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Water pouring into the Showerbath #1 spreads out like an apron on smooth granite on the North Fork of the Kings.
2006 had the highest water levels of any of my 4 trips to this backcountry river. All the waterfalls were spectacular.
Kings Falls (my name) is a big, splashy and powerful waterfall on the North Fork of the Kings River about a half mile below camp. You can walk right into it and behind it on three levels for an exhilarating dare. It has levels you can lie down on while the water pours over you. My nephew has just come out from an invigorating walk into the biggest flow.
By cropping out the margins, the photo emphasizes the size and power of this wall of water, leaving the top of it to your imagination.
I've led four backpacking trips into the North Fork of the Kings, a wonderful part of the western John Muir Wilderness with lakes, peaks, great vistas and a mighty river with excellent showerbaths and five good-sized waterfalls. See my northforkkings tags for lots of photos from trips in 2000, 2006, 2007 and 2010. Trail head is at Courtright Reservoir. Takes 10 miles to get to the river.
Here's the same spot on the North Fork Kings River shown in the previous photos, but with more water. That prior year (2006) the river was flowing so strong, it might have been risky to try to enter the showerbath!
In 2010 it was just right and I got several good photos and videos of young adults swimming and playing here and at the falls and pools downstream.
This small cascade on the North Fork of the Kings River (John Muir Wilderness) empties into a flat area of granite where the water spreads out like a fan. It is located just below where the Maxson Trail meets the river. The right side of this cascade has a nice showerbath. You can stand waist deep in a hole and let the water pour over you.
This is another perfect showerbath fall on the North Fork of the Kings River, more than a mile downstream from the other one. It takes a while to hike down here but the rewards are great: on the way you pass Kings Falls, Queens Falls, and Emperor Falls.
The Princess Falls bath holds 4-5 people, and the shower is invigorating.
There's one more fall past this point, Prince Falls. Beyond that, the canyon walls become too narrow and steep to pass.
Was tracking this pigeon when it went into a very tight manoeuvre indeed. Somehow this was amid the OOF mess that resulted. It took a showerbath in Topaz to get rid of the noise in the image - most of it anyway.
Just below camp at the North Fork Kings River, there's a perfect spot for a shower and bath combo. My camping buddy Dave demonstrates it at lower right. On these hot summer days I wish I was there!
There's another perfect showerbath down river shown below, plus several great waterfalls, swimming holes and jumping rocks. It takes a 10 mile backpack to reach the river from the trail head at Courtright Reservoir.
See my northforkkings tag for lots of photos of this terrific backcountry region in the western John Muir Wilderness.
The North Fork Kings River has a second perfect shower+bath combo. Big enough to hold 4 or 5 people, visitors to Princess Falls can get behind the flow and look out through it. So refreshing on a hot summer day!
In very heavy rains, mighty BRC WAP-4E# 22210 honks and thunders through Kelve Road at above 100kph with 14707 Bandra Terminus Bikaner Ranakpur Express.
Please see the video of the express trains thundering in very heavy rains as follows;
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AIqUlQNA9g
Arzan Kotval
All we had was "House near Clonmel, Co. Tipperary". That did not explain the soldier, the matting outside, or the notice. Thanks to all for your comments below that solved this mystery...
Oh, and a very Happy New Year to you all!
Date: Circa 1915??
NLI Ref.: EAS_3423
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Series: Photographs taken by John K. Hillers during the Powell Survey and other Geological Surveys
Date(s): ca. 1879 - ca. 1900
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The State Heritage listed old Glenelg Post Office occupies the site of the first telegraph station (erected 1859) in Glenelg. To the west of the post office and retaining much of its original Victorian style façade is the postmaster’s residence.
Between the Glenelg Town Hall and the Post Office there have been many businesses and buildings which have come and gone. These include the old Glenelg railway Station, Police Station, Court House, an open air theatre and the Rendezvous Café which had a dance floor and roller-skating rink.
