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| Nankoweap Granaries Indian ruins, Grand Canyon wall. |
It has been quite some time since I posted anything from my Grand Canyon rafting trip. These photos are from a hike some of the group took on Thursday, May 21, 2009, the second day of rafting, after we set up our camp for the evening. Above, my daughter looks up at the Nankoweap Granaries, believed to have been built by Anasazi Indian in about 1100AD.
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| Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona |
This is the view of the Colorado River running through the Grand Canyon. We are about 52 miles from our Lee's Ferry starting point. Our group's two rafts are in the lower right blue water. You have to know the raft is there to see it.
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| Hiking on trail to Nankoweap Grainary Indian ruins, Grand Canyon |
We walked on an Indian trail up to the Nankoweap Granaries ruin about 700 feet above the river. The structure was thought to be used by Anasazi Indians for food grain storage that would have been inaccessible to most animals.
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| We are up high. There are no rails. Do not kick stones. |
I wanted to show you where the raft is, so you can get an idea of how high up we are. Also notice the tiny people down the path. It was an amazing hike and an awesome view.
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| Nankoweap Granaries Indian ruin, Grand Canyon. Getting this angle was hard. |
It is hard to get a feel for this spot with my limited camera lens. The 360 view was fantastic. The vast dimensions, scale of the valley, height of the canyon below and above and across from us, the colors and textures are impossible to capture. I photo merged two photos to create the view above.
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Very beautiful pictures.
ReplyDeleteReminded me of my trip to Petra, Jordan.
Looks like you had a great trip rafting on the Colorado river. The Grand Canyon scenery and the Indian ruins are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteMagnificent! I'm rather jealous of your river trip. That looks like the Nakoweap granary.
ReplyDeleteAwesome pics! My boyfriend guided a private rafting trip down the Colorado River last year. He can't stop talking about it. He has some amazing photos as well. He guides rivers here in the Philippines. :-)
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This looks like great fun for those that can endure it. I would never be able to even consider such an outing.
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