Gettysburg College Physics : Hiking the Grand Canyon, March 16-19, 2006
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Gettysburg College Gettysburg College Physics : Hiking the Physics : Hiking the
Grand Canyon, March Grand Canyon, March 16-19, 200616-19, 2006
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The The RouteRoute
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Starting out: Yaki Point, the Starting out: Yaki Point, the South Kaibab TrailheadSouth Kaibab Trailhead Next slidePrevious slide
Surveying Pipe Creek Surveying Pipe Creek Canyon, the inner gorge, Canyon, the inner gorge, and the route of the hikeand the route of the hike
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Just above cedar ridge on Just above cedar ridge on the way downthe way down Next slidePrevious slide
Anne and Billy Resting on Anne and Billy Resting on the way down to Skeleton the way down to Skeleton
PointPointNext slidePrevious slide
Sitting at Skeleton PointSitting at Skeleton Point Next slidePrevious slide
Bight Angel Campground as Bight Angel Campground as seen from Skeleton Pointseen from Skeleton Point Next slidePrevious slide
The trail down through the The trail down through the RedwallRedwall Next slidePrevious slide
Meeting (again) the old man of the Meeting (again) the old man of the trail---80+ years old and he hikes it trail---80+ years old and he hikes it
every week!every week!Next slidePrevious slide
View down the S. Kaibab View down the S. Kaibab from the Tipoff from the Tipoff Next slidePrevious slide
South Kaibab Trail just South Kaibab Trail just below the tipoff.below the tipoff. Next slidePrevious slide
Anne and Candace near Anne and Candace near Panorama PointPanorama Point Next slidePrevious slide
Our campsite at Bright Our campsite at Bright Angel CampgroundAngel Campground Next slidePrevious slide
Dinner at Phantom RanchDinner at Phantom Ranch Next slidePrevious slide
A pair of wild turkeys on A pair of wild turkeys on the North Kaibab trailthe North Kaibab trail Next slidePrevious slide
On the North Kaibab trail, On the North Kaibab trail, heading for Ribbon Fallsheading for Ribbon Falls Next slidePrevious slide
Out of the box a few miles Out of the box a few miles from the falls, North Kaibab from the falls, North Kaibab
TrailTrailNext slidePrevious slide
Looking down on lower Looking down on lower ribbon fallsribbon falls Next slidePrevious slide
Anne and Anne and Billy at Billy at Upper Upper Ribbon Ribbon
FallsFalls
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On the On the rocks at rocks at Ribbon Ribbon
FallsFalls
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Leaving Upper Ribbon Leaving Upper Ribbon CanyonCanyon Next slidePrevious slide
Descending Descending from the from the
side canyonside canyon
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On the On the North North
Kaibab Kaibab TrailTrail
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Pancakes at Bright AngelPancakes at Bright Angel Next slidePrevious slide
Leaving Bright AngelLeaving Bright Angel Next slidePrevious slide
Passing the Pipe Creek Passing the Pipe Creek Rest HouseRest House Next slidePrevious slide
Jithin and Billy in Pipe Jithin and Billy in Pipe Creek CanyonCreek Canyon Next slidePrevious slide
Devil’s CorkscrewDevil’s Corkscrew Next slidePrevious slide
Unusual Unusual sight: A sight: A rainbow rainbow
at 1 in the at 1 in the afternoon afternoon
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Indian Garden Canyon, Indian Garden Canyon, almost at the Campgroundalmost at the Campground Next slidePrevious slide
Hanging around Plateau Hanging around Plateau PointPoint Next slidePrevious slide
Jithin Posing at Plateau Jithin Posing at Plateau PointPoint Next slidePrevious slide
Billy, Anne and Candace at Billy, Anne and Candace at Plateau Point Plateau Point Next slidePrevious slide
The View from Plateau The View from Plateau PointPoint Next slidePrevious slide
Leaving Indian Gardens in Leaving Indian Gardens in the Morningthe Morning Next slidePrevious slide
Passing through the 1 mile Passing through the 1 mile tunneltunnel Next slidePrevious slide
Jithin nearing the topJithin nearing the top Next slidePrevious slide
Anne: Almost back to the Anne: Almost back to the toptop Next slidePrevious slide
Marschall nearing the topMarschall nearing the top Next slidePrevious slide
The End! The End! Next slidePrevious slide