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Paria River Canyon Backpack
 
BanjoBill's on-trail birthday with brownies supplied by Joanne
 
We come out of canyon on 6th day at Lee's Ferry, near Navajo Bridge which crosses the Colorado River.

Paria Canyon is located in southern central Utah, and crosses the Arizona border. This was a 38 mile backpack with an added 7 mile side-trip up Buckskin Canyon.  You walk in the river the majority of the way, and camp near natural springs. The gray-green muddy water of Paria River is alkaline and last choice for drinking. Luckily springs are plentiful. Each day revealed new aspects of this beautiful canyon. 
COMMENTS
Perryandtina83 said at 1:45 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
Wow! You are brave, some of that looks scary! Awesome photos!
Noe said at 1:45 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
This place is just amazing Allan, great photos!! I love this kind of trips... =)
Andre. said at 1:54 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
Beautiful work, Allan
Sirnicolay said at 2:10 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
These are amazing, Allan! Awesome! :) Favorite! :)
Wildthing said at 3:32 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
Terrific photographs of your trip. A place I'd love to see firsthand.
Umair said at 6:10 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
wow! remarkable! this really means something to share with us sitting miles away yet living through the experience via your magnifcent presentation. regards!
Leftofcenter said at 7:19 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
somethin' surreal about the first shot, from where and how you took these photos we can "feel" the height of these cliffs (ok- i suck at tabblo critique) anyway super tab Allan!
John98 said at 9:06 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
Outstanding. Feel like I was there.
Pkeener said at 9:25 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
Just like we are there with you. I love all the textures. The curling river bed mud, the striations in the canyon, the colors in the rig on your friend's back. A Rattlesnake?? can't tell. The sequencing is like a short movie. I also like the small shot of your friend in the crevice..and HELLO!!?? that old truck in the last shot. Very nice, Allan. I don't know how you can take these shots while you are hiking, but you do!
Sirnicolay said at 10:37 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
Congrats on TOD, Allan! :)
JuDeck said at 10:44 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
what a trip that must of been...the photography of the area you backpacked is beautiful..what better place to be to celebrate a birthday too......congrats to you for TOD
Siagian said at 10:51 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
wow! i have seen these places in travel magazines. awesome! this is beautiful! a well deserved TOD!
EMA said at 10:51 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
Fantastic! If there weren't brave people like you that go there and bring all this beauty to us, people like me would never see it! Thank you!
The photos are wonderful! I love this tabblo!!!
Cutthroatannabellee said at 10:59 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
awesome
Karsten said at 11:03 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
well you had quite an adventure! The structure of the rochs and its colors are just amazing! Thanks for sharing Allan!
Karsten said at 11:04 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
And congrats con the ToD - well deserved!
Chilla said at 11:13 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
Spectacular scenerary and beautiful tabblo.
Rdneg10 said at 1:11 p.m. on May 6, 2008:
Really enjoy the journey! Thanks! Congrats on TOD!! Kelly
Flinkfar said at 2:30 p.m. on May 6, 2008:
WOW. This looks like THE place to hike. Awesome shots.
Lifequest22 said at 3:30 p.m. on May 6, 2008:
