ZION NARROWS TOP-DOWN ROUTE 
Zion Narrows Top-Down Route photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2002 Joe Braun Photography

North Fork of the Virgin River (The Narrows): Photographs from a 2-day backpack from the top down (Chamberlain's
Ranch to the Temple of Sinawava). The hike starts on the high plateau in search of a river...

Zion Narrows Top-Down Route photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2002 Joe Braun Photography

Here we join up with the North Fork! Already we start to see hills on both sides of us.

Zion Narrows Top-Down Route photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2002 Joe Braun Photography

A wonderful walk in the water on a hot sunny day.

Zion Narrows Top-Down Route photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2002 Joe Braun Photography

The walls start to get taller and more interesting...

Zion Narrows Top-Down Route photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2002 Joe Braun Photography

Posing for the camera! The water flow in the upper section of the North Fork is quite small
compared to what we're used to seeing in the main canyon.

Zion Narrows Top-Down Route photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2002 Joe Braun Photography

With a big pack strapped to your back, ordinary obstacles are unusually annoying.

Zion Narrows Top-Down Route photo (Zion National Park) -- © 2002 Joe Braun Photography

The first section of the upper Narrows. The mood before entering a dark section is wonderfully mysterious.