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* trip journal. The MakeCaptions1 function defined elsewhere will use the objects *
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var slides = new Array();

// June 28
slides[0] = new Slide("01", "<ref>Welcome to Zion National Park.</ref> This is a view from the parking lots just inside the park near the Visitor Center. 19:27.", 480, 640);

// June 29
slides[1] = new Slide("02", "<ref>Looking out over the Virgin River in the morning.</ref> I've gotten the permit and portable toilets and am after dropping them off at my campsite I'm heading down the Watchman Trail to the Springdale for breakfast. 07:47.", 480, 640);
slides[2] = new Slide("03", "<ref>The Court of the Patriarchs.</ref> Abraham, Jacob, and Isaac as seen from the lookout point above the road. 09:51.");
slides[3] = new Slide("04", "<ref>This panorama also shows the Court of the Patriarchs.</ref> This time the picture was shot from the road. 10:06.", 1475, 360);
slides[4] = new Slide("05", "This QuickTime VR <ref>panoramic movie shows the Middle Emerald Pool.</ref> The ppol was a lot quieter than I remember it being. However, I had never been there during the heart of the afternoon. 15:10.", 400, 300, "2002", "panorama");
slides[5] = new Slide("06", "<ref>In the area of the Middle and Lower Emerald Pools.</ref> 15:20.");
slides[6] = new Slide("07", "The Pa'rus (Pa'rus means \"flowing waters\")trail runs along the Virgin River. <ref>Rich, Andy, and Elwira are in the wonderfully cool river</ref> near an easy access point off the trail. 17:44.");
slides[7] = new Slide("08", "<ref>Yours truly at the same spot on the Virgin River.</ref> The 4 of us spent a long time enjoying this cool spot. 18:11.");

// June 30
slides[8] = new Slide("09", "The Narrows hiking trail doesn't start out narrow. <ref> At the start of the trail you are not even in the canyon.</ref> We are walking through the Chamberlain Ranch. 07:58.");
slides[9] = new Slide("10", "<ref>The Chamberlain Ranch is home to many black angus (I think) bulls.</ref> We are slowing descending into the canyon, but are still outside of the national park. 08:06.");
slides[10] = new Slide("11", "<ref>My first real good look at the Virgin River.</ref> This river is responsible for carving Zion Canyon. Over the next 16 or so miles we will descend about 1,400 feet. 08:26.");
slides[11] = new Slide("12", "<ref>This rusted hulk of a tractor</ref> has been around oround for quite some time. 08:33.");
slides[12] = new Slide("13", "<ref>None of us are sure what made these arrow shaped tracks.</ref> Maybe wild turkey. 08:42.");
slides[13] = new Slide("14", "<ref>I don't know what this cabin was used for</ref>, but it hasn't been used in years. 08:56.", 480, 640);
slides[14] = new Slide("15", "<ref>Me and Andy. The canyon walls have really started to rise above us now.</ref> We have had to cross the Virgin River a few times already, but compared to what is coming we have hardly gotten our feet wet. It was remarkable how the canyon just seemed to loom out over us so quickly.  09:33. <span class='authorcredit'>Photo by Elwira.</span>");
slides[15] = new Slide("16", "<ref>Neat rock faces like this are common.</ref> Between erosion and natural deposits in the rocks we got to see fascinating rock formations in a myriad of colors. 11:15", 480, 640);
slides[16] = new Slide("17", "<ref>A low bridge ahead. In the beginning the trail is mostly dry with frequent short river crossings.</ref The trail was often littered with rocks to slow our passage. 12:14.", 480, 640);
slides[17] = new Slide("18", "<ref>Take a look it is a face in the rock face.</ref> I believe the holes are created by wind and water erosion. 12:39.", 480, 640);

// July 1
slides[18] = new Slide("19", "<ref>The heart of the Narrows. Much of today would be spent walking through the river.</ref> The colors are again stunning, but this black-and-white is in some ways even better. 11:18.");
slides[19] = new Slide("20", "<ref>Yours truly at the same locat as the previous shot.</ref> The rock colors and reflections were exq	exquisite in this quiet portion of the canyon where the loudest sound was the rushing water.  11:26. <span class='authorcredit'>Photo by Elwira.</span>", 480, 640);
slides[20] = new Slide("21", "<ref>The pour off I am standing next too is at least 100 feet tall.</ref> This is the final waterfall out of Mystery Canyon. It pours into the Virgin River near the bottom of the Narrows hiking trail.  13:34. <span class='authorcredit'>Photo by Andy.</span>");
slides[21] = new Slide("22", "<ref>This desert bug could not escape the camera lens.</ref> The bug is scurrying across the late afternoon desert at Pink Coral State Park.  20:34. <span class='authorcredit'>Photo by Andy.</span>");
slides[22] = new Slide("23", "<ref>Sunset as seen from one of the higher sand dunes at the state park.</ref> If the ATVs had not been out it would have been exceptionally quiet. 20:48.");
slides[23] = new Slide("24", "<ref>Desert sands and sand dunes stretch quite a ways here at Pink Coral State Park.</ref> 20:51.", 2077, 581);
slides[24] = new Slide("25", "<ref>Take a look in the other direction.</ref> The sky is more threatening looking to the east but it remained dry all night. 20:53.", 480, 640);

