Grand Canyon Journals - Grand Canyon Colors

When I was just deciding on what time frame I wanted to go on my boat trip in the Grand Canyon, I had two criteria that I was searching for. The first was to go during off-peak times and the second was to try and hit the wildflower season when the desert is transformed from reds and browns to a full palette of colors. It turned out the first part of April met both my criteria. The dory season gets to start two weeks before rafting season and since most people see the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon in huge inflated rafts that race through with little time for other things like hiking, I would get a two week head start with just our group. (I would only see two small private rafting groups the entire trip because they are excluded from the boating regulations for the Grand Canyon.) Mid-April is also the peak in wildflower season and it shows if one looks through my picture collection. I took over a dozen rolls of film during the trip and probably a third of my pictures are of wildflowers or other colorful items in the Grand Canyon. I have posted a few additional pictures (besides the ones previously posted) of my favorites here for my readers.

Cliffrose

Redbud

Rock Lichen

and a dead thing of beauty

Old Snag and Hole In the Wall