TAPIR East Fork hike - June 8-9, 2003

Uphill group: Mike Kesden, Jonathan Gair, Rafael Araya, Milos Milosavljevic, Eric Agol (Ilya is filming)	Jon Gair is ready to go!	The beginning of the hike, near Heaton Flat	A lizard taking a break in the sun	Mike, doing the same
An old bridge with a few gaps - back when there were bridges...	We saw a rattlesnake later on, but I was too busy pulling yuca needles out of my shoe to film it	Coming up on the first of many river crossings	The East Fork river	This is the last "sign" we would see on Saturday
The canyon narrows	Small whirlpool	Eric contemplates the trail ahead	Milos takes the safest route across, even if it's a bit wet	No, it's not a bomb - it's David's solar battery
The camp of a six-year veteran goldminer	The tent is camouflaged to hide it from ranger helicopters	The blue shimmer inside is the solar-powered TV	David describes being bitten by a scorpion	One of the few stable rocks on this part of the trip
Ilya takes a self-portrait	We come across a campsite when we take a wrong turn at Iron Fork	A picturesque backpack	Back on the East Fork past Fish Fork, we meet Peter Goldreich's group	The downhill group: Naoki, Alison, Bob, Peter, Susan, Margaret and Cathy join us for a photo
High up Mine Gulch - this is where we had to camp for the night (we misunderstood Peter's directions)	At 7 AM the next morning, we finally found the trail to Vincent Gap	Just a few minutes afterwards, the rescue helicopter lands nearby	Jon is amused by being flown in the helicopter	The chopper takes off after leaving us in the Vincent Gap parking lot