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All of the passengers

All of the passengers

Left to right: Mark, Rachel, Deb, Paul, Jo, Bart, Aya, Craig, Gill, Iain, Wendy (kneeling), Karen, Matt, Lolly, John, and Phill.

All of the crew

All of the crew

Left to right: JB, B, Andrew, Betsy, Andy, Maia, Q, Andre, Eric (sitting), Rondo

Havasu Canyon

Havasu Canyon

Havasupai Indian Reservation, Arizona

Havasu Falls

Havasu Falls

Havasupai Indian Reservation, Arizona

Campsite Hors d'oeuvre Table

Campsite Hors d'oeuvre Table

Wine bag holders. The bag inside of the wine box fits into these hanging holders

Delicate Arch

Delicate Arch

Arches National Park, Utah

Highway 163

Highway 163

The Forrest Gump location on Highway 163, approaching Monument Valley to the south.

Phill & Matt at launch

Phill & Matt at launch

The Cottonwood

The Cottonwood

Navajo Bridges

Navajo Bridges

Left to Right: Lolly, Wendy, Rachel

Left to Right: Lolly, Wendy, Rachel

Sleep kits

Sleep kits

Hot Na Na Camp

Hot Na Na Camp

Matt in his tent

Matt in his tent

Hot Na Na Camp

Matt and Iain digging for beers

Matt and Iain digging for beers

The Beer Can Crusher

The Beer Can Crusher

Rondo and his fake flowers

Rondo and his fake flowers

Decor for the hors d'oeuvre table

Happy Hour

Happy Hour

Left to Right: Craig, Rachel, Andy and Rondo

The Bakery

The Bakery

The hand wash station.

The hand wash station.

Notice there is no key.

Fixing dinner

Fixing dinner

Left to right: Andy, B, Maia

Dishwashing station

Dishwashing station

Left to right: Mark, Betsy, Andrew, Maia

Debi Closing her Dry Bag

Debi Closing her Dry Bag

Morning Coffee

Morning Coffee

Left to Right: Paul, Craig, Aya

Safety talk

Safety talk

Eric giving us a safety talk before our first big rapids of the trip.

Karen and Lolly

Karen and Lolly

Ready to tackle the first big rapid

Andy and Lolly

Andy and Lolly

The Marble Canyon

The Marble Canyon

Eric Sjoden at the oars.

Debi and Rondo

Debi and Rondo

JB rowing his supply raft

JB rowing his supply raft

Wendy on the rocks

Wendy on the rocks

The Cottonwood

The Cottonwood

Loading the Boats

Loading the Boats

Hiking to North Canyon

Hiking to North Canyon

North Canyon

North Canyon

Matt and Karen

North Canyon

North Canyon

Left to right: Matt, Bart, Jo, Karen (below), Paul, Maia, Andrew

North Canyon

North Canyon

Andrew attempting to climb around the pool below the pouroff.

Andrew on his raft

Andrew on his raft

Redwall Cavern

Redwall Cavern

Little Redwall Camp

Little Redwall Camp

Grilling chicken by headlamp

Grilling chicken by headlamp

Andy playing guitar after dinner

Andy playing guitar after dinner

The dories and rafts

The dories and rafts

Beached for the evening

Karen setting up our sleeping area

Karen setting up our sleeping area

Nankoweap Camp

Chair Circle

Chair Circle

Bart, Joe and Q

Bart, Joe and Q

Looking through JB's book The Hidden Canyon: A River Journey

The Granaries

The Granaries

The Granaries

The Granaries

The Granary hike

The Granary hike

John, Lolly, Karen & Matt

Saddle Canyon

Saddle Canyon

Matt and Karen

Saddle Canyon

Saddle Canyon

View from the dory

View from the dory

Chair circle and fire pit

Chair circle and fire pit

The Black Canyon

The Black Canyon

Carbon Camp

Carbon Camp

Karen packing up in the morning

Preparing for Hance Rapid

Preparing for Hance Rapid

Karen, Gill, Iain and Matt

The Shoshone

The Shoshone

Phill bow-riding. He got the nickname "Touchdown Rogerson" on the trip.

Grapevine Camp

Grapevine Camp

John and Lolly setting up their tent

The Route Hike

The Route Hike

Gill at the top of the Route Hike

Gill at the top of the Route Hike

Q

Q

Eric reading about Martin Litton

Eric reading about Martin Litton

Grapevine Camp

Grapevine Camp

The morning of our last day on the river.

Craig taking a morning nap

Craig taking a morning nap

Paul taking down his tent

Paul taking down his tent

The Black Canyon with boatman Andre

The Black Canyon with boatman Andre

Our last morning. Matt & Karen in the front of the dory, Lolly and John in the back.

Phantom Ranch

Phantom Ranch

Phantom Ranch boat beach

Phantom Ranch boat beach

Looking down from the Kaibab Suspension Bridge

Phantom Ranch

Phantom Ranch

Phantom Ranch Canteen

Phantom Ranch Canteen

Three-mile resthouse

Three-mile resthouse

Bright Angel Trail

Hiking Out

Hiking Out

Left to Right: Iain, Gill and Aya

Lolly and John

Lolly and John

Just finished hiking up the Bright Angel Trail.

Happy to be at the top.

Happy to be at the top.

Left to right: Aya, Craig, Iain, Paul, Debi and Gill.

Rainbow

Rainbow

View of the canyon from the South Rim

The South Rim

The South Rim

Matt trying to win Photo of the Day

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