Taking these pictures has been a fun and exciting endeavor. There was also a lot of work that went into taking these photos. We have now taken pictures of seven major trails in the Grand Canyon.  On the Hermit trail we have hidden under rocks to escape the 107 degree temperatures. We had six inches of water coming through our tent during a flash flood while hiking the Clear Creek trail. We have to plan our hikes four months in advance to get the itinerary we want. We never know what the weather will be on the days we hike.  But the diversity of the hike made for some of the most beautiful pictures.

     Everytime we are on a shoot, we are in the canyon for at least seven days. We carry in all the supplies we need for the seven days. My pack will weigh around 55 pounds when we start the hike. My wife will be carrying another 35 pounds in her pack. I also carry in about fifteen pounds of camera gear. The Grand Canyon hikes are some of the most difficult hikes a person can hike. Our last hike consisted of 53 miles of trail while traversing over 16,000 feet. We saw deer, long horn sheep, tarantulas, Indian ruins and so much more.

     I shot over 3000 photos on this last hike. Now back in the studios we have the time consuming process of putting the photos into a slideshow.  We decide which pictures to use. Then we pick out the music that works best with the slideshow.  We add text, transitions, zoom in, zoom out and after hundreds of hours we come up with a product we are very pleased with and know you will enjoy. With all the work, it still has been a joy producing this slide show. I think the greatest reward for us is to know there is now a way for everyone to Experience The Hike of the Inner Canyon Trails.

     This is called the "Black Bridge" or the "South Kaibab Bridge". Before the bridge was built, people were ferried across the river. In 1907, David Rust installed a cable car just large enough to haul one mule. In 1921, the first swinging suspension bridge was put in. The present bridge was built in 1928 and is 440 feet long. The eight main cables are 550 feet long. There are 67 tons of structural steel and 11,000 field rivets in the bridge. There were approximately 122 tons of material and supplies packed to the bridge. For two full weeks there were seven packers, 42 pack animals and seven saddle animals packing to the bridge every day. The new bridge will support all the live load that can be placed on it. The building started March 9th of 1928 and was completed February 1929. It was build 16 feet above the 1921 bridge.