Grand Canyon at the rim
Grand Canyon 1965
Grand Canyon 1965
Roger UlrichSandy and I took a backpack trip through the Grand Canyon in 1965 over the winter break. We went down the Hermit canyon trail and back up the Kaibab trail - one of the trails used by most of the public. It was cold which is better than hot. The water running down side canyons was frozen in the morning and rather pretty. Hermit canyon has an old mining camp which we stayed at the first night.
Starting down the trail
The old mining camp in Hermit Canyon. We did not go into the shaft.
The redwall is limestone. These cave structures probably came from the water which seeped down from the redwall.
Closeup of the cave formations.
Sandy looking at the cave formations.
Soda straw cave formations.
Looking back up Hermit Canyon from the Tonto trail.
A side canyon in the shade of the morning.
View of the Colorado River from the Tonto plateau on the south rim side. The river is accessible from side canyons but not in this place.
Inner Gorge View from the middle of the Tonto Plateau.
A small creek coming from the south in a side canyon.
Side canyon with a creek at the bottom.
Upper part of the creek.
Further up the creek.
Morning light coming down Monument canyon.
The monument of Monument Canyon
Water running down this side canyon is frozen into ice cycles.
Frozen seepage.
Vegetation on the side of the canyon.
Sandy on the Tonto trail with her backpack on.
A small side canyon
A creek going through the inner gorge rock formation.
Sandy looking at the small creek.
Travel on the small creek without getting feet wet.
The Colorado river as seen at the base of the inner gorge.
Sandy on the Tonto trail.
Starting the ascent.
Coming up the Kaibab trail
