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A geologist can easily read the sequence of geologic events
in these exyosed rocks in the canyon. If he were to go northward
in to southern h'tah, he could see other exnosed layers, the
cliffs, that once covered the canyon hut have eroded away.
iarly on: first morning in camp we saw a white tailed squir—
rel near the tent. It was about the same size as a lore. grey
squirrel but had a dark grey hody color and a white bushy tail.
They are
found only in the haihaoatior l Porest.
We had another
visitor, at larg: huok deer. He was golr from tent to tent hegg~
food.
A ter breakfast We Look the trail fram camp to 31-1 ht Angel
Point. v‘rom it one gets various views uf~a side canyon Lat leads
to the Grand Canyon. At the Z’nint we sat and looked into the deep
di tch. Here is the start or the Kaihah rail which 010559: the
canyon to the son: Him. The distance .s annut .3 miles and at no
"
"he total trip
place is the grade of the trail in excess
or 15
requires two days and is made on a mile. An over n .1 it stop is
made at Phantom Ranch near the Colorado River. here are cabins
~rrcunding a central dining and recreation hall. The Colorado
River is crossed on a suspen. on bridge 1.10 feet long.
It is gossi‘ble tho to .1ke the journey on foot. but one must
he in the heat physical Shane to do so. "he fatiguing part is
climbing hack up to the rim at these high altitudes. we were told
about a party or girls who visited the :rand nanyon with the ex-
press purpose of walking to the hotton and then has". again. "hey
we re well advised for on: the first day they only went down a
short distance and then returned. They increased this distance
each day and so on until they were hardened. Then they made a
successful atte..ot.
fter lunch a ranger' went From tent to tent asking each par-
ty to join an auto sight seeing caravan. About :5 cars nade un
the party led hy the ranger. stops were nude at several ohserv- .v
ate'on stations where he pointed out places of interest. ;‘
Photos 92 and 93 were taken from Point Imperial on the 'mth.
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