Rattlesnake
Grand Canyon Rattlesnake (Crotalus viri) resting under the shade of some tall bushes at the mouth of Tapeats Creek in Grand Canyon National Park
Soap Creek confluence
Panoramic of a sunset lighting up a limestone mesa with storm clouds hovering above Soap Creek in the Marble Canyon section of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
North Canyon
A beautiful sandstone slide reflected in a small pool in North Canyon, a side canyon hike of Marble Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, is accessible at Mile 20.5 along the Colorado River
Swirling cross-bedded sandstone creates a wonderland of shapes in North Canyon, a side canyon of Marble Canyon, located in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
Marble Canyon
Private rafts moored at a beach near Shinumo Wash in Marble Canyon in Grand Canyon NP, Arizona
Sunrise reflecting off wet sand from wave action along Mile 29 of the Colorado River in Marble Canyon near Shinumo Wash in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Shinumo Wash
Looking back at the entrance to Shinumo Wash (aka. Silver Grotto), a scenic slot canyon at Mile 29 in Marble Canyon of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
Vasey's Paradise
An oasis in Grand Canyon National Park, Vasey's Paradise is a groundwater outlet that springs from a limestone wall from multiple openings in Marble Canyon and then falls into the Colorado River.
Kayaker on the Colorado River
A kayaker paddles the Colorado River through Marble Canyon on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
Red Wall Cavern
Red Wall Cavern, a very large water eroded limestone cavern, is a popular rest stop along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Colorado River in Grand Canyon NP
The Colorado River flows peacefully by Redwall Cavern in Marble Canyon of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
Nankoweap Mesa and Colorado River
The Colorado River flows past the Nankoweap Mesa in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
Nankoweap Granary
The Nankoweap granaries, used for food storage by the Anasazi, are perched high above the Colorado River corridor in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
Colorado River by Nankoweap
The Colorado River flows through Grand Canyon National Park at Nankoweap Mesa, Arizona, USA
Fishhook Cactus
Fishhook Cactus bloom (Mammillaria tetrancistra) on the trail to the Nankoweap granaries in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
Colorado River reflection
Sunset lights up the sandstone walls around the Saddle Canyon campsite in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
Sunset light on a sandstone wall is reflected in the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
Colorado River sunset
Grand Canyon at sunset
Choke stone
Between a rock and a hard place!
Visnu Schist
The Colorado River, ripe with flash flood water, flows through Visnu Schist, 1.7 billion years old, which is the oldest exposed rock in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
Colorado River
Sun protection
Protection from the relentless sun is provided by a colorful umbrella on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon Natiional Park, Arizona, USA
