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Paria Canyon - Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness (UT/AZ) 2008

In March of 2008, we backpacked the 62km length of the Paria canyon. Although wet and somewhat cold so early in the season (we waded in the river proper for at least half the hike, and encountered 1 freak snowstorm on the second day), the scenery was spectacular and well worth the effort. What's more, the snow seemed to have scared a good many hikers away, and we saw only 3 others on the trail in the 5 days of hiking!
Stern warning at the trailhead
Stern warning at the trailhead		 The first of many beautiful rock formations
The first of many beautiful rock formations		 Striated mound
Striated mound		 Lonely desert shrub
Lonely desert shrub
Desert scene
Desert scene		 The beginning of the canyon
The beginning of the canyon		 Sheila gets wet
Sheila gets wet		 So does Andrew
So does Andrew
More interesting rocks
More interesting rocks		 Slide arch
Slide arch		 Sheila in silhouette
Sheila in silhouette		 Is it even possible to get lost in a canyon?
Is it even possible to get lost in a canyon?
Buckskin gulch
Buckskin gulch		 Scene from our first campsite
Scene from our first campsite		 Andrew moving forward
Andrew moving forward		 Andrew moving forward
Andrew moving forward
Catacombs
Catacombs		 Cool rocks
Cool rocks		 Flowing rocks
Flowing rocks		 Blue skies!
Blue skies!
River meets rock
River meets rock		 Photographer at work
Photographer at work		 Snow!
Snow!		 Our shoes - Salomon Techamphibians
Our shoes - Salomon Techamphibians
Blue skies
Blue skies		 Day 2 camp
Day 2 camp		 Rocks
Rocks		 Red walls
Red walls
The canyon opens up
The canyon opens up		 Driftwood
Driftwood		 Andrew crossing the river
Andrew crossing the river		 Sheila crossing the river
Sheila crossing the river
Sheila in front of some boulders
Sheila in front of some boulders		 It gets pretty deep sometimes
It gets pretty deep sometimes		 Tree
Tree		 Petroglyphs
Petroglyphs
Another tree
Another tree		 Yet another hardy tree
Yet another hardy tree		 The Hole
"The Hole"		 Sheila
Sheila
Nice branches beginning to bud
Nice branches beginning to bud		 Andrew at work
Andrew at work		 Wrather arch
Wrather arch		 Creek in Wrather canyon
Creek in Wrather canyon
Wheat field
Wheat field		 Paria canyon
Paria canyon		 Andrew whistling
Andrew whistling		 The happy couple
The happy couple
Glowing tree
Glowing tree		 Canyon scene
Canyon scene		 Patterns in the sand
Patterns in the sand		 Andrew and Sheila
Andrew and Sheila
Can you see the lizard?
Can you see the lizard?		 Colourful pebbles
Colourful pebbles		 Ah - the joy of dry feet!
Ah - the joy of dry feet!		 Moon
Moon
Campsite on day 4
Campsite on day 4		 Stargazing by moonlight
Stargazing by moonlight		 Cactus
Cactus		 Flowing stream at dawn
Flowing stream at dawn
Andrew concentrating hard
Andrew concentrating hard		 Petroglyphs
Petroglyphs		 Desert tree
Desert tree		 Sheila making lunch
Sheila making lunch
On our way out
On our way out		 Almost there!
Almost there!		 The End
The End

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gardener24-Mar-2008 19:30
Very impressive landscapes and good pictures with the D80 and the powershot. Thanks for posting and watch out for the flash floods...Peter
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