*The new post office just completed at Glenelg at a cost of £3,000 will be opened this morning for the conduct of ordinary business. The building is a credit to the architect and contractor, and is an ornament to the town. The public lobby, 27 ft x 15 ft contains three telephone rooms and six compartments for the writing of telegrams. The main office is a fine, lofty room, 64 ft x 28 ft. The exchange room, which has not yet been installed, has immediately off it a small dressing room for the lady operators. Another room is set apart for the use of the postmaster (Mr J W Hillman), and an apartment adjoining will be utilized by the letter carriers as a cloakroom. It is the intention of the department, within the next 18 months to erect a switchboard for 500 subscribers, which will necessitate the absorption of the postmaster's and letter carriers’ rooms for the storage of the dynamo and accumulators. The enclosed verandah at the rear contains a showerbath. In the vestibule a public telephone has been provided. The building is lit by electricity. The old fixtures from the late post office are being utilized, and the necessary paint and varnish should be applied to give the fittings a uniform appearance. Provision has been made for private letter boxes to be erected later.
The building will be declared open, at 8.30 am today, in the presence of the Deputy Postmaster-General (Mr R M Waddy), Mr H W Varley, to whose activity the erection of the present structure is due, and the Postmaster (Mr Hillman). [Ref: Register (Adelaide) Tuesday 30 April 1912]
*The handsome new post office at Glenelg which has evoked the admiration of recent visitors to the seaside resort was declared open on Tuesday. Prior to the ceremony the Deputy Postmaster-General (Mr R W M Waddy) inspected the building and appointments and expressed himself satisfied with the arrangements and equipment, which he considers will not only be an acquisition to the town, but should assist in the maintaining of an efficient service.
In the absence of the mayor (Mr H J Pearce), Mr H W Varley opened the office for business. He thanked Mr Waddy for the compliment he had conferred on him. The building was an ornament to the town and he hoped it would serve the wants of the residents for several years to come. During the time he was mayor of the town he had had great difficulty in urging upon the Postmaster-General (Mr Thomas) the necessity of providing a new building, but when that gentleman came to Glenelg and saw for himself the obsolete office and the reasonableness of the request he had given way.
He would like to acknowledge the efforts put forth on their behalf by Mr J Livingston MHR. He congratulated Mr Waddy and the postmaster (Mr J W Hillman) on the building, and felt sure that the accommodation provided would greatly facilitate the work of the office. He hoped the matter of providing a residence for the postmaster would be proceeded without delay.
In reply Mr Waddy said that it was appropriate that Mr Varley should be present that day, for it was mainly due to the initiative and persistency of that gentleman that the office had been erected. Until an adequate switchboard and battery could be provided it would be necessary to keep the telephone exchange in the old building. So soon as the removal had been effected suitable quarters would be provided for the postmaster
The following telegrams were then dispatched by Mr Varley :—"To the Postmaster-General—On behalf of the residents of Glenelg I congratulate you on the opening of the new post office." "To Mr J Livingston MHR, On behalf of the residents of Glenelg I thank you for your help in obtaining the new post office, which has been opened today, and is a decided ornament to the town." [Ref: Daily Herald (Adelaide) Wednesday 1 May 1912 p3]
*The ceremony of opening the newly erected Glenelg post office was performed by Mr H Varley on Tuesday morning.
From an architectural standpoint the building presents a handsome appearance, while the fittings and equipment are of the most up-to-date and convenient character.
It is one-storeyed and has a vestibule 15 ft by 15 ft in which are receptacles for postal matter. In one corner a public telephone has been placed, and there is also a space for private letterboxes. Entrance is provided on the north side of the building as well. The main office is 64 ft by 28 ft, with a public lobby 15 ft by 27 ft, in which are three telephone cubicles for the use of the public and six compartments for writing telegrams. Rooms have been provided for the postmaster and letter carriers, each 15 ft by 18 ft. It is proposed to instal a switchboard to accommodate 500 telephone subscribers, but at least two months will elapse before the transfer from the old building can be accomplished. The common battery system will be adopted. A retiring room is provided for the lady telephone attendants, and the lavatory accommodation leaves nothing to be desired. Electric light is installed throughout. Taking two years to erect the post office has cost approximately £3000. [Ref: Daily Herald (Adelaide) 1 May 1912 p4]
The State Heritage listed old Glenelg Post Office occupies the site of the first telegraph station (erected 1859) in Glenelg. To the west of the post office and retaining much of its original Victorian style façade is the postmaster’s residence.
