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this side appears to be deeper because of the increased elevation. 



Cape Royal, a little more than half a mile from Cliff Spring, is the 

 southernmost projection of this plateau and affords perhaps one of the 

 most comprehensive views of the canyon, being entirely surrounded 

 on three sides by the excavations of the Colorado river and its tribu- 

 taries. Directly in front are the massive forms of Vishnu Temple 

 and Wotan's Throne, figure 29, which are two of the largest of the 

 buttes for which this section of the canyon is famous. Beyond and 

 on all sides of them the precipitous walls drop quickly to the depths 

 of the canyon, and there is an unobstructed view in all directions. 

 When this section of the park is more open to tourist travel, it cannot 

 help but be one of the most famous spots in this region. 



The following evening we arrived once more at Neal Spring just 

 as a heavy rain was beginning to fall. Camp was hurriedly made that 

 night and the next day we started west on a journey of seven miles to 

 Bright Angel Point, where there is maintained a tourists' camp for the 

 accommodation of those who motor in from Utah. Here we arrived 

 in the midst of one of the heavy showers, which had been frequent all 

 morning. Taking advantage of a little lull in the rain, we hurriedly 

 moved our cameras out onto Bright Angel Point and commenced 

 photographing. This point is long and very narrow, in many places 

 the ledge being scarcely wider than is required for the passage of pack 

 animals. We had not been there long before another heavy storm 

 descended. The results of this were very disastrous to our equipment 

 as detailed elsewhere in this volume. ^^ 



With the cameras gone, there was nothing to do but retrace our 

 steps as quickly as possible to the south rim and await the arrival of 

 the new outfit. 



Late in the morning we began the descent of the canyon, and found 

 that the trail which was rough and rugged enough at the time of our 

 ascent, had not been improved b}^ the heavy rain which had fallen in 

 the past three or four days, and was in many places practically de- 

 stroyed. This fact, together with the memory of the lost mule, did 

 not make the climb down these precipitous walls very enjoyable, and 

 all breathed much easier when once again along the banks of Bright 

 Angel creek and over the more dangerous portion of the ride. After 

 a night at Ribbon falls and another at Phantom ranch, we arrived at 

 the hotel just two weeks after leaving it. 



The next three weeks were devoted to a continuation of the work 

 of the preceding summer. The background for the projected group 



'""Photographing in the Grand Canyon," pp. 157 — 164. 



