Rafting the Colorado River in Grand Canyon Part 3

Our group took several hikes during our  6 days on the river. This one was up a slot canyon to a waterfall. That is me, Jerry and Mike standing at its base.

We had another up the Little Colorado River where we, wearing our life jackets, floated down rapids in the turquoise colored water.

Here I used my walking sticks to hike to the waterfalls in the background.

Jerry , Mike and I standing in the waterfall. I was not eager to stay in it! It was cool, but  not as cold as the water in the river. It comes out of Glen Canyon dam about 50 degrees and warms only gradually as it flows downstream.

Jerry relished the dip in the falls.

 

 So did others

This was a particularly high falls, generating a lot of mist at the bottom.

This rainbow formed in the mist.

 

 

Many of our group climbed up to two features, one called the patio and the other, a higher  falls. This shot reminds me of the 49ers packing their ton of supplies up Chilkoot  Pass from Skagway to Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory. I did not make the climb.

 

Turquoise colored Havasu Creek flowing down the Havasupai Reservation to the Colorado River.

Most of our party waded Havasu Creek to walk up to higher similar pools.