July 9 Nautiloid to Saddle Mile 47

A Grand Canyon Odyssey
Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek
July 6 - July 23, 2001

Nautiloid Canyon, Mile 35 to Saddle Canyon, Mile 47
July 9

Exploring Nautiloid Canyon
Donna photo

Dane and Ben with a Century Plant              Nautiloid Fossil             Dick in the Canyon

Bert's Boat Mile 41
Bert Loper "the grand old man of the Colorado"
presumably died of a heart attack
while rowing Mile 24.5 Rapid in 1949. His boat was found and pulled above the high water mark here.

Ben, Heath, Donna, Dane, Eric and Ryan

Edie Rows

Donna photo

Kitchen at Saddle Canyon

Cindy, Eric and Dane
"Okay Mom, put the camera down and help with the shish kabobs"

Next Day July 10

July 2-4	July 5 REO	July 5 Lee's Ferry	July 6 Lee's to 12.5 mi.
July 7 12.5 mi. to 24.5 mi.	July 8 24.5 to Nautiloid Canyon	July 9 Nautiloid to Saddle (Mile 47)	July 10 Saddle Canyon Layover day
July 11 Saddle to Mile 62.5	July 12 Mile 62.5 Crash Canyon to Mile 76.5 Hance Campsite	July 13 Mile 76.5 to Mile 95 Hermit Creek	July 14 Mile 95 to Mile 114
July 15 Mile 114 to Mile 134 Tapeats Creek	July 16 Tapeats Layover day to hike to Thunder River	July 17 Mile 134 Tapeats to 143.5 Kanab Creek	July 18 Mile 143.5 to Mile 166.5 National Canyon
July 19 National Canyon Layover Day	July 20 Mile 166.5 to Mile 188 Whitmore Wash	July 21 Whitmore Wash to Mile 209 Granite Park	July 22 Granite Park to Mile 220 Campsite
July 23 Mile 220 to Mile 226 Diamond Creek

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