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Grand Canyon - Mule Train

Our trip to the bottom of the Grand Canyon by mule in March 2009.
Pedro the Mule Lover
Pedro the Mule Lover		 Pedro & the Gang
Pedro & the Gang		 Saddle Up
Saddle Up		 First Switchbacks
First Switchbacks
Heading Down
Heading Down		 Pretty View
Pretty View		 Almost at Indian Gardens
Almost at Indian Gardens		 Mule Stop at Indian Gradens
Mule Stop at Indian Gradens
Cliff Huggers
Cliff Huggers		 Watching the Rafters
Watching the Rafters		 Five Rafts
Five Rafts		 River View
River View
Downstream
Downstream		 The Trail to Phantom Ranch
The Trail to Phantom Ranch		 Arriving Rafters
Arriving Rafters		 Dead Mule
"Dead" Mule
Dead Mule #2
"Dead" Mule #2		 Mule Chow Line
Mule Chow Line		 Let's Make Up
Let's Make Up		 Killer Mule
Killer Mule
Water Trough
Water Trough		 Muddy Colorado River
Muddy Colorado River		 Bright Angel Creek
Bright Angel Creek		 Mule Riders on the River Trail
Mule Riders on the River Trail
Bright Angel Suspension Bridge
Bright Angel Suspension Bridge		 North Kaibab Trail
North Kaibab Trail		 Cabins at Phantom Ranch
Cabins at Phantom Ranch		 Mule Deer
Mule Deer
Early Morning Pack Mules
Early Morning Pack Mules		 Heading into Morning
Heading into Morning		 Into the Tunnel
Into the Tunnel		 Cliffs Ahead
Cliffs Ahead
Life on the Edge
Life on the Edge		 South Kaibab Trail
South Kaibab Trail		 The Red & White Switchbacks
The Red & White Switchbacks		 Panorama & Mule Ears
Panorama & Mule Ears
Scenic Mule Stop
Scenic Mule Stop		 Mule Envy
Mule Envy		 Almost to the Top
Almost to the Top		 Back to the Barn
Back to the Barn
Mule Barn
Mule Barn		 Mule Riders
Mule Riders

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Laurie Allen 25-Jul-2009 03:59
Hi Clayton, these are fantastic!! Looks like it was a great trip.

Laurie
Rick Bricker02-May-2009 06:07
Hey thanks for taking us on the mule train journey with you...now I feel like I can cross that off my bucket list...hehehe.
Mariann Cattelino 26-Mar-2009 14:15
Your photos are stunning!
Thanks for sharing
jo koozer 22-Mar-2009 16:11
Clayton - great photos. I appreciate seeing the crew who took you down also. Are they from the Phantom Ranch? The mules are beauties - they are such a sturdy beast. The Cliff Huggers photo sure gives the feel for the "down" and the "steep". Yikes!
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