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Grand Canyon Kaibab Moonlit Hike

June 19-20 2008 Excellent weather

I keep trying, but there are no words or pics to adequately describe the inner Canyon under moonlight.

To me, the awe, serenity and silence invoke the enchanting melody and lyrics from Pink Floyd's 'Cirrus Minor':

"On a trip to Cirrus Minor,
Saw a crater in the sun
A thousand miles of moonlight later"

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Shortly after sunset taken from within the Toroweap layer
Shortly after sunset taken from within the Toroweap layer		 Last hint of dusk near Cedar Ridge
Last hint of dusk near Cedar Ridge		 Scorpius rising while my hiking buddy decends
Scorpius rising while my hiking buddy decends		 Corvus over the cliffs
Corvus over the cliffs
Saturn-Regulus-Mars conjunction
Saturn-Regulus-Mars conjunction		 Setting up conjunction photo
Setting up conjunction photo		 Moonlight thru agave (Jupiter to the left of Moon, Saggitarius to the right)
Moonlight thru agave (Jupiter to the left of Moon, Saggitarius to the right)		 North Rim Lodge lights top of agave
North Rim Lodge lights top of agave
Sharing cocktails with a few locals below Skeleton Pt
Sharing cocktails with a few locals below Skeleton Pt		 Setting up another shot
Setting up another shot		 Contemplating midnight at the saddle
Contemplating midnight at the saddle		 Arcturus and Corona Borealis above the cliffs
Arcturus and Corona Borealis above the cliffs
My feeble flashlight trail
My feeble flashlight trail		 Hiker headlamps
Hiker headlamps		 Sillouette
Sillouette		 A timed shot at Tonto Trail turnoff
A timed shot at Tonto Trail turnoff
Tip-Off panorama
Tip-Off panorama		 At Tip-Off above the Colorado River
At Tip-Off above the Colorado River		 Switchbacks above Tonto Platform...lots of fun to climb at 1:30am
Switchbacks above Tonto Platform...lots of fun to climb at 1:30am		 Headlamp trail at Skeleton Point
Headlamp trail at Skeleton Point
Hiking buddy's headlamp rounding O'Neil's Butte
Hiking buddy's headlamp rounding O'Neil's Butte		 Slabbed out at Cedar Ridge
Slabbed out at Cedar Ridge		 But wait, there's more: A few pics from the GCSP. Here's the back end of the telescope field
But wait, there's more: A few pics from the GCSP. Here's the back end of the telescope field		 Nice views of telephone pole insulator
Nice views of telephone pole insulator
Relaxing before the crowds arrive
Relaxing before the crowds arrive		 Late afternoon shadows
Late afternoon shadows		 10 minutes into moonrise
10 minutes into moonrise		 40 minutes into moonrise
40 minutes into moonrise
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