Posted By: Lorie Roe
1000 places to see.... - 04/20/08 07:36 PM
Last Sunday, John and I and my sister and brother-in-law took a drive from St. George, UT to Toroweap at the Grand Canyon. Toroweap is considered to have the most spectacular views of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River... if you can get there. It takes about 2.5 hours to drive 90 miles on a dirt road from St. George. It was a beautiful, clear day around 75 degrees.
These first two pictures are of the horizon of the Grand Canyon and looking down on the Colorado River. The river is about 3,000 feet below the ridge.
The next two pictures are of John & I, and my sister Vickie and brother-in-law Detlef looking down at Lava Falls. It doesn't look like much from where we were standing but Lava Falls is considered the roughest water in the Grand Canyon. It flows between 8,000 and 20,000 cubic feet per second. River runners rate this rapid as a 10 plus on a scale of 1-10. If you look close, Lava Falls is about 1.5 miles down river from where we are standing. It just looks like some bubbly water.
There are breath-taking sites in all directions. We could see rafters on the river that looked like little specs from above.
Finally, the desert is starting to bloom. I couldn't resist stopping for a few flower shots.
These first two pictures are of the horizon of the Grand Canyon and looking down on the Colorado River. The river is about 3,000 feet below the ridge.
The next two pictures are of John & I, and my sister Vickie and brother-in-law Detlef looking down at Lava Falls. It doesn't look like much from where we were standing but Lava Falls is considered the roughest water in the Grand Canyon. It flows between 8,000 and 20,000 cubic feet per second. River runners rate this rapid as a 10 plus on a scale of 1-10. If you look close, Lava Falls is about 1.5 miles down river from where we are standing. It just looks like some bubbly water.
There are breath-taking sites in all directions. We could see rafters on the river that looked like little specs from above.
Finally, the desert is starting to bloom. I couldn't resist stopping for a few flower shots.
