Around July of '07 my marriage of 7 years came to an end.. That's a whole unbelievable (literally) blog in itself, but the point is that I've always been intrigued by interesting travels. As a programmer, I work remote and as long as I've got cel and internet connectivity with my wireless broadband card, I'm good to go. Ultimately I would like to backpack through Europe, but first, I'm taking a smaller trek out west to get a little experience with travels of larger magnitude (view my route at the right of this page). This site will be a place for me to chronicle my travels, leave some photos, and jot down any interesting things that happen that I might one day forget.

Monday, September 10, 2007

Ribbon Falls


Saturday, September 8, 2007 5:25PM - Just got back from Ribbon Falls - one of the most spectactular things I've ever seen. The water falls from on high and crashes onto a hollowed-out rock with all sorts of vivid colors on its exterior. The water is freezing, which is welcome after hiking another 1.6 miles in 100+ degree heat. I arrived and had the whole place to myself for as long as I wanted - there aren't a whole heck of a lot of people down here.

I have hiked a total of 10.0 miles exactly of rough Grand Canyon today, and am exhausted. I am yet again nervous for tomorrow, as getting down here was the "easy" part...

















On the way out to Ribbon Falls




The little cave at the bottom of the hollowed-out rock


Some growth at the side of the waterfall


From inside the cave looking out


Inside the cave




A path existed by which you could climb and stand behind the waterfall. This shot is from that path.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Awesome pictures & for sure the real thing is several times better. The water falls and the river flows are just so freaking amazing to watch..looking forward to seeing what else you happen to see the days and nights ahead. Have a blast !!

Unknown said...

absolutely amazing pictures... when i visited the grand canyon, i was on a time constraint. i couldn't see what i wanted to and spent so little time there. the only comfort i had was knowing that one day, i'd be back. thank you for sharing these pictures. they make me want to go back NOW.

Redbendad said...

Fantastic falls images.

Wish you wouldn't use such harsh language.