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Day 4 on the Colorado River trip. Sept 9. 2022. Been lagging on posting my trip but finally got a little break from field work to continue! Day 4 was the introduction to the Grand Canyon. We made it to the heart of the Grand Canyon not only marked by the incredible basement rock of the Vishnu Schist, a mostly black jagged and heavily fractured schist intruded all around by the pink veins of granitic rock, but by the miles of back to back white water rapids. As the canyon narrowed due to the slower rates of erosion, the rapids grew longer and more turbulent the further we traveled on the river. We ended up stopping for a hike that lead to a beautiful waterfall in which we all played under. Monsoon season really brings the most violent flash floods which was evident by the debris found along the river but also by these waterfalls up by these canyon hikes. "It's been overcast for the most part, threatening rain. But the clouds held fast and the weather was hot. Camp was wide open today and I slept on the beach overlooking the river. The lapping sound of water on sand was a peaceful way to fall asleep to." #coloradoriver #riverrafting🚣 #coloradoplateau #grandcanyonnationalpark #grandcanyon #coloradorivergorge #vishnu #vischnuschist #waterfall #hikingtrails #hikinggrandcanyon #adventure #adventureisoutthere #rivercamping (at Grand Canyon National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClhM-R1yBmD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=