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The Large Canyon...
2007.11.27
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One of my favorite camps almost bathed in morning sun.
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One of my favorite camps almost bathed in morning sun.
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Living the boat nerd dream. Grand Canyon+Rowing+Chess=Bliss
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Living the boat nerd dream. Grand Canyon+Rowing+Chess=Bliss
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Pierce Ferry Riffle, Class III. This 'riffle' used to be under water in the lake but due to a several year drought the lake dropped and this fun little rapid has poked its head out. We (and by we I mean 'I') were fortunate enough to run it while all three boats were lashed together, making things a mite bit more difficult.
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Pierce Ferry Riffle, Class III. This 'riffle' used to be under water in the lake but due to a several year drought the lake dropped and this fun little rapid has poked its head out. We (and by we I mean 'I') were fortunate enough to run it while all three boats were lashed together, making things a mite bit more difficult.
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After having rowed through the night, we found a lake... Lakes + Rafts = A pain in the ass...
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After having rowed through the night, we found a lake... Lakes + Rafts = A pain in the ass...
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Ok, maybe its grand... I was asked to help on an Education and Recreation trip down the bottom section of the grand canyon, commonly called diamond down. It was great fun to be on the water again and most enjoyable to be helping out in an semi-instructor role.
Because of damming, the lower section of the river moves not much at all and proves to be the longest (and slowest) stretch of river we encountered. The most efficient way to handle this in rafts is to tie the boats together into a flotilla and strap a motor to our boat and motor out to the lake. We chose to night float instead, taking shifts among the instructors rowing our whole rig down the flat-water section throughout the night. This proved to be our only option, because the next day when we mounted the motor it failed to work at all, meaning we then also had to row through a lake (no water movement) for about four hours...
(There isn't anything as amusing as a bunch of adventure educators, ignorant of mechanics, attempting to 'fix' a four stroke motor...)
Good times had by all instructors who had already spent a good portion of the night rowing. Despite logistical hick-ups, in the end it was a great trip and something I am looking forward to this coming January.