To see this canyon hike through your eyes is fabulous. I took a short hike through one of the canyons in Utah and was in awe the entire time. To think you did 46 miles is mindboggling. I felt so tiny and had such a strong connection with the earth during that hike. This is just a wonderful set Allan
ChicagoAMA said at 4:02 p.m. on May 6, 2008:
AMAZING!
Chiloedream said at 5:16 p.m. on May 6, 2008:
Une géniale promenade, merci Allan
Eduardo.affonso said at 5:40 p.m. on May 6, 2008:
What a great adventure - and your photos portrait it briliantly.
Bethe27 said at 6:02 p.m. on May 6, 2008:
What a great tabblo!!! Amazing critters, fabulous scenery!! Congratulations on Tabblo of the Day!!
Paolo said at 6:40 p.m. on May 6, 2008:
Cool!
Snooway said at 7:11 p.m. on May 6, 2008:
Amazing rock formations, adventurous hike, congrats on TOD:)
Noe said at 10:19 p.m. on May 6, 2008:
Congrats on TOD!!! =D
Debdog said at 11:05 p.m. on May 6, 2008:
congrats on TOD ....beautiful reminds me of my whitewater trip. and hiking in cayonlands ..on the colorado river AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 46 MILES!!!!!! WHEW!!!!
WOW WOW OWOW>>>>>well deserved!!!!!! makes me want to be there....:) :)
Abking said at 11:49 p.m. on May 6, 2008:
Thanks everyone. I appreciate all of your comments.
Marcif said at 2:22 a.m. on May 7, 2008:
Wow, what a trip and a wonderful experience. Love the bug shot, but they are all great! Congratulations on Tabblo of the Day!
SnowWhite said at 6:16 a.m. on May 7, 2008:
Amazing, awesome rock formations. Congratulations on TOD! :-)
Leftofcenter said at 7:48 a.m. on May 7, 2008:
Yeah. TOD!
Shenresi said at 4:06 p.m. on May 7, 2008:
That makes me speachless- absolutely breathtaking and wonderful !!!
ElZorroTOX said at 9:10 p.m. on May 7, 2008:
Awesome trip. I have a June permit for Paria Canyon....this gets me all pumped to get going.
AliDar said at 1:00 a.m. on May 8, 2008:
I keep looking at these over and over, envying the adventure you had. There's something very magical about that landscape; it must be both exhilarating and humbling to be surrounded by such beauty and time. ... What a perfect place to celebrate a birthday too. Excellent tabblo!
Setu said at 12:43 p.m. on May 8, 2008:
Just amazing ! What an adventure ! lucky you :-)
Sydney.michelette said at 5:33 p.m. on May 8, 2008:
fabulous!
TavarES said at 12:53 p.m. on May 9, 2008:
Fantastic images! I see that you are an explorer and adept of the beautiful nature !
Vernelle said at 10:44 a.m. on May 10, 2008:
Allan, You ROCK!!! Thanks for the vista.
Candlepower said at 2:18 p.m. on May 10, 2008:
Larger than life and more beautiful than dreams!
Tunderke said at 12:16 a.m. on May 13, 2008:
Wow, so amazingly beautyful. No matter what i will deffenetly visit this place. Love all ur pictures. The snake freak me out a little. Allright a lot. I will defenetly let my friends to go first LOL
Magedimages said at 2:51 p.m. on May 15, 2008:
Merci pour la promenade dans cet endroit magnifique ! De très belles photos !
Thebeautifullife said at 6:08 p.m. on May 16, 2008:
FANTASTIC SHOTS OF GORGEOUS UTAH. (i USED TO LIVE THERE FOR 4 YEARS AND WAS SURE TO HIT ALL THE GOOD SPOTS AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS!). We were just saying we want to go back on a vacation to Utah (a best kept secret I think)...so it was funny to see this today...just whets the appetite....so gorgeous, nothing like it.
Zumberge said at 11:16 p.m. on May 19, 2008:
Beautiful trip and the photos were awesome. For me, your Tabblo was interesting from the standpoint of what I missed! We saw most of Busckskin, and Whitehouse Campground to Paria confluence.... did not make the passage to Lee's Ferry. You had water in the stream... we hiked a dry bed in hot weather! Great shots!
S-a-n-d-y said at 11:49 p.m. on Jul 12, 2008:
Beautiful. So glad to see the artist in you is still going strong.
Gerardfotografeert said at 4:53 p.m. on Jul 20, 2008:
This is amazing, what a hike. Beautiful trial and very interesting photos.
Ciudi said at 4:01 a.m. on Aug 29, 2008:
there are no words for this great trial...
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