2024 Colorado River Rafting

Let's Go Rafting!

All packed up and ready to go

And our journey begins

Herb gets a chance at the oars

Wes in the Dory

The paddle boat

The Oar Boats

Arriving at Camp

Camp Life

Our humble home

The Kitchen

The "Groover"

Good morning River!

Drawing the plan for House Rock Rapid

Rockin' and Rollin'

Through the rapids

Morning Coffee

Arriving at Redwall Canyon

It was a huge amphitheater

Tiny Herb in Redwall Cavern

Tiny Herb in Redwall Cavern

The Guides setting up lunch

A little Frisbee play

Such deep sand

Buck Farm Canyon

Buck Farm Canyon

Robin at the oars

Some fun on the river

Ultimate Frisbee on the River

Nankoweap Granaries

Nankoweap Granaries

Views along the hike up to the Granaries

What goes up must come down

The Golden Hour

Dinner back at camp

Frisbee between the boats

Frisbee between the boats

Arriving at the Confluence

Transition from emerald green to cobalt blue

Lovely Little Colorado River

Lovely Little Colorado River

LCR Conga Line

So much fun!!

The viewing stands

Short cut back to the rafts

Why walk when you can float

I hope I don't go through the Confluence

Herb took the boring way back

Slot canyon at Carbon Creek

Rock scrambling in Carbon Canyon

Big rapids day today

Setting off down the river

Scouting Hance Rapid

Hance Rapid

Running Hance Rapid

Between the rapids

Stop for lunch at Clear Creek

My shin colliding with some metamorphic schist

My river guide doc

My Boo Boo during a sandstorm

My river spouse

Phantom Ranch

Cold lemonade - first cold drink in a week

Hermit Rapid

Hermit Rapid

The Upper Canyon group

Jose awarding me the "Badass" Frisbee

Our campsite (with view) after Hermit

Morning light hits the river

Crystal Rapid

Smiling through Crystal

Sinumo Creek Falls

Shinumo Creek Falls

Heading to camp

Interesting geology

The ladies of the river

Breakfast cooking

Camp Life

Let's hit the river

Entering Blacktail Canyon

Ivan, our musical guid

Looking up

Cosmo joins in

Blacktail Canyon

Walls of Blacktail Canyon

Back down the river we go

We were mesmerized

Our little concert hall

Stone Creek Waterfall

Safelyl settled into camp

River cocktail hour

Thunder River Hike

Thunder River Hike

Crossing Tapeats Creek

Cooling off in Tapeats

Getting close

Thunder River Falls

Thunder River Falls

The long way down

Helicopter evacuation

A little friend we met along the way

Heading up Deer Creek

Starting up Deer Creek

Hike to Deer Creek Patio and Falls

Nap time on the Patio

View of the River from Deer Creek hike

Deer Creek Falls

Lolo, the river runner

Our Olo Canyon campsite

Cooling off in Deer Creek Falls

Good morning Grand Canyon!

Havasu Creek

Havasu Creek

Hanging out on the ledges

Cooling off in Havasu Creek

Havasu Creek

Heading to camp

My birthday party

Morning stirrings in camp

Wes drawing Lava Falls Rapid

The calm before the storm

Scouting Lava Falls

Running Lava Falls Rapid

Running Lava Falls Rapid

Our amazing chefs

Getting ready!

Maybe a little too nonchalant

Wes's evacuation

Bye bye West

Time to hit the river

Our assistants now with their own boat

Formations like temples

The Lower Canyon Gang

Last day

Leonard in the dory

Me in dory and Diamond Peak

Cleaning the rafts

Loading the truck

ice Cream stop in civilizaiton