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Grand Canyon Rafting

Grand Canyon Rafting

by Richard Quinn | Oct 25, 2014 | Arizona and New Mexico, Grand Canyon, Travel

A major perk that comes along with living in Arizona is the fact that the Grand Canyon, one of the great natural wonders of the known universe, is, like, right there, practically in your back yard. All you have to do is take a little drive, three hours or so from...
Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition: Day One

Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition: Day One

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...
Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition: Day Two

Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition: Day Two

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...
Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition: Day Three

Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition: Day Three

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...
Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition: Day Four

Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition: Day Four

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...
Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition: Day Five

Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition: Day Five

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...
Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition: Day Six

Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition: Day Six

by Richard Quinn | Nov 24, 2014 | Arizona and New Mexico, Grand Canyon, Travel

Day 6! At this point it was beginning to feel like we’d spent a year on the river.  The call to “COFFEE!” rang out loud and clear, bringing the party back to life as we all stirred from our cots.  The beach where we’d set up camp was still in deep shadow, but the sky...
Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition: Day Seven

Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition: Day Seven

by Richard Quinn | Nov 24, 2014 | Arizona and New Mexico, Grand Canyon, Travel

Day Seven!  COFFEE! And another beautiful morning in the Grand Canyon.  This day started out a bit differently.  We had our breakfast, broke down the camp, loaded the rafts, and climbed aboard.  But instead of firing up the outboard and motoring away downriver, John...
Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition: Day Eight

Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition: Day Eight

by Richard Quinn | Nov 24, 2014 | Arizona and New Mexico, Grand Canyon, Travel

Day eight, the last in an amazing series, among the most supremely exciting weeks of my entire life.  We were up at dawn and broke camp very quickly, skipping our usual leisurely breakfast in favor of a quick snack.  We still had thirty more miles of river, which we...

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