// July 3
slides[25] = new Slide("26", "<ref>A group shot of everyone at the Wire pass trailhead.</ref>Left to right: Rich, Simon, Elwira, Franscois, Vero, myself, Dave, Andy. 09:31.");
slides[26] = new Slide("27", "<ref>It Buckskin Gulch becomes narrow pretty quickly.</ref> The trail would often have rocks and boulders to skirt. You cannot help but feel like you are entering a roofless cave. 10:08.", 480, 640)
slides[27] = new Slide("28", "While the flash does affect the light <ref>this very narrow portion of the gulch</ref> is eerie regarless. The limb overhead makes it more so. 10:16.", 480, 640);
slides[28] = new Slide("29", "Let tehre be light. <ref>This scene or one like it</ref> was repeated often each time we emerged from a narrow portion of trail. Some of the narrow sections were not much wider than a person. 10:35.");
slides[29] = new Slide("30", "<ref>These were the only petroglyphs that I saw.</ref> There must be more. I have no idea how old these are. 10:38.");
slides[30] = new Slide("31", "<ref>Look up, way up. The canyon walls are high and intricate.</ref> Things could get very still in these parts. 11:45.", 421, 956);
slides[31] = new Slide("32", "<ref>Buckskin Gulch is not devoid of life or intriguing rock formations.</ref> Looks like a great pair of lips. 11:52.", 480, 640);
slides[32] = new Slide("33", "<ref>Simon standing in an infrequent open area.</ref> Sometimes the gulch would open up some and you would be standing surrounded by sheer cliffs of great height. 12:00.", 480, 640);
slides[33] = new Slide("34", "While I did not see or hear the snake <ref>this was one of four very young rattlesnakes</ref> that were seen.  15:01. <span class='authorcredit'>Photo by Andy.</span>");
slides[34] = new Slide("35", "<ref>Yours truly in a narrow section.</ref> Does this sound like a constant refrain. Some of these narrow setions felt quite spooky as limitd light filtered down through gaps leading to the sky. 15:48.");
slides[35] = new Slide("36", "<ref>I love coming across green growing plants.</ref> Plants like this popped up throughout the day. 16:16.");
slides[36] = new Slide("37", "<ref>Arches like these are always fun to see.</ref> If they went back a bit deeper they would make fine stone fireplaces. Water can do incredible things. 17:16.");

// July 4
slides[37] = new Slide("38", "At the base of our campsite. <ref>The colors of the cliff are lovely.</ref> Soaring rocks, small trees, circling ravens, the small sound of slow moving water. A very nice spot. 08:29.");
slides[38] = new Slide("39", "<ref>Franscois, Dave, and Vero standing near the tree in the previous photo.</ref> 08:39.");
slides[39] = new Slide("40", "<ref>Spectacular red wall canyons</ref> are a frequent feature in Paria Canyon. This area is in the vermillion cliffs region of the Grand Staircase (Zion is in the pink cliffs region). 08:44.", 480, 640);
slides[40] = new Slide("41", "<ref>The Paria riverbed now has water in it adding reflections to an already fine scene.</ref> While hard to see in this photo the walls are again deep shades of red. 08:59.", 480, 640);
slides[41] = new Slide("42", "Andy noticed <ref>thes flowers growing off to one side.</ref> There were quite a few of them. 09:04.");
slides[42] = new Slide("43", "<ref>This lone yellow flower (Golden Columbine?)</ref> was also spotted by Andy. Unlike the white flowers in the previous photo this flower was barely off the riverbed. 09:29.");
slides[43] = new Slide("44", "<ref>Look down the canyon.</ref> Glorious reddish walls, reflecting waters, a talus like riverbed, and even plants. 09:47.");
slides[44] = new Slide("45", "<ref>Another canyon view.</ref> 10:00.", 480, 640);
slides[45] = new Slide("46", "The further south we went the more water there was. <ref>This was typical terrain.</ref>. 10:11.", 480, 640);
slides[46] = new Slide("47", "<ref>Turn around and look where we have been (I think).</ref> Even in deep shadows the colors can still be impressive. The sky really is that blue. 10:12.", 480, 640);
slides[47] = new Slide("48", "<ref>Andy and Rich moving away down the canyon.</ref> They provide some good scale as they below that bulging rock. 11:12.", 480, 640);
slides[48] = new Slide("49", "<ref>The same area as the last photo</ref>, but I may be looking back the way I had come. 11:14.", 480, 640);
slides[49] = new Slide("50", "<ref>A group shot at Big Springs campsite.</ref> Front row - Vero, Franscois, Ken; Middle - Simon, Dave; Back - Rich, Andy, Elwira 17:36.");

