Pumpkin Spring - Grand Canyon AZRA raft trip

This is Pumpkin Spring at about River Mile 212.5. We did not stop on this trip. Pumpkin Spring is a natural hot spring that has formed this incredible pool with its orange travertine wall resembling a pumpkin.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin_Spring
Pumpkin Spring is a geothermal heated mineral water hot spring located in the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
The spring gets its name due to the bright orange mineral and organic deposits that have accumulated on the flowstone, giving it the appearance of a huge pumpkin.[1] At the surface, the spring morphology is a mineralized carbonate mound-form.[2] The spring water emerges from within the pool which is surrounded by a travertine that has formed around the source. The water flows over the left bank lip of the mound down to the river at the upstream end of pool into the downstream side of the river.[3]
The hot spring water has a mineral content that includes high levels of arsenic (1100 mg per 1 liter of water), as well as zinc, lead, and copper.[1] The temperature of the water emerges at 23°C, at a rate of 200 milliliters per second, and has a Ph of 7.0.[4]

I went on a non-motorized Raft trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon with Arizona Raft Adventures from May 16 through May 31. Four Oar rafts, a Dory, and a paddle raft.
AZRA has perfected Colorado River / Grand Canyon rafting. The guides were great, the food was great. Other than the weather, the experience was great.
I went with the idea that this was not a photo adventure. I was going to enjoy the experience and the ride. So I don't have photos of our put in at Lee's Ferry. But you know that you can't get that photo bug out of your system. I did not take my good cameras. This is a nice little Olympus TG-5. Everything takes a beating on a trip like this. It came out a little worse for wear but held up like a champion. On a trip like this you get sand in places you never knew you had places.

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Taken in: United States / Arizona / Hualapai Indian Reservation (show map)

Taken on: May 30, 2019

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Camera: Olympus TG-5, f/6.3, 1/250 sec, 18mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus TG-5
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	18mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	ACDSee Ultimate 2023
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