Grand Canyon Adventure: Backpack & Day Hike Stories and Photos
Hermit & Bright Angel Loop


June 6, 2009


Sunset paints Cedar Ridge Looking across Hermit Canyon toward Eremita Mesa
Water Trough at Santa Maria Spring A hand-hewn bench in the Santa Maria Spring rest house
A steel anchor in the Coconino on Hermit Trail Approaching Lookout Point on the Hermit Trail
A blooming trailside wildflower A view toward the old Santa Fe tourist camp at Hermit Creek
Hiking through the Muav to the Hermit-Tonto junction Looking back toward the Cathedral Stairs on Hermit Trail
Sign at the Hermit-Tonto junction Looking across the Colorado toward Tower of Ra
A view west toward the ridge below Yuma Point Approaching the Hoo Doo in Monument Creek
The Tapeats dwarfs the Hoo Doo in Monument Creek Looking down into Monument from the east
Looking west toward Cope Bute (right) and the Cathedral Stairs Looking upstream with a view of Isis Temple (left), Cheops Pyramid (right) and the spire of Buddha Temple (middle)
The Lost Orphan Mine head frame, as it appeared in May 2007 The area where the Lost Orpan Mine head frame once stood, as seen on June 6, 2009


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