by Richard Quinn | Nov 24, 2014 | Arizona and New Mexico, Grand Canyon, Travel
A Grand Canyon river trip is no ordinary experience. From Lee’s Ferry to Lake Mead is a distance of 280 miles, and there are close to 100 named rapids along the route, many of them serious business for even the most experienced river runners. The scenery is...
by Richard Quinn | Nov 24, 2014 | Arizona and New Mexico, Grand Canyon, Travel
Day two, our first full day on the river, dawned clear and cool. I awoke even before first light, restless on my cot, and slept out, after going to bed so danged early. The crew was up and running around before most of the rest of the passengers even stirred, and a...
by Richard Quinn | Nov 24, 2014 | Arizona and New Mexico, Grand Canyon, Travel
Day three! The call to “COFFEE!” was welcome indeed, followed by another good breakfast of pancakes and whatnot. With the confluence of the Little Colorado beckoning, we struck camp and loaded the rafts in record time. We started out by immediately running Kwagunt...
by Richard Quinn | Nov 24, 2014 | Arizona and New Mexico, Grand Canyon, Travel
We broke camp perhaps a bit less eagerly on Day Four, most of us thinking about the huge rapids we’d be hitting, pretty much straight out of the gate. Whitewater—that was one of the main attractions on this river trip, but yesterday we’d had our first taste of the...
by Richard Quinn | Nov 24, 2014 | Arizona and New Mexico, Grand Canyon, Travel
After breaking camp and setting out on the river, we immediately hit Tapeats Rapid, right at the mouth of Tapeats Creek. Compared to the big ones, this was just a toddler, only 4-5 on the scale, but in the early morning, before the sun shines full on the canyon...
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