Looking 2850-feet Down from Toroweap Point (Grand Canyon)

[DemoTex]

Colorado River float-trip camp below the north rim of the Grand Canyon, on the floor of the canyon. I was 2850 feet above the river (and the camp), leaning over a ledge at Toroweap Point. Working without a net. Again.
Look closely, and you can see people, kayaks, tents, and the big rafts. And riffles in the Colorado River.

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Canon 5D MKII
EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS II USM lens
Hand-held shot at 1/320 sec - f/2.8 - ISO 500 - 200mm


KEEP TINY HANDS OFF PUBLIC LANDS!

[Rhiannon12866]

1. Wow! Spectacular photo - as always!

And we need your slogan to go viral!

[Duppers]

2. Very cool!

😎

But the ground looks closer than 2850'.

[DemoTex]

3. Here is the un-cropped image ..

And remember, this is with a 200mm telephoto lens!




And to put it into perspective, here is another shot from the same spot at Toroweap Point on the same day, looking up-river:

[Duppers]

4. WOW!! Thank you!

Glad I posted my very naive comment; getting these photos in your response was worth it.
Amazing color in the second one.

[DemoTex]

5. It was a valid comment, lacking perspective.

[mountain grammy]

6. Never saw the Colorado that blue looking down into the canyon..

what an absolutely fantastic picture.

[KingCharlemagne]

9. Worthy of National Geographic, imo! - nt

[mountain grammy]

14. I think so too..

[panader0]

10. I agree. I've been there a few times.

[Tess49]

7. Absolutely stunning!

[femmocrat]

8. OMG what a photo!

That sky, those shadows... all so dramatic! You are so lucky to have been there. Thanks for posting!

[Mendocino]

15. I'm planning a trip to Toroweap

next late April/May. Also going to North Rim, Paria, Dark Canyon and Zion.

[panader0]

11. Great photos Tex!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

12. Your photos are always a treat!!

[Sunlei]

13. Great Photo! yes, our parks & public lands such a shame they start to allow motors on land/water,

lease out any grass to thousands of sheep and cattle, put in hardtop roads & miles of fences, drill and frack- the land changes to bare sand, packed dirt very fast.

The land is so very fragile and easy to damage- there are places where the ruts from covered wagons are still visible. Outback dirt roads on OUR public lands where invasive weeds thrive on both sides of the road from car/trucks carrying seeds from tires.

Our public lands full of invasive species what's called 'cheat-grass' green in spring, with like little spike-seeds on it and in the fall dries to WILDFIRE tinder an off roader or lightening, a bullet spark off a rock- will start a WILDfire easy.