Creek Canyon Next slide Previous slide

  29. Devil’s Corkscrew Next slide Previous slide

  30. Unusual sight: A rainbow at 1 in the afternoon Next slide Previous slide

  31. Indian Garden Canyon, almost at the Campground Next slide Previous slide

  32. Hanging around Plateau Point Next slide Previous slide

  33. Jithin Posing at Plateau Point Next slide Previous slide

  34. Billy, Anne and Candace at Plateau Point Next slide Previous slide

  35. The View from Plateau Point Next slide Previous slide

  36. Leaving Indian Gardens in the Morning Next slide Previous slide

  37. Passing through the 1 mile tunnel Next slide Previous slide

  38. Jithin nearing the top Next slide Previous slide

  39. Anne: Almost back to the top Next slide Previous slide

  40. Marschall nearing the top Next slide Previous slide

  41. The End! Next slide Previous slide

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