Between the Glenelg Town Hall and the Post Office there have been many businesses and buildings which have come and gone. These include the old Glenelg railway Station, Police Station, Court House, an open air theatre and the Rendezvous Café which had a dance floor and roller-skating rink.
*The new post office just completed at Glenelg at a cost of £3,000 will be opened this morning for the conduct of ordinary business. The building is a credit to the architect and contractor, and is an ornament to the town. The public lobby, 27 ft x 15 ft contains three telephone rooms and six compartments for the writing of telegrams. The main office is a fine, lofty room, 64 ft x 28 ft. The exchange room, which has not yet been installed, has immediately off it a small dressing room for the lady operators. Another room is set apart for the use of the postmaster (Mr J W Hillman), and an apartment adjoining will be utilized by the letter carriers as a cloakroom. It is the intention of the department, within the next18 months to erect a switchboard for 500 subscribers, which will necessitate the absorption of the postmaster's and letter carriers’ rooms for the storage of the dynamo and accumulators. The enclosed verandah at the rear contains a showerbath. In the vestibule a public telephone has been provided. The building is lit by electricity. The old fixtures from the late post office are being utilized, and the necessary paint and varnish should be applied to give the fittings a uniform appearance. Provision has been made for private letter boxes to be erected later.
The building will be declared open, at 8.30 am today, in the presence of the Deputy Postmaster-General (Mr R M Waddy), Mr H W Varley, to whose activity the erection of the present structure is due, and the Postmaster (Mr Hillman). [Ref: Register (Adelaide) Tuesday 30 April 1912]
*The handsome new post office at Glenelg which has evoked the admiration of recent visitors to the seaside resort was declared open on Tuesday. Prior to the ceremony the Deputy Postmaster-General (Mr R W M Waddy) inspected the building and appointments and expressed himself satisfied with the arrangements and equipment, which he considers will not only be an acquisition to the town, but should assist in the maintaining of an efficient service.
In the absence of the mayor (Mr H J Pearce), Mr H W Varley opened the office for business. He thanked Mr Waddy for the compliment he had conferred on him. The building was an ornament to the town and he hoped it would serve the wants of the residents for several years to come. During the time he was mayor of the town he had had great difficulty in urging upon the Postmaster-General (Mr Thomas) the necessity of providing a new building, but when that gentleman came to Glenelg and saw for himself the obsolete office and the reasonableness of the request he had given way.
He would like to acknowledge the efforts put forth on their behalf by Mr J Livingston MHR. He congratulated Mr Waddy and the postmaster (Mr J W Hillman) on the building, and felt sure that the accommodation provided would greatly facilitate the work of the office. He hoped the matter of providing a residence for the postmaster would be proceeded without delay.
In reply Mr Waddy said that it was appropriate that Mr Varley should be present that day, for it was mainly due to the initiative and persistency of that gentleman that the office had been erected. Until an adequate switchboard and battery could be provided it would be necessary to keep the telephone exchange in the old building. So soon as the removal had been effected suitable quarters would be provided for the postmaster
The following telegrams were then dispatched by Mr Varley :—"To the Postmaster-General—On behalf of the residents of Glenelg I congratulate you on the opening of the new post office." "To Mr J Livingston MHR, On behalf of the residents of Glenelg I thank you for your help in obtaining the new post office, which has been opened today, and is a decided ornament to the town." [Ref: Daily Herald (Adelaide) Wednesday 1 May 1912 p3]
*The ceremony of opening the newly erected Glenelg post office was performed by Mr H Varley on Tuesday morning.
