muleride

This photo was taken, looking back up toward the
rim.

Nobody is really looking down to their right. Their
eyes maybe closed.

Look just ahead at the edge of the trail.

I think they called this section "Jacob's Ladder"

If you look through the opening in the left of the
photo you can see Plateau Point, our destination.

The corner that you see above is where the trail
comes down into the canyon. You can't see any of
the trail from below, but it's there.

This is a zoomed in photo of what is believed to be an old
Indian storage room. Probably for grain and foraged food.
The opening is tall enough to walk in and the room goes
back into the mountain approx. 20 feet. Also the temp.
stays around 70 degrees.

Below is the same photo without zooming in. Notice the
size of the trees down below the cave.

This is nearly down to the plateau level.

The plateau is in the left of the photo. The gorge in the
center of the photo is where the trail branches off to go
to Phantom Ranch in the bottom of the canyon. The
bottom is about another 1300 feet down.

Second man from the left looks familiar.

Down in this gorge is the Colorado River.

Pay attention to the distant grassy looking area in the
bottom center of the photo. This is where we got more
water for ourselves and the mules. It is a shaded rest area
for all who pass through.