Dark Canyon, April 2008

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Sundance morning
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Hiking to the trailhead
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Dogs lead the way
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Sundance Trail
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Paintbrush
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Dark Canyon
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Carrying Torrey
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Employing the butt scoot
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Sundance Trail
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Nearing the rim
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Lowering the dogs
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Almost at the rim
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Lean-to Canyon
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More scrambling terrain
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Dull, uninteresting rocks
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Helen checks out Dark Canyon
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Contemplating the descent
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Torrey models her new boots
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Starting the descent
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Desert Primrose
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Dark Canyon and cairns
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Cairn on the trail
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Pretty bright in Dark Canyon
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Rock hoping
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Home for 2 nights
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Looking down stream
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Torrey steals Sheeba's stick
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Dark Canyon
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Slab hiking
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Beach hiking
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Another dip for Torrey
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Dark Canyon
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Waterfall and boulders
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Sloping walkways
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Narrow corner
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Torrey is frightened
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Hiking in the sun
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Creek below
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Back to the creek
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Navigating waterfalls
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Nice view
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Interesting terrain
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John and Cheryl
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Brett and Helen
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Getting closer to the Colorado River
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Tumbleweeds
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Hiking away from the flooded creek
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Colorado River
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Returning to Dark Canyon
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Heading up stream
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Narrow ledges
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Sheeba, John, Torrey
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Torrey looks for an ascent route
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Cooling off
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Back on the high and dry trail
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Not much to look at
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Lizard
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Quesadilla dinner
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Morning light
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Upstream from camp
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Helen, Brett, John
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Scenic pools
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Deep and cold pools
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Turn around and search for another way
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Need a hand?
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Looking down at the creek
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Dog hoisting
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Creek below
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Narrow trail
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Following the cairns
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Back to the stream
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Another spot to cool off
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Love this spot
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Waterfall
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Rock stains
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Siesta
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Hiking back
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Rock formations
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Back to camp
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Cactus flowers
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More flowers
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Morning light on the rim above
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Heading up the "Wall of Death"
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Rock cairns and the moon
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Everyone almost up
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Hiking around the rim
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Torrey leads the way
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The drive out
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Henry Mountains
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Hite Overlook