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View north toward basalt dike (photograph EI10) in Hakatai Shale, Unkar Group, on north side of river mile 77.2, at beginning of Hance Rapids. Shinumo Sandstone forms cliff at upper edge of photograph.
View east from Bass Trail across river toward Precambrian Wheeler Fold on north side of river mile 108.3. Mesoproterozoic rocks including Cardenas Basalt (black rock, lower right edge of photograph), Bass Formation (white strata, left side of photograph, Wheeler Fold, bottom center, and white ledges, base of upper cliffs), Hakatai Shale (brown cliff and upper gray ledges, upper center of photograph), and Shinumo Sandstone (brown cliff, upper edge of photograph).
Aerial view west toward landslide of Toroweap Formation (photograph EL18) on east side of Nankoweap Mesa, about 1 mile southwest of river mile 53.5.
Cave in Woods Ranch Member of Toroweap Formation, Marble Canyon, south side of Tanner Wash, southeast of river mile 14.6.
Aerial view northwest toward Horn Creek Rapids, river mile 90.9, showing numerous pegmatite and granite dikes in black Vishnu Schist. Inner canyon is 1,300 feet deep here.
View west toward small southwest-dipping sharp fold in Tapeats Sandstone in Monument Creek, below Tonto Trail, about three quarters of a mile south of river mile 94.0.
Aerial view north toward 900-foot-thick Cardenas Basalt of Unkar Group (black), that overlies Ochoa Point Member of Dox Formation, Unkar Group (red slope), overlain by Nankoweap Formation (purple strata), west side of Ochoa Point, 1 mile northwest of river mile 71.0.
View south and downriver toward Coconino Sandstone (black layer at river level), overlain by cliff of Brady Canyon Member of Toroweap Formation on west side of river mile 4.7.
Aerial view northwest toward Lizard Dike (basalt) cutting through Solomon Temple Member (lower red), Comanche Point Member (red and white), and Ochoa Point Member (upper red) of Dox Formation below Cardenas Basalt (black) of Unkar Group, and east-dipping Nankoweap Formation (purple ledges) from above river mile 71.7. Great Unconformity at base of brown horizontal Cambrian Tapeats Sandstone cliff.
Aerial view northeast and upriver toward Little Colorado River delta (right) and Colorado River (left) confluence from west of river mile 62.0.
Aerial view northeast toward Malgosa Canyon breccia pipe at top of Redwall Limestone, just east of Malgosa Canyon on east side of river mile 58.0.
View west and downriver from river mile 45.0 toward Triple Alcoves, a cave in lower part of Redwall Limestone (below white salt stain), Marble Canyon.
View north toward two Devonian channels filled with Temple Butte Formation (left and right center of photograph), north wall of Saddle Canyon, just west of river mile 47.4.
View north from Cardenas Butte toward landslides of Tapeats Sandstone (brown cliff) down red slopes of Ochoa Point Member of Dox Formation, about 1 mile southeast of river mile 70.0.
View north toward rockslide block of Kaibab Formation on west wall, north fork of Big Canyon.
Aerial view northwest toward Morning Glory breccia pipe in Harrisburg Member (upper slope) and Fossil Mountain Member (lower cliff) of Kaibab Formation, northwest rim of Hellhole Bend, Little Colorado River canyon.
Aerial view northeast toward Butte Fault in Nankoweap Canyon, 2.5 miles southwest of river mile 52.5. Butte Fault, a normal fault, is in two parts here, one at location of this photograph and one just downstream of black Cardenas Basalt of Unkar Group (in photograph).
Aerial view southeast toward copper mine of Lost Orphan Mine breccia pipe (photograph EB27) in Coconino Sandstone (large white cliff), Toroweap Formation (slope and cliff), and Kaibab Formation (top cliff), center of photograph, south rim of Grand Canyon.
Aerial view northwest from over river mile 54.0 toward East Kaibab Monocline (top center of photograph) in Little Nankoweap Canyon.
Fold in Tapeats Sandstone on east side of Butte Fault in Carbon Canyon, 1 mile west of river mile 65.0.
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