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1. Morning panorama at the Hidden Splendor Mine. 2. View from the start north towards Tomsich Butte. 3. Panorama from the start of the trail south towards where the narrows start. 4. First crossing of the creek. 5. Wild horses on the horizon west of the creek. 6. View upstream from the second meander. <br>  <br>  7. The creek narrows after the second meander. 8. Crossing the creek at yet narrower area. 9. View downstream from the same spot. 10. First longer stretch of wading. 11. Blooming cacti nearby. 12. Last wider stretch before the first narrows. 13. Entrance to the first narrows, it took us a bit over 1 hour to get here. 14. View downstream from the start of the first narrows. 15. Exiting the first continuous wading strech. 16. The river narrows again round the corner. 17. And continues to be narrow for another hundred meters or so. 18. View downstream from the same spot as on the previous foto. 19. A sunnier narrow about 5 min downstream from the previous foto. 20. View upstream about 10 min. later. 21. View downstream from the same spot. 22. The first narrows ends another 5 min. downstream, total hiking time in the first narrows ca. 45 min. 23. Wider area about 10 min downstream from the end of first narrows. 24. View upstream 5 min later. 25. View downstream from the same spot. 26. A bit narrower section, but still not the start of the real narrows. 27. Crossing the creek near the widest area. 28. Cutting through a meander in the widest area. 29. View downstream towards the second narrows. 30. Start of the second narrows, hiking time in the wider section ca. 45 min. 31. View downstream at the start of the second narrows. 32. A small break at a wider area. 33. View downstream from the same spot. 34. A small riffle few minutes later. 35. The canyon narrows, the water is getting deeper. 36. Somewhat longer straight stretch. 37. The canyon is still narrow another 10 min. later. 38. View upstream at somewhat wider section 5 min. later. 39. View downstream from the same spot. 40. View downstream another 10 min. later. 41. At this point, red upper mesas high above the canyon were visible the above white canyon walls. 42. Another small rifle near the end of another straighter section. 43. River turn with another nice view at the red mesa above. 44. Interesting canyon wall 10 min. later. 45. Another longer stretch of the canyon below the turn. 46. A rock in the middle of the creek with bushes growing on it. 47. View downstream another 10 min. later, here is about where the narrowest area starts. It took us 1.5 hr to get there from the start of the second narrows. 48. View upstream few minutes later. 49. View downstream from the same spot. 50. Deep wading another 10 min. below. 51. View downstream from the same spot. 52. Dina crossing a small riffle. 53. View downstream from the same spot. 54. One of the small side canyons. 55. First shot of narrows above alcove with the spring 56. Second shot of the narrows right above an alcove with a spring. 57. Third shot of the narrows right above an alcove with a spring. 58. The spring alcove with high walls above it. 59. Detail of the spring. 60. View downstream from the alcove. 61. Me on an island under the alcove. 62. View downstream another 5 min. later. 63. View upstream another 10 min. later. 64. A small wider area where we had a lunch, view upstream. 65. View downstream from our lunch spot, in the distance is the narrowest spot with a log jam. 66. The log jam a little closer. 67. View upstream from the same spot. 68. Dina under the log jam. 69. Detail of the logjam, view downstream. 70. View upstream from the logjam, it took us a little under 3 hours to get here from the second narrows start, ca. 5.5 hrs from the trailhead. 71. Deep wading continues in the turn below the log jam. 72. View downstream minutes later. 73. View upstream, to the turn below the log jam, from the same spot. 74. A little sandy spot few minutes later. 75. High canyon walls in the second bend below the log jam. 76. The canyon walls are still high, but the creek widens about 15 min from the log jam. 77. View downstream another 10 min. later. 78. View downstream another 10 min. later, end of narrows, ca. 30 min from the log jam. 79. Another blooming cactus, now bloody red. 80. View upstream about 30 min below the end of narrows. 81. A narrower spot in the same area as previous picture. 82. View downstream towards the mouth of Chimney Canyon, ca. 1hr. from the narrows end. 83. View downstream from the mouth of Chimney Canyon. 84. Another river crossing 10 min. below Chimney. 85. A cactus garden in a river bend another 5 min. later. 86. View downcanyon from the same spot, about 1 hr from Hidden Splendor Mine. 87. Last river turn before Hidden Splendor, the thigh mesa in the background is the western side of San Rafael Reef. 88. View north towards the mining track that goes from Hidden Splendor site to the creek, from the mesa where the camp area is. 89. View south from the same spot towards where the creek starts cutting through the reef. 90. Hondoo arch on the western rim of Muddy Creek near Tomisch Butte, picture take in the evening during the shuttle back. 91. Panorama of San Rafael Reef from the road to Hidden Splendor in the evening.