From an architectural standpoint the building presents a handsome appearance, while the fittings and equipment are of the most up-to-date and convenient character.
It is one-storeyed and has a vestibule 15 ft by 15 ft in which are receptacles for postal matter. In one corner a public telephone has been placed, and there is also a space for private letterboxes. Entrance is provided on the north side of the building as well. The main office is 64 ft by 28 ft, with a public lobby 15 ft by 27 ft, in which are three telephone cubicles for the use of the public and six compartments for writing telegrams. Rooms have been provided for the postmaster and letter carriers, each 15 ft by 18 ft. It is proposed to instal a switchboard to accommodate 500 telephone subscribers, but at least two months will elapse before the transfer from the old building can be accomplished. The common battery system will be adopted. A retiring room is provided for the lady telephone attendants, and the lavatory accommodation leaves nothing to be desired. Electric light is installed throughout. Taking two years to erect the post office has cost approximately £3000. [Ref: Daily Herald (Adelaide) 1 May 1912 p4]
The State Heritage listed old Glenelg Post Office occupies the site of the first telegraph station (erected 1859) in Glenelg. To the west of the post office and retaining much of its original Victorian style façade is the postmaster’s residence.
Between the Glenelg Town Hall and the Post Office there have been many businesses and buildings which have come and gone. These include the old Glenelg railway Station, Police Station, Court House, an open air theatre and the Rendezvous Café which had a dance floor and roller-skating rink.
*The new post office just completed at Glenelg at a cost of £3,000 will be opened this morning for the conduct of ordinary business. The building is a credit to the architect and contractor, and is an ornament to the town. The public lobby, 27 ft x 15 ft contains three telephone rooms and six compartments for the writing of telegrams. The main office is a fine, lofty room, 64 ft x 28 ft. The exchange room, which has not yet been installed, has immediately off it a small dressing room for the lady operators. Another room is set apart for the use of the postmaster (Mr J W Hillman), and an apartment adjoining will be utilized by the letter carriers as a cloakroom. It is the intention of the department, within the next18 months to erect a switchboard for 500 subscribers, which will necessitate the absorption of the postmaster's and letter carriers’ rooms for the storage of the dynamo and accumulators. The enclosed verandah at the rear contains a showerbath. In the vestibule a public telephone has been provided. The building is lit by electricity. The old fixtures from the late post office are being utilized, and the necessary paint and varnish should be applied to give the fittings a uniform appearance. Provision has been made for private letter boxes to be erected later.
The building will be declared open, at 8.30 am today, in the presence of the Deputy Postmaster-General (Mr R M Waddy), Mr H W Varley, to whose activity the erection of the present structure is due, and the Postmaster (Mr Hillman). [Ref: Register (Adelaide) Tuesday 30 April 1912]
*The handsome new post office at Glenelg which has evoked the admiration of recent visitors to the seaside resort was declared open on Tuesday. Prior to the ceremony the Deputy Postmaster-General (Mr R W M Waddy) inspected the building and appointments and expressed himself satisfied with the arrangements and equipment, which he considers will not only be an acquisition to the town, but should assist in the maintaining of an efficient service.
In the absence of the mayor (Mr H J Pearce), Mr H W Varley opened the office for business. He thanked Mr Waddy for the compliment he had conferred on him. The building was an ornament to the town and he hoped it would serve the wants of the residents for several years to come. During the time he was mayor of the town he had had great difficulty in urging upon the Postmaster-General (Mr Thomas) the necessity of providing a new building, but when that gentleman came to Glenelg and saw for himself the obsolete office and the reasonableness of the request he had given way.
He would like to acknowledge the efforts put forth on their behalf by Mr J Livingston MHR. He congratulated Mr Waddy and the postmaster (Mr J W Hillman) on the building, and felt sure that the accommodation provided would greatly facilitate the work of the office. He hoped the matter of providing a residence for the postmaster would be proceeded without delay.
