Bogley

[stefan]

very nice cirrus. you do a great job of capturing the daily experience backpacking (every day building upon the previous) and you convey your passion for exploration and the magic of what comes next.

it's truly a wonderful canyon experience. one fellow i met in the paria narrows was hiking up canyon ... the only couple i have met doing so. he said to me that the lower part of the canyon is what he considers "ugly desert hiking," and he's coming from living in arizona. going in reverse allows you to save the best for last. i laughed.

as far as the lighting goes, it gets better when the angle of the sun is larger, but of course even then certain hours of the day are better than others as far as the best light bouncing off the walls.

thanks for putting as much thought and time into this trip report ... it's reflective of the many wonders of wild canyon system holds ... and this is one section of its journey from the paunsaugunt plateau