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Grand Canyon rafting highlights
Garnd Canyon, Nevada
Some of you wanted to know the highlights from each day so here is my diary bullet points:
Day 1
5am start from hotel and 5 hours in the bus to Lees Ferry
Covered 20 Miles
Hike in the morning
Randy went fly fishing and caught 2 rainbow trout
Saw a bright yellow star which was Jupiter
Day 2
covered 50 miles and camped at Dinosaur
30 minute hike up gorge to a pool with little frogs
stopped for lunch in cave and played frisbee
Saw an Osprey, Deer and a Beaver swam at the camp close to the shore
Rob did an astronomy talk: Milky way, northern cross, vega, danub, altera, north star
Day 3
Got to mile 80
Saw a Buck and a Doe
Swam in the little colorado river and floated down rapids. Very blue water.
Did the Hance rapid which was huge.
Mexican night and joke telling. Nathan told 3 stories.
Wild cat in cave at campsite and saw a rattle snake.
Sand storm in the evening at camp.
Day 4
Got to mile 120
Went under 2 ridges with hikers on them
Stood under an amazing waterfall and jumped into a pool from another waterfall at about 8ft. Kelli and Ashleigh conquered their fears.
Hummingbird landed on Waynes life jacket.
Hermit was a huge rapid
Thunder and lightning and a little rain
Day 5
Hike to a small waterfall at Stone Canyon
Got stuck in a rapid on a rock until Reagan saved the day and pushed us off
Jumped off a 30ft cliff into Grand Canyon river
Long Hike up Deer Creek which had a very high and powerfull waterfall. Hiked up to Anastasi indian settlement which was an incredible oasis with some ruins.
Day 6
Got to mile 190
Hike and then swim in canyon blue water and jumping from 2 rocks. Swam back to raft down canyon.
Lava falls rapid was intense
Day 7
We all had a go at driving the raft
Jumped from another 30ft cliff into Grand Canyon River
Jumped from raft and swam down a rapid
Hike with climbs up ladders and ropes to a waterfall
Naked women bathing next to a yellow raft was interesting, very fit!!
Steak for dinner.
Day 8
Mile 280
Saw the Skywalk up a side canyon
Jet boat arrived 20 minutes late as was stuck on sandbank
Saw a red tail Hawk
Lots of helicopters flying in canyon on tours
bus across hoover dam
got to hotel at 5.45pm
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