The Grand Canyon in 58 hrs (April 2002)

Our trip the Grand Canyon, April 19-21, 2002

Copyright, 2002, Kartik Sheth


Getting ready for the trip - Day 1, 2:30 pm Day 2, 7:30 am. Passing Mt. Humphreys on the road to the Grand Canyon Mather Point, GC Sylvia at Mather Point Mather point, the river and the South Kaibab bridge can be seen Top white sandstone layer, north rim and rain and a beautiful Canyon All of us at Mather Point Reading about the Canyon Rain, fog and snow from Mather Point Sylvia & GC Me and the Canyon Nice framing of the Canyon from atop the S. Kaibab trail Few hundred feet down the S. Kaibab trail. Clouds and the Canyon Clouds and Canyon - II. Clouds and Canyon III - Red Sandstone View from S. Kaibab looking norht Beginning of the panoramic sequence Panoramic Pic II Panoramic III Panoramic IV Pan 5 Pan 6 Panoramic 7 - Cedar Ridge Pan 7 Pan 8 Pan 9 Pan 10 Mule train going up Me at Cedar Ridge Another pic of me at lunch stop on Cedar Ridge... From lunch stop at Cedar Ridge - the expected framing (see last pic) Heaven! Catching our breath... Andrew and Sylvia on the way up Oh my tired feet... Later that afternoon - from Grandview point heaven 2? View from Grandview trail - Horseshoe Mesa is visible in the lower left. Simply Stunning thinks Sylvia as Andrew checks someone else stunning behind us The river as it enters the Canyon - From Lipan point Sunset at Desert View Looking rowards the east from Desert View - this butte is a prominent feature gaurding the entrance to the canyon ;) Silhoutte of Sylvia at Desert View Sunset at desert view Back in the hotel room Day 3 - Sunday - at the Bright Angel Trailhead Goofy picture of me with my new vest! One last stop above the west rim... Good bye to the Canyon Panorama of the Canyon from Cedar Ridge and S. Kaibab Trail