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foto 1. Morning panorama at the Hidden Splendor Mine.
foto 2. Panorama from the start of the trail south towards where the narrows start.
foto 3. View from the start north towards Tomsich Butte.
foto 4. First crossing of the creek.
foto 5. Wild horses on the horizon west of the creek.
foto 6. The creek narrows after the second meander.
foto 7. View upstream from the same spot.
foto 8. Crossing the creek at yet narrower area.
foto 9. View downstream from the same spot.
foto 10. First longer stretch of wading.
foto 11. Blooming cacti nearby.
foto 12. Last wider stretch before the first narrows.
foto 13. Entrance to the first narrows, it took us a bit over 1 hour to get here.
foto 14. View downstream from the start of the first narrows.
foto 15. Exiting the first continuous wading strech.
foto 16. The river narrows again round the corner.
foto 17. And continues to be narrow for another hundred meters or so.
foto 18. View downstream from the same spot as on the previous foto.
foto 19. A sunnier narrow about 5 min downstream from the previous foto.
foto 20. View upstream about 10 min. later.
foto 21. View downstream from the same spot.
foto 22. The first narrows ends another 5 min. downstream, total hiking time in the first narrows ca. 45 min.
foto 23. Wider area about 10 min downstream from the end of first narrows.
foto 24. View upstream 5 min later.
foto 25. View downstream from the same spot.
foto 26. A bit narrower section, but still not the start of the real narrows.
foto 27. Crossing the creek near the widest area.
foto 28. Cutting through a meander in the widest area.
foto 29. View downstream towards the second narrows .
foto 30. Start of the second narrows, hiking time in the wider section ca. 45 min.
foto 31. View downstream at the start of the second narrows.
foto 32. A small break at a wider area.
foto 33. View downstream from the same spot.
foto 34. A small riffle few minutes later.
foto 35. The canyon narrows, the water is getting deeper.
foto 36. Somewhat longer straight stretch.
foto 37. The canyon is still narrow another 10 min. later.
foto 38. View upstream at somewhat wider section 5 min. later.
foto 39. View downstream from the same spot.
foto 40. View downstream another 10 min. later.
foto 41. At this point, red upper mesas high above the canyon were visible the above white canyon walls.
foto 42. Another small rifle near the end of another straighter section.
foto 43. River turn with another nice view at the red mesa above.
foto 44. Interesting canyon wall 10 min. later.
foto 45. Another longer stretch of the canyon below the turn.
foto 46. A rock in the middle of the creek with bushes growing on it.
foto 47. View downstream another 10 min. later, here is about where the narrowest area starts. It took us 1.5 hr to get there from the start of the second narrows.
foto 48. View upstream few minutes later.
foto 49. View downstream from the same spot.
foto 50. Deep wading another 10 min. below.
foto 51. View downstream from the same spot.
foto 52. Dina crossing a small riffle.
foto 53. View downstream from the same spot.
foto 54. One of the small side canyons.
foto foto foto 55-57. Three shots of the narrows right above an alcove with a spring.
foto 58. The spring alcove with high walls above it.
foto 59. Detail of the spring.
foto 60. View downstream from the alcove.
foto 61. Me on an island under the alcove.
foto 62. View downstream another 5 min. later.
foto 63. View upstream another 10 min. later.
foto 64. A small wider area where we had a lunch, view upstream.
foto 65. View downstream from our lunch spot, in the distance is the narrowest spot with a log jam.
foto 66. The log jam a little closer.
foto 67. View upstream from the same spot.
foto 68. Dina under the log jam.
foto 69. Detail of the logjam, view downstream.
foto 70. View upstream from the logjam, it took us a little under 3 hours to get here from the second narrows start, ca. 5.5 hrs from the trailhead.
foto 71. Deep wading continues in the turn below the log jam.
foto 72. View downstream minutes later.
foto 73. View upstream, to the turn below the log jam, from the same spot.
foto 74. A little sandy spot few minutes later.
foto 75. High canyon walls in the seconf bend below the log jam.
foto 76. The canyon walls are still high, but the creek widens about 15 min from the log jam.
foto 77. View downstream another 10 min. later.
foto 78. View downstream another 10 min. later, end of narrows, ca. 30 min from the log jam.
foto 79. Another blooming cactus, now bloody red.
foto 80. View upstream about 30 min below the end of narrows.
foto 81. A narrower spot in the same area as previous picture.
foto 82. View downstream towards the mouth of Chimney Canyon, ca. 1hr. from the narrows end.
foto 83. View downstream from the mouth of Chimney Canyon.
foto 84. Another river crossing 10 min. below Chimney.
foto 85. A cactus garden in a river bend another 5 min. later.
foto 86. View downcanyon from the same spot, about 1 hr from Hidden Splendor Mine.
foto 87. Last river turn before Hidden Splendor, the thigh mesa in the background is the western side of San Rafael Reef.
foto 88. View north towards the mining track that goes from Hidden Splendor site to the creek, from the mesa where the camp area is.
foto 89. View south from the same spot towards where the creek starts cutting through the reef.
foto 90. Hondoo arch on the western rim of Muddy Creek near Tomisch Butte, picture take in the evening during the shuttle back.
foto 91. Panorama of San Rafael Reef from the road to Hidden Splendor in the evening.