The East Side of Ruby Canyon to the East Side of Agate Canyon

morning view of the Inner Gorge, from my campsite on the LeConte Plateau

looking east at the mouth of Jade Canyon

Jade Canyon

This little hill is between Jade Canyon and Jasper Canyon. I felt inclined to walk to the top of it and take in the view.

the view west from the top

Jasper Canyon

Turquoise Canyon

These millipedes were everywhere, a rare sight for me in Grand Canyon.

Redwall above Turquoise Canyon, and maybe Castor Temple?

The initial water I found in Turquoise didn’t look very appetizing, so I continued downstream in search of something better.

This water looked a lot better, and even seemed to have a little flow to it.

The sky looks clear to the in this image, but what you don’t see is the big puffy clouds in the south. While filling up my water, I though to myself, “Great, I’ll take a little break here and wait for these clouds to float in and create some shade before continuing hiking.”

In a moment I heard some threatening thunder, and realized those cool shady puffy clouds were actually a good ol’ traditional summer monsoon. Rain began to fall as I found myself trying to pump my two gallons as quickly as possible, as the thought occurred to me of a potential flash flood washing down the canyon.

The following ten minutes or so were very exciting, as I practically ran out of Turquoise Canyon with pouring rain and strong wind gusts in my face. Thunder echoed throughout the chasms.

Looking into Turquoise Canyon, after the storm had settled – the feature seen to the north is the Scorpion Ridge, with the west arm in the foreground.