Grand Canyon Round IV: Media Dump

Below: The daily commute, by Julia Fore

For the forth time in as many years, on November 27, 2012 I found myself back at Lees Ferry Arizona launching once again into the waters of the Colorado River to float through the magical landscape of the Grand Canyon. My most recent previous trip had been a speedy, seven-day, self-support kayak trip in the winter of 2011 (see trip report HERE), but this time around myself and one other would be the only kayakers among our nine-person crew. The other seven friends would be rowing three oar-rigs with all the supplies and the luxuries afforded by raft-support. It would be the exact opposite of the stripped-down nature of my previous self-support descent. However, it was exactly what I wanted and planned for this time.… a chance to take a group of non-paddling friends down one of the best multi-day float trips in the world and to do so at a more relaxed pace, taking 17 days to cover the 226 miles from Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek.

Below: Didn’t film alot on this trip, but here is a short edit of the trip.

Below: View from the rim, by Ruby Compton

Below: Luxuries of raft-support, by Ruby Compton

Below: Our rafts rigged and ready for launching at Lees Ferry, by Ruby Compton

Below: Another float-through geology lesson, by Julia Fore

Below: Moonrise Kingdom, by Ruby Compton

Below: Jesse and I helping the raft crew scout one of the early rapids, by Ruby Compton

Below: Marble Canyon awesomeness by Ruby Compton

Below: More Marble Canyon magic, by Adam Goshorn

Below: Sunset, by Adam Goshorn

Below: View of our campsite at the granaries, by Adam Goshorn

Below: Checking out the granaries, by Adam Goshorn

Below: Kelly at the granaries, by Ruby Compton

Below: Paddling into the sun, by Ruby Compton

Below: Approaching Redwall Cavern, by Ruby Compton

Three Photos Below: Silhouettes in Redwall Cavern, by Adam Goshorn

Below: Exiting Redwall Cavern, by Adam Goshorn

Below: Deer Creek Falls, by Ruby Compton

Below: Campsite, by Ruby Compton

Below: Hiking to Phantom Ranch, by Ruby Compton

Below: Sunset, by Ruby Compton

Below: Hitching a ride through the flat water, by Julia Fore

Below: Plenty of opportunities to fall off things in the Grand Canyon, by Ruby Compton

Below: Another day in paradise, by Ruby Compton

Below: Floating, by Ruby Compton

Below: Havasu Creek, by Ruby Compton

Below: A beast of a metal boat abandoned by early river runners, by Ruby Compton

Below: Vulcan’s Anvil, by Ruby Compton

Below: The crew scouting Lava, by Adam Goshorn

Below: Lauren and Kelly in the chaos of Lava, by Adam Goshorn

Below: Pictographs at Whitmore Wash, by Ruby Compton

Below: Sunset, by Ruby Compton

Below: Bird tracks, by Ruby Compton

Below: Approaching the take-out with Diamond Peak towering overhead, by Julia Fore

Until next time you can keep up with my adventures at www.granolapaddler.blogspot.com

-Adam Goshorn

Below: Returning to a snowy Flagstaff after the river, by Ruby Compton

Below: The whole crew in Redwall Cavern, by Adam Goshorn