Utahlefty
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A recent turn in the photo of the day thread got me thinking about this spot.
We've run the Colorado river in the Grand Canyon twice now and are going back next April.
This is probably *the* iconic shot of the river - it's taken at the ledge of the graneries at Nankoweap (a Paiute word meaning echo canyon)
click to make any pic bigger
the nankoweap delta was extensively farmed and the graneries area about a mile above the river.
their seed stock was stored here and they'd light a fire inside prior to bricking the chambers up, thus creating an airtight container. there is still viable seed (mostly corn) over 1,000 years later
there's so, so much you can only see from the river level. If you ever get a chance to go, GO!
We've run the Colorado river in the Grand Canyon twice now and are going back next April.
This is probably *the* iconic shot of the river - it's taken at the ledge of the graneries at Nankoweap (a Paiute word meaning echo canyon)
click to make any pic bigger
the nankoweap delta was extensively farmed and the graneries area about a mile above the river.
their seed stock was stored here and they'd light a fire inside prior to bricking the chambers up, thus creating an airtight container. there is still viable seed (mostly corn) over 1,000 years later
there's so, so much you can only see from the river level. If you ever get a chance to go, GO!