March 5, 2014
There is a condor on the cliff at the skyline on river right and 300 feet up.
Today was launch day so …
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So, when I went back to review the last blog post, I realized that while I referred to condors in the first line, I did …
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March 6, 2014
We leave camp fairly late and row for 12 miles. There are a few riffles that are bouncy today and then there …
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March 7, 2014
Today is an 8-mile day, taking us through what is known as the roaring 20’s – a series of bouncy rapids, all …
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March 8, 2014
We cook breakfast and load up the rafts and dories. CeCe, Stef, Natalie, Doug and Shy leave early to do a loop …
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March 9, 2014
We leave Buck Farm Canyon fairly late, about 10:45, and head down to President Harding Rapid. This was named by one of …
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March 10, 2014
On Day 5, I did not mention the wonderful dinner that that night’s cook team has done: hamburgers with all the fixings …
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March 11, 2014
Because I planned one spectacular dinner that required a turkey and some additional time, Pam Mortenson, who did all the food scheduling, …
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March 14, 2014
News from the river, thanks to a phone call from Craig Wolfson while at Phantom Ranch:
The Portola flipped in Grapevine Rapid …
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March 12, 2014
When we leave a camp, it means that everything we have taken off the boat to use has to go back on …
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March 13, 2014
Today was the day we all demonstrated that we understood the importance of working as a team. We were able to do …
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March 14, 2014
We wake to a clear and already warmer day. We rush to get breakfast done and the gear loaded and leave to …
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March 15, 2014
[We have had problems with the batteries recharging so there has been a delay in getting these out. Days 12 through 16 …
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March 16, 2014
Today was a long day with good weather, no wind, and a lot of fun. Little rapids (below 4’s), with Fossil (a …
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March 17, 2014
This is another day with three big rapids and a number of smaller ones. In some sections, they pile on top of …
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March 18, 2014
We are out of camp early with our lunches packed and ready for a lot of small rapids, followed by the big …
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March 19, 2014
From Upset at mile 150 to Lava Falls Rapid at mile 180, the canyon opens up a bit and all the rapids …
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March 20, 2014
Coffee was called early and breakfast soon after that to get everyone up and moving, everything packed and down to the boats.…
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March 21, 2014
[This may appear out of sequence. It will be posted with day 11 from my computer on the trip and Pam and …
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