Hermit to Slate and Back, April 1989
In April 1989 Daniel and I went down the Hermit trail
and out to Slate canyon. We were in for 8 nights...
Daniel getting ready at the trailhead. (26.6KB)
The view from the top of the trail. (19.2KB)
Me at the bottom of the whitewall. I got a really bad sunburn day hiking
the day before down the grandview, so I needed to be covered up. (33.3KB)
Daniel taking a break on the redwall. (29.8KB)
Taking a break. What a view! (27.7KB)
The view accross Hermit canyon. The Boucher trail is just below the
redwall. (46.5KB)
Accross the river from high on the Hermit trail. (41.6KB)
End of the second day, on the tonto just west of Boucher Canyon.
(19.1KB, 16.7KB, 29.4KB)
The temple of ra, accross the river, at Sunset. (33.3KB)
To get to the river at Slate, you have to go down about a 300 foot scramble.
Here I am at the top of the scramble. (31.0KB)
The scramble seen from the bottom. (25.6KB)
The river at Slate (Crystal Rapids). (18.1KB)
The river at Boucher. (37.2KB)
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Daniel getting ready at the trailhead. (26.6KB)
The view from the top of the trail. (19.2KB)
Me at the bottom of the whitewall. I got a really bad sunburn day hiking
the day before down the grandview, so I needed to be covered up. (33.3KB)
Daniel taking a break on the redwall. (29.8KB)
Taking a break. What a view! (27.7KB)
The view accross Hermit canyon. The Boucher trail is just below the
redwall. (46.5KB)
Accross the river from high on the Hermit trail. (41.6KB)
End of the second day, on the tonto just west of Boucher Canyon.
(19.1KB, 16.7KB, 29.4KB)
The temple of ra, accross the river, at Sunset. (33.3KB)
To get to the river at Slate, you have to go down about a 300 foot scramble.
Here I am at the top of the scramble. (31.0KB)
The scramble seen from the bottom. (25.6KB)
The river at Slate (Crystal Rapids). (18.1KB)
The river at Boucher. (37.2KB)