We open this panorama looking up the Colorado River in a stunning view of the upper Marble Canyon as it flows through a lengthy straight section of the canyon. Where the river first comes into view is just downstream from Badger Canyon. Just downstream from the bend, and hiding as a tiny brown speck in the middle of the river, is 10 Mile Rock. You will have to zoom in tight to even get a glimpse of it. Much more visible is Soap Creek Rapid right below the camera. You can clearly see all of the rapid from its beginning to it run out. Soap Creek is a small stream that flows in to the Colorado River at mile 11.4. There is a large river campground just upstream of the creek and subsequent Soap Creek Rapid. The shorter fork of Soap Creek begins its journey to the river only a few miles to the north in the Vermillion Cliffs behind Cliff Dweller's Lodge. The longer section, South Fork of Soap Creek begins about 9 miles west of Cliff Dweller's Lodge. The two forks join together about 1.7 miles south of Cliff Dweller's. The Soap Creek drainage can be hiked with some minor technical obstructions. It is a relatively popular day hike for fishing the Colorado River.