In reply Mr Waddy said that it was appropriate that Mr Varley should be present that day, for it was mainly due to the initiative and persistency of that gentleman that the office had been erected. Until an adequate switchboard and battery could be provided it would be necessary to keep the telephone exchange in the old building. So soon as the removal had been effected suitable quarters would be provided for the postmaster
The following telegrams were then dispatched by Mr Varley :—"To the Postmaster-General—On behalf of the residents of Glenelg I congratulate you on the opening of the new post office." "To Mr J Livingston MHR, On behalf of the residents of Glenelg I thank you for your help in obtaining the new post office, which has been opened today, and is a decided ornament to the town." [Ref: Daily Herald (Adelaide) Wednesday 1 May 1912 p3]
*The ceremony of opening the newly erected Glenelg post office was performed by Mr H Varley on Tuesday morning.
From an architectural standpoint the building presents a handsome appearance, while the fittings and equipment are of the most up-to-date and convenient character.
It is one-storeyed and has a vestibule 15 ft by 15 ft in which are receptacles for postal matter. In one corner a public telephone has been placed, and there is also a space for private letterboxes. Entrance is provided on the north side of the building as well. The main office is 64 ft by 28 ft, with a public lobby 15 ft by 27 ft, in which are three telephone cubicles for the use of the public and six compartments for writing telegrams. Rooms have been provided for the postmaster and letter carriers, each 15 ft by 18 ft. It is proposed to instal a switchboard to accommodate 500 telephone subscribers, but at least two months will elapse before the transfer from the old building can be accomplished. The common battery system will be adopted. A retiring room is provided for the lady telephone attendants, and the lavatory accommodation leaves nothing to be desired. Electric light is installed throughout. Taking two years to erect the post office has cost approximately £3000. [Ref: Daily Herald (Adelaide) 1 May 1912 p4]
This is how the mouth of Kanab Creek looks at Grand Canyon mile 144. Kanab is one of the longest tributaries of the Colorado in Grand Canyon with a perennial stream. See my Rafting the Colorado set to take a photo journey through the Grand Canyon.
From here, you can hike upstream for many miles. Kanab connects with Scotty's Hollow, Showerbath Spring, and Jumpup Canyon, from which you can exit via Indian Canyon or take the Kwagunt Trail to the north rim.
The riparian habitat supports a population of beaver and bighorn sheep below Jumpup Canyon.
This is the 4th waterfall on the North Fork of the Kings downstream from where the trail meets the river. I named it Princess Falls. It's below Kings, Queens, and Emperor Falls (my names). Another one further down I call Prince Falls. There's no trail to these waterfalls; you have to bushwhack, jump logs and climb rocks as you work your way downstream, but it's fun.
There are two perfect little showerbaths on the Kings, one of them here. The near pool lets you stand waist deep in a "bath" with a "shower" of water pouring over you--feels great like a massage, and fun to play in (fits up to 5 people). The other showerbath, a smaller one, is farther upstream near camp, in a cascade above the first falls. These "waterpark" features, including deep pools with jumping rocks, are what makes the North Kings a fun place to explore—after you have packed in 10 miles by trail. Year 2010 was my 4th visit.
Look for pictures of the other falls on the North Kings in my photostream using the tag northforkkings.
A true convenience for those who lacked running water at home (or at their rooming houses), Trojanowski's place was in the storefront between the Calkins Pharmacy and Sheehan's book store. He lived above the shop, and his wife Mina dressed ladies' hair upstairs. Trojanowski was a member of the Lyra Male Chorus, a branch of the Lyra Gesangverein, an Ann Arbor singing club led by "Professor" Reuben H. Kempf, a musician whose Greek Revival house on Division Street is now a city museum. Lyra, a semiprofessional group that performed in concerts at Hill Auditorium, was far more sophisticated than a mere barbershop quartet. Today the space that was Trojanowski's barbershop is the north half of the State Street Espresso Royale cafe, where U-M students slurp coffee treats and peck away at their laptops, day and night.
