Navajo Bridge over the Colorado River at Marble Canyon, Arizona

sun setting in Marble Canyon, Arizona

Colorado River in Marble Canyon

This picture was taken looking down at the river from Navajo Bridge

Grand Canyon hiking

My friend Laurie; this is probably on the Hance Trail.

Sandstone pattern

on the Tanner Trail in the Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon - Tanner Trail

The Tanner Trail ends at a very wide beach along the Colorado River.  The rim of the canyon is so far away that it doesn't even look like you are deep in the canyon at this point.

Grand Canyon - East Tonto Trail

Yes the trail really is that close to the edge at times!

Tanner Trail in the Grand Canyon

View of the Colorado River as the trail nears the bottom of the Canyon

Grand Canyon: prickly pear cactus on the Tonto plateau

This is what it looks like to be down in the canyon when it is snowing up on the rim.

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon: Inner Gorge

The final plunge to the Colorado River below is called the inner gorge and consists of Vishnu Schist and Zoroaster Granite.

Arizona: near San Francisco Peaks

This was taken at the start of a hike that would take us around the San Francisco Peaks.  The goal was to map out a trail that would then be used by the Boy Scouts.  Our route was about half way up the mountain, as I recall.  Hikers were Harry, Todd, Rebecca and our dog Shawneen, shown here with a backpack which she "lost" soon after this picture was taken.  It held all her food.....

Arizona: view from San Francisco Peaks

I read recently that it is now illegal to climb to the top of the San Francisco Peaks.  Good thing I was able to do that many years ago.

Arizona: standing at the rim of an extinct volcano

north of Flagstaff

Arizona: volcanic crater north of Flagstaff

Phoenix Botanical Garden - Chihuly glass exhibit

Phoenix Sunset

Phoenix Botanical Garden

Chihuly Glass Exhibit