Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Day Two: Poison in Paradise

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We camped near mile 32, with an excellent view of Vasey's Paradise. Despite its name, the waterfall was a relatively unimpressive trickle through the red rocks with verdant growth all around. We were advised that the greenery consisted mostly of poison ivy, which squelched any potential hankering to go over and explore the area.

To the best of my observation and understanding, there was no poison ivy elsewhere on our trip, and certainly none at our campsite. (Thank goodness.)

As always, the ever-changing light interplayed with the water and rocks:

A trail led up to the cliffs overlooking our campsite. Charles and a small group went off to a quiet site for meditation.

View of the rafts and kitchen area from the cliff:

View of the cliff from our dining area:

What you can't see clearly in the above picture are the mule deer on the cliff top. Here are a few closeups; I managed to eke out enough power from my dying batteries to get a few non-zoom shots. You'll see that the one on the right seems to be standing still throughout the proceedings while the other one noses around:






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