A Trail through Shale Another view of the very pleasant (i.e. smooth and not eroded into ungainly steps) track through the colorful Hakatai Shale. Taken along the South Kaibab Trail between "The Tipoff" and the Colorado River.
This image is from the presentation "Desert Southwest - The Checklist Edition - Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim Traverse, Day 1 - South Kaibab TH to Clear Creek Campsite".