Monday, August 12, 2013

Grand Canyon 2013

Russ and I have been talking about doing a Grand Canyon trip for a long time.  We decided it would be a nice high school graduation present...lots of fun in the sun after years of toil at the textbooks.  So we hooked up with Arizona River Runners and went for their 8 day motor trip in early July...cushy,wet,fun and HOT!

Road Trip!


Our boats at Lee's Ferry


Ready to board on a scortching hot day


 Navajo bridge...the last vestige of civilization for 180+ miles


Hance Rapid on Day 1


Getting ready for a short hike on the morning of day 2 to North Canyon


 North Canyon


 Better reading can't be found


 Red Wall Cavern...room for 50,000 people according to John Wesley Powell


 At the end of another stellar, hot , long day


 Camp, day 4


 Another one of our short hikes


 Aquamarine river...the Little Colorado


 The Little Colorado


Camp just below the LC


 Overlook at dusk...4 billion years of geology to contemplate


 The Old Man


 Elve's Grotto


 Kenny, our boatman, in a side canyon


 A desert bighorn sheep


 Deer Creek Falls


 Deer Creek


 Our boats tied up at Deer Creek


 Havasu Creek


 Russ at HC


 The last night out...a little older and wiser?


 Last camp at Whitmore Canyon


 InSpecter Chasm!

It was an incredible 8 days.  A great chance to enjoy the GC, think, relax, and spend time with Russell.  Thanks to Kenny, Zach and the rest of the crew to make it so memorable!!!



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