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Space Shuttle Launch - 4/2011
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Bonaire - 7/2009
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Yosemite NP - May 2008
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Flight across the US - June 2007
Thailand - October, 2006
Havasu Falls - October, 2006
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Miscellaneous pics - 2006
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Lake Powell & Grand Canyon - September 2003
Oshkosh - 7/03
Florida - 6/03
Florida Keys - May/June, 2003
Around the World - Fall, 2002
Oshkosh - 7/02
W. Canyon, Lake Powell AZ - 6/02
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West Canyon, 2002

Gallery for Day 1 and Day 2


Here are the pictures from the first two days.  Day 1 consisted of packing up, a 45-minute boat ride to the start of the canyon, and a hike up the canyon and through a water obstacle to the first campsite.  Day 2 involved several more water obstacles as well as climbing obstacles to get to the base camp.

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Day 1: Packing up at the marina

Day 1: Wahweap marina on Lake Powell

Day 1: Wahweap marina on Lake Powell

Day 1: Landscape around Lake Powell

Day 1: Landscape around Lake Powell

Day 1: Landscape around Lake Powell

Day 1: Landscape around Lake Powell

Day 1: Landscape around Lake Powell

Day 1: Landscape around Lake Powell

Day 1: Landscape around Lake Powell

Day 1: Landscape around Lake Powell

Day 1: Entering the West Canyon

Day 1: Navigating into West Canyon

Day 1: Navigating into West Canyon

Day 1: Navigating into West Canyon

Day 1: Navigating into West Canyon

Day 1: Navigating into West Canyon

Day 1: The starting point of the hike

Day 1: The first water obstacle

Day 1: In the wet section

Day 1: In the wet section

Day 1: In the wet section

Day 1: In the wet section

Day 1: Brian in the wet section

Day 1: Paul in the wet section

Day 1: Drying off after the swim

Day 1: Scenes from the canyon

Day 1: Scenes from the canyon

Day 1: Scenes from the canyon

Day 1: Scenes from the canyon

Day 1: Scenes from the canyon

Day 1: Scenes from the canyon

Day 1: Scenes from the canyon

Day 1: Scenes from the canyon

Day 1: The campsite

Day 2: Heading up the canyon

Day 2: The first obstacle

Day 2: The first obstacle

Day 2: Various canyon shots

Day 2: Various canyon shots

Day 2: Caves in the cliff face

Day 2: Various canyon shots

Day 2: Big undercut

Day 2: Now that's a slot!

Day 2: Various canyon shots

Day 2: Various canyon shots

Day 2: Various canyon shots

Day 2: Brian, Smita, Anita, and Jim over a waterfall

Day 2: Various canyon shots

Day 2: Various canyon shots

Day 2: Hiking up the canyon

Day 2: Various canyon shots

Day 2: Various canyon shots

Day 2: Various canyon shots

Day 2: Various canyon shots

Day 2: Another climbing obstacle

Day 2: Another climbing obstacle

Day 2: The canyon narrows - more water ahead

Day 2: More water to cross

Day 2: More wet-and-narrow canyon

Day 2: Interesting sandstone

Day 2: Various canyon shots

Day 2: Various canyon shots

Day 2: Various canyon shots

Day 2: Hiking towards another pool

Day 2: A nice surprise in a water section: a bed of leeches!

Day 2: Another narrow section

Day 2: Another narrow section

Day 2: A shot from the back of a huge undercut

Day 2: Smita wading through a pool

Day 2: Paul wading through a pool

Day 2: Look - another deep pool to cross!

Day 2: Hiking towards another narrow section

Day 2: Almost to base camp!