This photo shows Mr. T's State Street storefront, and his barber pole:
This tall monolith of Redwall Limestone a few miles upstream from the Colorado River in Kanab Canyon (mile 143) was drawn in one of John Wesley Powell's books. We got to it the long way... from Kwagunt Canyon trailhead on the north rim, hiking some 10 miles one way. My hiking companion gives scale. See also Scotty's Hollow and Showerbath Spring.
A man in boxer style swim trunks, his back to the camera, rinses off under a shower on an sunlit ocean beach. A cloudless blue sky and a calm ocean form a backdrop.
The State Heritage listed old Glenelg Post Office occupies the site of the first telegraph station (erected 1859) in Glenelg. To the west of the post office and retaining much of its original Victorian style façade is the postmaster’s residence.
Between the Glenelg Town Hall and the Post Office there have been many businesses and buildings which have come and gone. These include the old Glenelg railway Station, Police Station, Court House, an open air theatre and the Rendezvous Café which had a dance floor and roller-skating rink.
*The new post office just completed at Glenelg at a cost of £3,000 will be opened this morning for the conduct of ordinary business. The building is a credit to the architect and contractor, and is an ornament to the town. The public lobby, 27 ft x 15 ft contains three telephone rooms and six compartments for the writing of telegrams. The main office is a fine, lofty room, 64 ft x 28 ft. The exchange room, which has not yet been installed, has immediately off it a small dressing room for the lady operators. Another room is set apart for the use of the postmaster (Mr J W Hillman), and an apartment adjoining will be utilized by the letter carriers as a cloakroom. It is the intention of the department, within the next18 months to erect a switchboard for 500 subscribers, which will necessitate the absorption of the postmaster's and letter carriers’ rooms for the storage of the dynamo and accumulators. The enclosed verandah at the rear contains a showerbath. In the vestibule a public telephone has been provided. The building is lit by electricity. The old fixtures from the late post office are being utilized, and the necessary paint and varnish should be applied to give the fittings a uniform appearance. Provision has been made for private letter boxes to be erected later.
The building will be declared open, at 8.30 am today, in the presence of the Deputy Postmaster-General (Mr R M Waddy), Mr H W Varley, to whose activity the erection of the present structure is due, and the Postmaster (Mr Hillman). [Ref: Register (Adelaide) Tuesday 30 April 1912]
*The handsome new post office at Glenelg which has evoked the admiration of recent visitors to the seaside resort was declared open on Tuesday. Prior to the ceremony the Deputy Postmaster-General (Mr R W M Waddy) inspected the building and appointments and expressed himself satisfied with the arrangements and equipment, which he considers will not only be an acquisition to the town, but should assist in the maintaining of an efficient service.
In the absence of the mayor (Mr H J Pearce), Mr H W Varley opened the office for business. He thanked Mr Waddy for the compliment he had conferred on him. The building was an ornament to the town and he hoped it would serve the wants of the residents for several years to come. During the time he was mayor of the town he had had great difficulty in urging upon the Postmaster-General (Mr Thomas) the necessity of providing a new building, but when that gentleman came to Glenelg and saw for himself the obsolete office and the reasonableness of the request he had given way.
He would like to acknowledge the efforts put forth on their behalf by Mr J Livingston MHR. He congratulated Mr Waddy and the postmaster (Mr J W Hillman) on the building, and felt sure that the accommodation provided would greatly facilitate the work of the office. He hoped the matter of providing a residence for the postmaster would be proceeded without delay.
