Vasey's Paradise
I've been talking about Vasey's Paradise, showing it from a distance. Here it is from a raft on the Colorado River at Mile 32 in Marble Canyon. The beautiful oasis was named by John Wesley Powell after George Vasey, a botanist colleague. Count the waterfalls in my Grand Canyon National Park tagged photos!
The fresh water that finds an outlet through the Redwall Limestone at Vasey's Paradise produces its own ecosystem. A critically endangered species, the Kanab ambersnail, is found only here, at Elves Chasm and a few other places.
Raft teams typically fill up their jugs here. Redwall Cavern, another highlight of Grand Canyon raft trips, is coming up another mile downriver.
See also Vasey's Paradise with flowers.
Vasey's Paradise
I've been talking about Vasey's Paradise, showing it from a distance. Here it is from a raft on the Colorado River at Mile 32 in Marble Canyon. The beautiful oasis was named by John Wesley Powell after George Vasey, a botanist colleague. Count the waterfalls in my Grand Canyon National Park tagged photos!
The fresh water that finds an outlet through the Redwall Limestone at Vasey's Paradise produces its own ecosystem. A critically endangered species, the Kanab ambersnail, is found only here, at Elves Chasm and a few other places.
Raft teams typically fill up their jugs here. Redwall Cavern, another highlight of Grand Canyon raft trips, is coming up another mile downriver.
See also Vasey's Paradise with flowers.