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Day two: Tent Bottom to Anderson Bottom

Day two (26-09-2006) on the Green River. Travelling from Tent Bottom to Andersons Bottom. Tent Bottom and Anderson Bottom are c.39.5 and c.31 miles above the confluence with the Colorado River. Includes pictures of a raven, the "Butte of the Cross", cliff dwellings, and pictographs.
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Reflections before sunrise - Tent Bottom
Reflections before sunrise - Tent Bottom		 First view of the sun for the day
First view of the sun for the day		 View to the south - as the sun is about to rise
View to the south - as the sun is about to rise		 Canyon wall reflections in the Green River
Canyon wall reflections in the Green River
Others have been here before
Others have been here before		 Cottonwood tree leaves
Cottonwood tree leaves		 Cottonwood leaves on a snapped branch
Cottonwood leaves on a snapped branch		 Northern flicker in a cottonwood tree
Northern flicker in a cottonwood tree
Two red-naped sapsuckers on a cottonwood tree
Two red-naped sapsuckers on a cottonwood tree		 Another view of the two red-naped sapsuckers
Another view of the two red-naped sapsuckers		 Back on the river - Sienna says the current is over there.
Back on the river - Sienna says "the current is over there".		 Great blue heron
Great blue heron
Green River and a butte
Green River and a butte		 First view of the Powell's Butte of the Cross
First view of the Powell's "Butte of the Cross"		 The two buttes that form the Butte of the Cross can be clearly seen here
The two buttes that form the "Butte of the Cross" can be clearly seen here		 Other paddlers on the river
Other paddlers on the river
A break from canoeing
A break from canoeing		 Bobcat sign?
Bobcat sign?		 Rock formation
Rock formation		 A raven watches on as we check out what is near the river
A raven watches on as we check out what is near the river
Raven on a coyote bush (Forestiera pubescens) a member of the olive family. Hope I have the ID right
Raven on a coyote bush (Forestiera pubescens) a member of the olive family. Hope I have the ID right		 Raven - side view
Raven - side view		 Strange behaviour
Strange behaviour		 Raven with beak open
Raven with beak open
Raven with canyon walls behind
Raven with canyon walls behind		 The Butte of the Cross with reflection
The "Butte of the Cross" with reflection		 Attractive river bluffs
Attractive river bluffs		 Overhanging bluffs
Overhanging bluffs
Overhanging bluffs - where we have been
Overhanging bluffs - where we have been		 Green River views 1
Green River views 1		 Green River views 2
Green River views 2		 Roy and Sienna at campsite at Anderson Bottom
Roy and Sienna at campsite at Anderson Bottom
The flats of Anderson Bottom
The flats of Anderson Bottom		 A small room blasted into the sandstone cliff
A small room blasted into the sandstone cliff		 Karl Tangren’s Spring
Karl Tangren’s Spring		 Large ant nest
Large ant nest
Rock wren - may be a juvenile?
Rock wren - may be a juvenile?		 This one is definitely a rock wren - the US not the New Zealand species. Our one is very different.
This one is definitely a "rock wren" - the US not the New Zealand species. Our one is very different.		 Reflections by the campsite
Reflections by the campsite		 A cottonwood tree
A cottonwood tree
Where the Green River once flowed - the river now two miles shorter
Where the Green River once flowed - the river now two miles shorter		 Petroglyphs - ancient rock art
Petroglyphs - ancient rock art		 A closer view
A closer view		 A landscape perspective of petroglyphs
A landscape perspective of petroglyphs
The sun sets behind a butte
The sun sets behind a butte		 Are these fox prints?
Are these fox prints?		 Evening light 1
Evening light 1		 Evening light 2
Evening light 2
Evening light 3
Evening light 3		 Evening light 4
Evening light 4		 The moon - darkness sets in
The moon - darkness sets in
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