In reply Mr Waddy said that it was appropriate that Mr Varley should be present that day, for it was mainly due to the initiative and persistency of that gentleman that the office had been erected. Until an adequate switchboard and battery could be provided it would be necessary to keep the telephone exchange in the old building. So soon as the removal had been effected suitable quarters would be provided for the postmaster
The following telegrams were then dispatched by Mr Varley :—"To the Postmaster-General—On behalf of the residents of Glenelg I congratulate you on the opening of the new post office." "To Mr J Livingston MHR, On behalf of the residents of Glenelg I thank you for your help in obtaining the new post office, which has been opened today, and is a decided ornament to the town." [Ref: Daily Herald (Adelaide) Wednesday 1 May 1912 p3]
*The ceremony of opening the newly erected Glenelg post office was performed by Mr H Varley on Tuesday morning.
From an architectural standpoint the building presents a handsome appearance, while the fittings and equipment are of the most up-to-date and convenient character.
It is one-storeyed and has a vestibule 15 ft by 15 ft in which are receptacles for postal matter. In one corner a public telephone has been placed, and there is also a space for private letterboxes. Entrance is provided on the north side of the building as well. The main office is 64 ft by 28 ft, with a public lobby 15 ft by 27 ft, in which are three telephone cubicles for the use of the public and six compartments for writing telegrams. Rooms have been provided for the postmaster and letter carriers, each 15 ft by 18 ft. It is proposed to instal a switchboard to accommodate 500 telephone subscribers, but at least two months will elapse before the transfer from the old building can be accomplished. The common battery system will be adopted. A retiring room is provided for the lady telephone attendants, and the lavatory accommodation leaves nothing to be desired. Electric light is installed throughout. Taking two years to erect the post office has cost approximately £3000. [Ref: Daily Herald (Adelaide) 1 May 1912 p4]
When heavy rain and high speed blend with each other, it really makes these moments unforgettable for me. KYN WDG-3A# 13047 rushes through Nahur station at above 100kph with the late running Ratnagiri Dadar Passenger.
Arzan Kotval
John Wesley Powell was here. This is Showerbath Spring in Kanab Canyon, one of the major tributaries of the Grand Canyon. Powell took a historic photo of this spot in 1872 on his second river trip: see it at USGS.gov -- search for "Showerbath Powell". There really is a shower and a bath here. You can see some of the shower water hitting the ground at lower left. It flows down from a large bed of ferns above the overhang. The side of the bath is adorned with brilliant red monkeyflower (not shown in this view). It's a nice spot.
Getting here from the rim is an ordeal. You have to find the remote Kwagunt trailhead on the north rim, descend steeply on Coconino switchbacks to the Esplanade, then work your way down several cliffs, including Three Falls, to Jumpup Canyon in the Redwall limestone. Jumpup is a level, rocky, slick narrow canyon that opens up into Kanab Canyon. Showerbath Spring is another couple of miles downstream. (Kanab Canyon enters the Colorado River at Mile 144.)
I hiked this route with a geologist and two other guys in April 2002 to look for fossils in Scotty's Hollow--a remote side canyon with a small waterfall farther downstream from Showerbath. One of the guys had knee trouble the first day and had to be left to fend for himself in the Esplanade for the next two days. Our first night at camp at the junction of Jumpup and Kanab, it rained. The geologist (a very experienced canyoneer) expected fair weather and only had a lean-to made from a space blanket. After noticing him braving it for awhile (but getting soaked), I offered him shelter in my one-man tent till the rain stopped. In the morning, the other guy's knees gave out. The geologist and I were the only ones to go the whole distance.
After refilling our bottles at Showerbath and trekking on to Scotty's Hollow, climbing up the waterfall and finding the fossils, we had a long way up and out. Climbing walls in the Supai Group with a pack on was tough. Getting up the Coconino is always a final workout on any canyon hike. But during our trek, we had passed by beaver ponds, listened to the cries of ravens and hawks echoing off the walls, walked safely past a Grand Canyon rattler, and saw a large herd of bighorn sheep climbing nimbly along a narrow ledge in Kanab Canyon. We found fossils that contributed to a scientific research paper. And we had a good look at this rarely-visited spring. Overall, It was a rewarding, but challenging, adventure.
