http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/main.php http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03511.JPG.html 34693 This is the Laurel Bridge, the week before we started our trip. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03515.JPG.html 34697 The morning of our trip, Sue and Alan came to wish us good luck and bring us COOKIES! http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03520.JPG.html 34700 Here we are--packed and ready to go! http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03521.JPG.html 34703 The Crazies are beautiful on the drive up. We never saw them from the river because of the clouds. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03527.JPG.html 34706 We stopped to look at the Shield River Bridge on the way up. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03531.JPG.html 34709 The Ninth Street Bridge is the one we were really worried about. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03532.JPG.html 34712 We decided our run would be here, on the left through either opening. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03533.JPG.html 34715 We saw this bridge as a true hazard. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03535.JPG.html 34718 This is Big Rock (The Sphinx) in Yankee Jim Canyon. There is usually a house-sized rock here. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03537.JPG.html 34721 I think this is Boxcar in Yankee Jim Canyon. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03540.JPG.html 34724 We had pizza at our favorite place in Gardiner--the K Bar. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03544.JPG.html 34727 Jardy is checking out the Canyon. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03545.JPG.html 34814 This is a view of the Town Stretch. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03548.JPG.html 34817 We're all contemplating the run of Yankee Jim. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03551.JPG.html 34820 That evening, we have dinner in camp at Carbella. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03552.JPG.html 34823 Our tents are set up and we're ready for the storm. We get up in the night to move our tents out of the lake to higher ground. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03553.JPG.html 34826 Only Jardy and Dave have their tent on high enough ground. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03554.JPG.html 34829 June 2, we leave Carbella. The journey has really begun! http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03561.JPG.html 34832 There were clouds, but it was a beautiful day. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03563.JPG.html 34835 Notice that Linda Wright is only wearing a light-weight shirt at this point. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03564.JPG.html 34838 The Paradise Valley is breathtaking. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03570.JPG.html 34841 We're approaching Point of Rock bridge. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03572.JPG.html 34844 Jeri and Jim slide under it. There wasn't much turbulence. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03574.JPG.html 34847 Kim didn't have any problems, either. http://www.lindajones.org/gallery/v/album_002/DSC03576.JPG.html 34850 You may notice that Linda Wright has now added several layers of clothing.