My first ever digital pictures... Grand Canyon! [dial-up warning]

Recently, we bought our first digital camera. The first trip we took it on was when we went to Sedona and Grand Canyon. We are hikers. We hiked all around Sedona. We didn't schedule to go to the floor of Grand Canyon (that is, most likely, next April,) but we did do a day hike about a mile and a half or so down Bright Angel trail.

Enjoy!

One of our first hikes in Sedona was along this beautiful creek (which we also hiked along later on a different trail.)


Mr. kt is standing near the creek. What is really beautiful is how the water flows over these rocks that are perfectly smooth from years of water passing over them. The red rock and the contrast of the red color with the greens of the plants and the blue of the sky we found incredible.


Mr. kt is on the trial to Cathedral Rock. Again, look at the contrasting colors. How beautiful is that?!?


Here is Cathedral Rock in the background and the creek in the foreground. Notice the little duck on the rock. He is in a photo below.


This little duck was sitting on the rock in an earlier photo. He swam right up to us! He was very interested in the camera!


This is just a few feet away from where the little duck was checking out our camera. He and his little web-footed friends swam right over and went down the small water fall. It was really, really cute!


After we passed Cathedral Rock, we took another trail, which eventually fell alongside this beautiful creek. Here I am, thigh-high, in the creek!


After Sedona, we went to Grand Canyon. It is amazing how the deer just walk right up to you. Never touch the animals! It is dangerous and the park takes that as a serious offense. This little one stood there eating while I snapped his picture. Never stopped eating... clearly they are use to the paparazzi!


Before we began our decent, we looked out a while on the Rim Trail, near the lodges. This little squirrel was gazing out on his home. He was just sitting there, observing all the life that thrives in Grand Canyon.


I just love this picture. A tree limb was a few feet in front of me. Look how far out the peaks inside the Canyon actually are. I love the colors... reds, blues, purples, oranges... all hues that represent different times through Grand Canyons creating.


Here is a series of pictures as we descended down the Bright Angel trail. There is a formation known as the battleship. I used this as a reference point in the pictures so it would be easier to judge exactly how deep into the Canyon we had traveled.

The picture below is a terrible picture of me. It was taken after our Grand Canyon hike, but I included it here because in the background, on the left hand side, is the Battleship. This was taken at Kolb Studio, on the Lookout Site, and the camera was zoomed in a bit, but you get the idea of the size of the Battleship!


The Bright Angel trail extends all the way. At the very end is Plateau Point, which has amazing views. From there, you follow the trail to the floor. The Battleship is on the left.


Mr. kt is standing in a tunnel near the top of the Bright Angel trail head.


The following pictures is from the Bright Angel Trail as we descended, and then turned around and dragged ourselves back up the trail. (Bright Angel is a good one to go up. There is more shade than the South Kabib trail and in the spring and summer seasons, there is water available. Plus- there are bathrooms!) Notice the Battleship and our distance relative to it as we go down and back up.



















This is a rotten picture of me, but notice the red colored dirt and rocks. I live in Southern California, I don't have that kind of rock in the Los Angeles area that I live in.


There is so much life down in the Canyon. Besides the different plants and trees, there are lizzards...


... the mule trains...


... squirrels...


... and they are attempting to reintroduce the California Condor back into the area. This is Condor #97. He was sitting near the tunnel that Mr. kt was standing in earlier. We watched him fly all over this particular area of the Canyon. What elegance and beauty.


Here is Mr. kt and I after our hike, cleaned up and ready to watch the sunset. This was taken at Kolb Studio at the Lookout Site.


I really can't get enough of Grand Canyon. On the last day, we went out to Mather Point and took a few pictures.

I've never been to the Grand Canyon. Your many pictures is the next best thing!

Many thanks.
:)

It's my most favorite place on Earth!

I've been to the canyon, and Sedona. I love that area. Never been to the canyon bottom, but I want to take the mule train!

We're planning on hiking and camping on the floor in April 2007.

I wanna go there.

Thanks for the photos.

My first view was from mather Point. It is unbelievably breathtaking.

including the North and South Rim, but not being hikers, we have mostly overlook shots. However, we were in Sedona, Tucson and Phoenix in February, and it was my first time driving the Oak Creek Canyon (I hope that's the right name). We have some beautiful pictures of that trip.

