WHITEWATER RAFTING THE GRAND CANYON
280 Miles - June 01 to June 18, 2018
Cliff Schinkel, Kim Schinkel, Charles Kersch, Carlin Kersch, Kevin Lay, Gabriel Widman, MaryAnn Amann, Triorco Unanue, and Lara
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Rigging Day | Day 01 | Day 02 | Day 03 | Day 04 | Day 05 | Day 06 | Day 07 | Day 08 | Day 09 | Day 10 | Day 11 | Day 12 | Day 13 | Day 14 | Day 15 | Day 16 | Day 17 | Day 18
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DAY 1
Off to a good start in early morning, we nine vacationers put up our parasols and drifted along a relatively slow current. We passed under the bridge but did not see the condors.
It became apparent to us soon that the rafts were heavy and would need continiuous rowing and steering to avoid eddies and stay moving at the required rate to complete our
journey in time. As the day wore on, the temperature rose rapidly, amplified by the hot canyon walls and reflective water surface. We splashed ourselves often and copiously.
By evening, with no rapids or major challenges, we reached our first camp site, called "The Ledges", where we stumbled through the task of setting up all our camp amenities.
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