Excellent Pictures. My Uncle lives up there (Page) and the pictures are amazing. He knows all those areas, I guess it may be time for a boys trip with my sons. Bookmarked for future planning.
Buckskin gulch is an awesome hike but your boys did make the right decision. Sveral years back a friend and I decided to push through the gulch after being warned of the water and mud. What was initially felt to be a sense of adventure quickly turned to misery and digust. The pools of brackish water were many as were the carcasses of animals we waded past, and the mud was never ending. That experience actually took away from the overall experience and lead to us pushing on for over 20 miles on day three just to get out of there. I'll deffinitely take more time if I ever make it back there.
Amazing work with that Canon. I don't get/like HDR stuff, but I must admit yours really works. Sorry the wind was so intense, but the payoff looks worth it to me.