I found two other Flickr members that have hiked this same route. Search on "Showerbath spring" and you'll find their photo journals with scenes of some of the spots I mentioned.
Deep in Kanab Canyon (a major tributary of the Grand Canyon), Scotty's Hollow branches off to the side above this waterfall. Few people from the rim trail at Kwagunt Canyon make it this far (about 11 miles), another hour's hike beyond Showerbath Spring, although some might see it if hiking up 9 miles from the Colorado River.
I did the trail-down hike in 2002 with a geologist. We were looking for nautiloid fossils that occur in a certain section of the Redwall Limestone throughout the Grand Canyon. Up above the waterfall, there was a small outcrop of that layer up in Scotty's Hollow, and sure enough, we found nautiloids.
Scarlet monkeyflower blooms at the Shower waterfall below Mooney Falls. The Shower is a perfect outdoor shower. Water from a side canyon pours gently over a travertine cliff. You can stand on a flat rock and have the cool water pour right over you. Nice view comes with it. For a look from the other side, see Graceful veils.
Check out the Showerbath in another side canyon miles away!
For context, see Supai shower. For a tour of the canyon, see my complete Havasupai set.
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Members of the South African Native Labour Corp queuing for the showers, France, during World War I. This very personal moment is thought to have been captured by the photographer John Warwick Brooke. These men are standing in bare feet in the mud, which seems to defeat the purpose of queuing to get clean. They look quite chilly, and some of their tools are lying beside them at the doorway. It would be curious to know their feelings and thoughts about their situation at this precise moment in time.
Due to the internal politics of South Africa, who eventually declared her support for the Commonwealth, Black Africans were not allowed to bear arms. On a day-to-day basis, however, their war experience was in every other way the same - communal living, rationing, shelling, bad weather conditions and so forth.
[Original reads: 'Black Labour Camp in France. Some boys waiting to have a bath.']
from: Catalogue of Sanitary Fittings, Hot Water Supply, Plumbing, Ventilation, Heating, Drainage, &c. by B. Finch & Co. Ltd., Manufacturing Sanitary Engineers, 82 Belvedere Rd., Lambeth, London, S.E. n.d. [c.1900]
from: Catalogue of Sanitary Fittings, Hot Water Supply, Plumbing, Ventilation, Heating, Drainage, &c. by B. Finch & Co. Ltd., Manufacturing Sanitary Engineers, 82 Belvedere Rd., Lambeth, London, S.E. n.d. [c.1900]
aka 'Moorhen taking a shower bath'.
The rainbow as a metaphor for understanding consciousness
"For the rainbow experience to happen we need sunshine, raindrops, and a spectator. It is not that the sun and the raindrops cease to exist if there is no one there to see them… But unless someone is present at a particular point no colored arch can appear. The rainbow is hence a process requiring various elements, one of which happens to be an instrument of sense perception. It doesn’t exist whole and separate in the world nor does it exist as an acquired image in the head separated from what is perceived (the view held by the ‘internalists’ who account for the majority of neuroscientists); rather, consciousness is spread between sunlight, raindrops, and visual cortex, creating a unique, transitory new whole, the rainbow experience. Or again: the viewer doesn’t see the world; he is part of a world process."
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Taken from a sand bank in Kanab Canyon opposite the point where Jumpup Canyon comes in, April 2002 in late afternoon shade. We had just hiked the Kwagunt Trail to Jumpup Canyon and down, and were preparing to bed for the night on top of this sand bar. Little did we know we would get rained on royally in the middle of the night.
In the morning we hiked some miles down Kanab past beaver dams and herds of bighorn sheep high on the walls, to Showerbath Spring and down to Scotty's Hollow looking for nautiloid fossils. Then we returned for a second sleep here, followed by a difficult climb out Jumpup, up Kwagunt Hollow to the rim with full packs.
Kanab Canyon is a tributary of the Grand Canyon, entering the Colorado River at Mile 144. Since the trailhead on the rim is remote and the trail is steep, not many people come by here.