// July 5
slides[50] = new Slide("51", "<ref>Heading back up the canyon towards Utah (from Arizona.)</ref> This is not that far from the campsite. 09:07.", 480, 640);
slides[51] = new Slide("52", "<ref>Light, shadows, reflections, and colors</ref> make Paria Canyon the wonder it is. 09:26.", 480, 640);
slides[52] = new Slide("53", "<ref>More sponge rock examples.</ref> These holes sometimes form in remarkably regular patterns. 10:51.");
slides[53] = new Slide("54", "<ref>Another study in orange, blue, brown, and espeically red.</ref> I think the reflections add a lot of character. The cost can be a lost shoe too the sucking mud. 10:57.", 480, 640);
slides[54] = new Slide("55", "<ref>Yours truly near the confluence with Buckskin Gulch.</ref>  12:06. <span class='authorcredit'>Photo by Andy.</span>");
slides[55] = new Slide("56", "<ref>Almost immediately you feel a change in the trail</ref> now that the water has vanished. The canyon walls are still high, but even here you could feel the canyon widening. 12:12.", 480, 640);
slides[56] = new Slide("57", "<ref>The feel is definitely changing.</ref> The ground is sandy, the colors have changed, and the sky is much more visible with a high burning sun. 12:24.", 480, 640);
slides[57] = new Slide("58", "<ref>Yours truly under the one stone arch I am sure I saw.</ref> About a half mile north of the confluence.  12:31. <span class='authorcredit'>Photo by Rich.</span>");
slides[58] = new Slide("59", "This <ref>section of spongey rock</ref> is perhaps the most colorful I ever saw. 12:49.");
slides[59] = new Slide("60", "<ref>The clouds, blue sky, and colorful rocks here</ref> are in one of the last narrow sections of the canyon. 14:41.", 480, 640);
slides[60] = new Slide("61", "<ref>The canyon always twists and turns.</ref> It opens up and shrinks down. We enjoyed it when it was narrow and provided a bit of protection from the sun. 14:51.");
slides[61] = new Slide("62", "<ref>Andy and I in the cool air niche.</ref> This niche was a godsend. The canyon had long since opened up and shaded sections were now rare. The air rushing out of this break in the rocks was dozens of degrees cooler than the ambient temperature. Phto by Elwria or Rich. 15:29.");
slides[62] = new Slide("63", "<ref>This vista of open canyon was becoming more typical</ref> as we hiked towards the campsite. Standing here taking this picture I could feel my feet baking in the direct sunlight on the hot sands. The temperature in the shade had been almost 105&deg;F in the shade. Imagine how much hotter it was in direct sunlight. 15:44.");
slides[63] = new Slide("64", "Our campsite ws home to more than just us. <ref>The lizard here was a wonderful creature to watch.</ref> It, and at least one other like it, also did their best to reduce the irritating ant population.  16:57. <span class='authorcredit'>Photo by Franscois.</span>");
slides[64] = new Slide("65", "This section of the canyon has low bluffs and a few trees. <ref>The tree in the center of the photo is the sole shade around on that side of the canyon.</ref> Our campsite was around that tree. The picture was taken from across the canyon floor near whree Rich had found a shaded ledge. 17:47.");
slides[65] = new Slide("66", "<ref>It is good to look back upon the trail you have trod.</ref> The sun has only just dipped behind western canyon walls; sunset is still a good half hour away. 20:33.");

// July 6
slides[66] = new Slide("67", "It is early morning <ref>not too far north from the campsite and the day is already bright and colorful.</ref> 06:28.", 480, 640);
slides[67] = new Slide("68", "The canyon has opened up and will remain open from now on. <ref>However, just because it is now an open canyon does not mean the canyon walls cannot surprise us with textures, shapes, and colors.</ref> 06:37.");
slides[68] = new Slide("69", "<ref>Even in this seemingly harsh environment (more harsh than the portions of the canyon that had plenty of water) there is life.</ref> The sun is already coloring the canyon walls. 06:45.", 480, 640);
slides[69] = new Slide("70", "<ref>Another wide open exanse of the Paria Canyon.</ref> In just a few more minutes most of the canyon floor will be bathed in sunlight. 06:56.");
slides[70] = new Slide("71", "<ref>Signs of life.</ref> Human life. The sun is now shining upon the bulk of the canyon floor and the temperature is rising quickly. But, I'm almost out of the canyon. 07:49.");
slides[71] = new Slide("72", "The last <ref>sign of progress</ref> 08:02.");