Cloud Katsina smiles on us - Grand Canyon

            As I looked back in the direction of the Sacred Peaks, this cloud seemed to me to be a Cloud Kachina smiling on us and giving us his blessing. Soo´tukwnang 

"In Hopi, the word Kachina (Katsina or Qatsina) means literally "life bringer", and can be anything that exists in the natural world or cosmos. A Kachina can be anything from an element, to a quality, to a natural phenomenon, to a concept." Heard Museum

At this point in the trip, the River is wide and calm.  It was starting to get hot just floating down river.  And I was starting to look forward to getting a warm shower and heading home. 

I rafted the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon with Arizona Raft Adventures AZRA.

Taken in: United States / Arizona / Mohave (show map)

Taken on: May 26, 2009

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Camera: Pentax Optio W60, f/4.2, 1/640 sec, 5mm, ISO 50 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Pentax Optio W60
Aperture:	f/4.2
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	5mm
ISO:	50
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	ACD Systems Digital Imaging
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