One small suggestion: Perhaps you want to get rid of the red superimposition or date feature right on the photo itself. I really hate looking at that sort of thing -- but it does fix the date for you if that's important!

My husband used www.WebShots.com for posting photos of the three interesting places we've been this spring: Edinburgh, Scotland, London, England, and New York City. We are still getting used to our Sony digital camera. You'll find them so versatile you wonder why we all put up with the ancient chemical techniques longer than we had to!

You can view two of the projects at my journal if you wish:

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Radio_Lady

We also paid for three wonderful photographic pamphlets at about $20.00 each. They are super slick, printed very well, and bound, with a montage of thumbnails on the front cover. I recommend the process very highly. After years of trying to convince my husband to give up the chemical processed photography and latch on to digital -- he finally did it.

In peace,

Radio_Lady

I will take some time this week to check out the site you linked above.

Oak Creek Canyon is the right name. It completely slipped my mind when I was working on my photos. :crazy: Mr. kt wasn't here to ask. Thanks!

When I saw the Grand Canyon in real life, it still felt as though I was looking at a picture because it was still so big and untouchable.

I know when we go down there, I'm not going to want to come back up. It's like a whole new world on the bottom.

Thanks for sharing your photos, they're beautiful. Can you believe the color of those landscapes?

Did you happen to make it to Boynton Canyon while in Sedona? It's another amazing Sedona experience. The entire area is simply "take your breath away" gorgeous.

You look so happy in that creek, btw! :D

That will be on my list for next trip. Thanks!


Edited to add:

I was having a blast that day hiking to the creek! It was just so incredibly awesome!

Flown into the GC once and made it to the south rim another time.
It's hard to describe it to someone who's never been there. But, it is one of the most beautiful places in the world.
Would like to return in a some day and take the mule ride down Bright Angel and stay overnite at the Phantom ranch. But< I understand that there is a 200# weight limit strictly enforced. That means losing 39lbs. Guess I could cut off my head and just make the scale.

Anyway, thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures. You made my day here in MO.

Before Mr. kt took me there, I had no idea just how magnificent Grand Canyon truly is.

A job well done.

My kitty sure is tired of having his picture taken! He now runs when he sees me coming!

Thanx!

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I love the Grand Canyon. Been to the South Rim, and also took a small plane tour of it. It is a very stunning place, isn't it?

I have a new obsession! I have mapped out exactly how we need to train for our April hike, I've worked on weight for our packs. I'm driving poor Mr. kt nuts talking about Grand Canyon.

my husband to take me to Grand Canyon and Sedona next year. Your photos are so beautiful! I had tears running down my cheeks, they stirred me that much! Absolutely gorgeous. Thank you SO much for posting these magnificent shots.

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Never hesitate to PM me about info on Grand Canyon and Sedona.

I bookmarked these to show my kids. I went there in '89. I can not find my pictures from my trip. We took a small plane in and landed on a ridge, almost hitting a coyote running across the landing area. We visited an Indian Reservation. Spent the day there. I couldn't believe it could be so quiet. I'd love to save these pics. I've seen many pictures, before these, and since my trip, but yours are very similar to ones that I had.

Nice special treat for me to see these. :hug:

You should be able to right click and save them on your hard drive. If this doesn't work, let me know.

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on edit: Saved! Yay.:yourock:

Thank you!

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I've heard horror stories about them..

But when it gets more crowded and people start jumping around and pushing, I have to get back onto solid ground!

I just noticed your sentence below the picture.

I managed to see the Grand Canyon while flying over it one time, but I'd love to actually go there sometime. Perhaps one day....

it's beauty.

I am taking my kids next summer! Beautiful shots. It really makes me hate how our love of fossil fuels is destroying our environmnet.

There is something wonderous about what Mother Earth has given us.

:hi: That was my first reaction. Just WOW!

I just recently found the photos from our trip to the Grand Canyon in July of '78(?).
My dad will love seeing these.:D

How has the Canyon changed since '78? I"m sure the lodges and all the shops weren't there.