Grand Canyon
2007
around Memorial Day

Jim Wheeler's observations

take a hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon

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Grand Canyon from the North Rim, at Cape Royal - N36 07.035 W111 56.926

Colorado River cuts through Marble Canyon, from Angel's Window - N36 07.190 W111 56.808

Grand Canyon from the North Rim, at Bright Angel Point - N36 11.687 W112 03.016

Trails down from the south rim: South Kaibab on left, Bright Angel on right - N36 11.687 W112 03.016

Canyon de Chelly, White House ruins just left of center - N36 07.812 W109 28.654

Antelope Canyon, a slot canyon - N36 51.763 W111 22.492

Colorado River as it exits the Glen Canyon dam, heading south toward Grand Canyon - N36 56.138 W111 28.982

Checkerboard Mesa at Zion National Park - N37 13.825 W112 52.725

Lower Emerald Pool at Zion National Park - N37 15.471 W112 57.756

Weeping Rock at Zion National Park - N37 15.471 W112 57.756

Bryce Canyon National Park, from Bryce Point - N37 36.347 W112 09.453

Lower Calf Creek Falls - N37 49.720 W111 25.208

Capitol Reef National Park - N38 14.863 W111 13.724

Rock Art at Capitol Reef - N38 17.284 W111 14.511

looking northeast, Dirty Devil River joins Colorado River at Glen Canyon,
at the north end of Lake Powell - N37 52.878 W110 24.482

Newspaper Rock petroglyphs - N37 59.291 W109 31.087

Mule Canyon ruin - N37 32.399 W109 44.556

Natural Bridges - Sipapu Bridge - N37 36.836 W110 00.214

Natural Bridges - Horse Collar ruin - N37 36.685 W110 01.206

Natural Bridges - Kachina Bridge - N37 35.841 W110 01.699

Natural Bridges - beneath Kachina Bridge - N37 36.031 W110 01.863

rock art beneath Kachina Bridge - N37 36.055 W110 01.859

Natural Bridges - Owachomo Bridge - N37 35.116 W110 00.781

Sand Island petroglyphs - N37 15.694 W109 37.134

Valley of the Gods - N37 17.225 W109 48.728

Valley of the Gods - N37 18.970 W109 51.214

Valley of the Gods - N37 18.970 W109 51.214

Goosenecks - San Juan river - the longest entrenched meander in North America - N37 10.470 W109 55.646

Muley Point
looking south across San Juan River, toward Monument Valley in Navajo Nation - N37 13.991 W109 59.593

from the top of Moki Dugway,
looking northeast, across Valley of the Gods, toward Colorado and San Juan mountains - N37 16.442 W109 56.367

Mexican Hat rock - N37 10.492 W109 51.602

Navajo Twin Rocks in Bluff, Utah - N37 17.202 W109 32.850

Hovenweep National Monument
Square Tower Group, now called Little Ruin Canyon - N37 23.013 W109 04.539

remains of 'Tilted Tower' in the Holly Unit at Hovenweep- N37 23.983 W109 02.494

'Boulder House' in foreground- N37 23.988 W109 02.516

'Boulder House' in background- N37 23.978 W109 02.539

petroglyphs in the Holly Unit at Hovenweep - N37 23.914 W109 02.580

'Tower Point Ruin' overlooking Horseshoe Canyon, at Hovenweep - N37 24.494 W109 01.877

'Horseshoe House' in the Horseshoe Unit at Hovenweep- N37 24.539 W109 01.776

structures at the Hackberry Unit of Hovenweep- N37 24.453 W109 01.526

Cutthroat Castle Unit at Hovenweep- N37 27.235 W108 58.315

Mesa Verde National Park
Cliff Palace - N37 10.013 W108 28.422

Cliff Palace, a walk through - N37 09.861 W108 28.341

Balcony House, viewed from overlook at Soda Canyon - N37 09.927 W108 27.793

Balcony House, a walk through - N37 09.701 W108 27.870

Square Tower House - N37 10.003 W108 29.479

Hemenway House - N37 09.387 W108 27.708

Oak Tree House, looking from Sun Point View - N37 09.742 W108 28.514

Mummy House, looking from Sun Point View - N37 09.742 W108 28.514

Spruce Tree House - N37 11.112 W108 29.315

San Juan River, near its source in Colorado, 50 miles east of Durango - N37 20.765 W106 55.405

take a hike to the bottom of Grand Canyon

download a Word document detailing routes and GPS coordinates
download the Garmin MapSource file (requires MapSource software)

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Gear Credits

photography: Canon 5D and 20D digital SLR camera bodies
Canon EF 24mm f1.4L, Canon EF 35mm f1.4L, Canon EF 50mm f1.4, Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L II zoom,
Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS zoom, Canon EXT.EF 2x II lenses
shot in Canon camera raw, processed in PhotoShop CS3
geotagging: Garmin gpsMap76cs
conveyance: Moto Guzzi California 1100i (1995)

take a hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
South Rim to Ranch back to South Rim - 2007
North Rim to Phantom Ranch, then out to the South Rim - 2010

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