Days 12-13: Deer Creek and Matkanawiba

After camping across from Deer Creek Falls (Mile 136.5), the major stop on this day was Matkanawiba (Mile 148). We camped just half a mile downstream.
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The canyon wall from camp.

Deer Creek Falls. Powell said it was a hundred feet high. It might not quite be that high, but it's gotta be 80.

Flowering Prickly Pear.

A scorpion in camp. At the bottom of the photo is the UV flashlight that we used to find him/her.

This and the following are a bunch o pics of Matkat Canyon. Enjoy!

Terry looks down at Cindy, climbing, as Jen heads uphill.

Froggie.

Jen and Kurt, standing, watch Terry climbing.

Your intrepid webmaster / photo-hawg takes a drink.

Terry.