After about 1.5 hours, it was time for us to bid farewell to Thunder Falls and continue on. Fortunately for us, Thunder River and then Tapeats Creek would always be within hearing distance during the remainder of our hike. A definite change, as we had spent the previous afternoon and morning walking in silence.
A reminder that for all of the water we just saw, we are still in a desert.
We continued to descend. While not quite as steep as what we had experienced during the previous two days, it was still well worth one's while to pay careful attention to the path ahead.
The water was always to our left as we descended.
As we descended, the temperature continued a slow climb, perhaps not sensible directly next to the water but certainly away from it.
A garden of cacti, reminder that we are still in arid climes.
Looking back, one can easily track the course of the water.
The colours of the Grand Canyon never cease to amaze me. Here the rock appears green on one side, red and orange and yellow on the other.
Layers upon layers upon layers.
And then - The Colorado River! (Muddy, as mentioned before, from a release from dam upstream.)
We set up camp at the junction of Tapeats Creek and The Colorado. We had come 10 miles and descended 1470 ft.
Dinner tonight was Chicken and pasta, with a special dessert treat for one of hiking members, who turned 72.
My "attempt" at an artsy photo of the moon:
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