Grand Canyon Galleries

I hope that this message finds you warm & snug (and not cold & dreary like it is here). As I expected, it did take me about six months to get my Grand Canyon galleries completed.

http://timmulholland.com/places/GC/index.html

I've also incorporated a page of my phavorite photos:

http://timmulholland.com/places/GC/favs.html

It was a great trip and I hope to run the Colorado again someday! Keep your paddles in the water and pee clear...

Take care,

Tim!

Very nice Tim. Lots of nice images right from the start.

Mel-

A terrific collection. Looks like a heckuva lot of fun! Some day I've gotta try it for myself.

There's some really nice stuff in there, especially some of the Nankoweap shots and waterfall shots. If I were you, I think I might try to edit this down to your 10-20 best shots. As it is, there's just so many shots up that your very best shots tend to get lost in the mix and few people may ever see them. Or maybe just create a gallery of the best images. I know it's tough to narrow them down. But my favoirte web sites aren't always by the best photographers but by the photographers who edit down their images to their very best and sort of knock you over the head with several great and varied images right away. (the exception being searchable stock sites).

Great stuff, Tim! I really like a couple of the Redbud Canyon shots. I've never made it up that one. I agree with Grant about the number of shots, though. Maybe you could just add a "Favorites" page, and leave the others for Grand Canyon fanatics like me.

Jackson,

That's a good comment! I'm a "long tail" kinda guy, so your approach will work for everyone, it seems...

Thanks,

Tim!

Nice collection.

RichieV

Very nice Tim. I love the North Canyon photos.

Very nice collection. I especially enjoyed the Little Colorado shots, since I've never seen it flowing clear like you did. Did you make any other stops along the way? If not, the next time down, try and stop at Tapeats Creek and hike to the Thunder River spring. Also, Shinumo Creek at Mile 108.7(real easy access from the creek's mouth) is really worth a stop, as is Shinumo Wash at Mile 29.3 which accesses Silver Grotto (this one does take a determined group to access the opening). Olo Canyon at Mile 145.6 is easily missed but is awesome; the rope hanging at the entrance that we used to use to access it was taken down by the NPS, so now you access it by hiking up the downstream side of the opening and enter at a higher elevation which is not as cool an entrance as the old rope access point was.
There are so many wonderful spots worth stopping at that one really needs to either do a 20-25 day trip or do it a number of times.since you can't always stop where you want to if another group is already there.

Hi Don,

Thanks for all of your wonderful suggestions!

Ours was photography trip, so the leaders (Ralph Lee Hopkins & Rob Elliot) put a LOT of thought into places to stop, as well as when to be where. Rob has been down the Colorado about 175 times, and Ralph has been down a handful of times. The group, as a whole, was pretty respectful of everyone's shooting, and tried really hard not to get in anyone's way, to take turns, etc. If I recall correctly, there were only a dozen campers, plus Ralph & an assistant, and four rafting staff.

We did stop at Olo Canyon and I enjoyed it! The rope was there, but too high to reach. I have some digital images from Olo, but for some reason, no film. :(

Yeah, it would be great to have unlimited time and resources to be able to visit the Grand Canyon - as soon as my kids move out of the house (oh, and I'll be in my late 60s by then!)... ;)

Tim!