Eppstein Sisters Adventure:

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Eppstein Sisters Adventure May 22-29, 2006
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Driving through Zion the adventure begins!
Betsy (59), Laurie (55), Maggie (49), Debby (57),
Sally (41)
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First View off the North Rim Literally took my
breath away and brought tears to my eyes.
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Our Pioneer Cabin _at_ North Rim Lodge
Cheers!
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North Rim Lodge designed to blend
View from lodge
Had to rub the mules nose
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Betsy and I toast the view from our cabin and
meet a local resident
In the morning we catch the sunrise before taking
our (cold) showers
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First time fully loaded!
Smells like butterscotch!
2.2 Mile hike to Cape Final
First Rim View on Cape Final Trail
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Private RimSide Camp _at_ Cape Final
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Day Hike on Cape Final
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Tent sites in trail!
Ephedra
Making Katmandu Curry Yum!
The Naturalist at work
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515 a.m. Sunrise _at_ Cape Final packed up and
ready to go
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ReGrouping for the hike down the North Kaibab
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Our trek into GC
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Our hike includes 4530 vertical feet through
millions of years!
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A late (910 am) start down the Kaibab after
hiking out from Cape Final, breakfast and
repacking at the North Rim General Store
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Heading down the North Kaibab
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Girls of Coconino!
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Supai Tunnel
Hot but Happy!
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Western Redbud in bloom!
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Footbridge below Supai Tunnel
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Betsy puts her feet up!
Sweating it out
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Yikes! Thats our trail?
A larger View
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Steep and Scary in places!
Enjoying some shade!
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Sally hugs the wall
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Trudging on in the heat trail not so scary here,
though!
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Roaring Springs is a welcome sight!
Awesome colors everywhere
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Bathing pool at Roaring Springs heaven!
Laur and Deb go exploring after lunch
Sally unwittingly awaits her snake
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and find a secluded 15 waterfall!
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We spot what looks like a coral snake, but turns
out to be a harmless King snake.
View from Roaring Springs
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Maggie at Roaring Springs starting to feel
nauseated due to heat exhaustion
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Sally hiking down Bright Angel Creek towards
CottonWood Campground
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Bright Angel Creek beckons as we near the end of
our 11 hour day (10 miles)
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Whew! Long day! Campsite has no shade, but at
least the sun is over the ridge.
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GC Rattlesnake slithers into the brush by our
campsite!
Map planning
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Bedtime Read-Aloud
One of many faces along the rims
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Moving to a shady campsite at dawn (Drill
Sergeant Laurel oversees the operation!)
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Which way is North?
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Debby amidst the Century plants
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Ribbon Falls Debby and Maggie cant believe our
eyes!
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Five Happy Eppstein Sisters at Ribbon Falls!
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Playing in the falls!
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Above the falls
from Grotto (see Betsy above falls?)
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The Grotto
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Mini-Cribbage
Almost napping
Debby Studies the Wildlife
Sally finally gets a turn with her pad!
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Famous GC Pack Tree
Trailside beauties
Boot Camp
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Hiking back out Great Cool Breezes!
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Betsy has sucked her water dry! Stopping to
refill at Supai Tunnel.
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Cresting the North Rim (6 hours up)
We made it!
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Ranger Mike
Winds gusting to 55 mph at Rim! Just as I crest
the rim, a tree falls across road!
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Back at the North Rim Lodge! Big rooms, HOT
SHOWERS, dinner, fireplace, cocktails, and
stories of death in the GC!
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Breakfast coffee note the crowds!
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Thats where we were!
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Laurie Braces herself on Bright Angel Point!
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Heading out Potter gives us directions to BLM
Petroglyphs and Petrified Wood Site.
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Not much for petroglyphs, but petrified wood
LITTERS the ground!
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Quick Stop in Bryce while Debby suffers sick in
the car
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Is that Jackie O at Bryce Canyon?
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Sally shines over Bryce
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Where to next year?