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The Ranger Station
Sunset Across the Gorge
Opposite Plateau Point we watch the light of the setting sun against the northern crags
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Did Someone say Switchbacks?
Finally below the snow line and into the mud, these switchbacks descend from Shelter Number 2
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Waves in the Clouds
The clouds seem to rise up and over the spire of this monument
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View from a Shelter
At certain points along the trail these shelters were placed to give respite from the summer sun
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Plateau Point
Far below, we see the trail leading out to Plateau Point, a favorite overlook into the canyon
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Contrast
The scenes along the trail give a powerful sense of visual depth
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Forever Downward
The relentless loss of elevation will eventually take us past the snow line
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Sun Breaking Through
Though it's cold and windy up high, we can see a few patches of sunlight crawling across the canyon below
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Snow on the Canyon
A Convenient Passage
A couple of tunnels like this show the mining origins of the Bright Angel trail
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