The Colorado River Journals
190 Miles from Lee's Ferry to the Whitmore Wash..
The whole expedition, in May of 20019
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The Whole group in May of 2021
3 of us from the original 2019 returned...Not including Gary Hart, who was the Ramrod of both trips (in the front of both shots)
The number 3 Plane from Las Vegas to Lee's Ferry
Lee's Ferry in Marble Canyon, the starting point...
Finding the first nights camp spot...
Lindsey, The leader of the 2018 trip
John Fisher, strapped himself to the front of the boat about every Rapid....
Elves Chasm, 2018
We had to Hike up a creek coming into the river to find this gem...
Elves Chasm, 2021
Had to take this shot again and include more of sense of "Place".
It was one tough climb to get up here from the water.
The Little Colorado.....
The water here and Havasu creek appear turquoise blue due to the high content of calcium carbonate precipitate in the water.
The Little Colorado River
The river, looking downstream from Nankoweap Granaries..
The Milky Way, 2019
On maybe the 2nd or third night
Sunset from one of the campsites
Camp on like day 3 or 4, where we shot the Milky Way at 2:30 in the morning...
Photo by David Dolton
Milky Way over the Grand Canyon and Colorado River
20" x 30" die Sub on Aluminum print.
Shot 128 miles from Lee's Ferry ,, which is the starting point into the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River
Deer Creek Falls
A close up of Deer Creek falls
From our campsite across the river from Deer Creek Falls
I looked down the river, and there was color, but I know I only had like 2-3 minutes....
Evening and a sunset at the last campsite
Sherry, Our resident ER Doctor...
Notice John Fisher in the background, on his perch waiting fore the next rapid...
A split second before getting submerged in 50 degree water...
John Fisher, Again....
The Longest day, looking for the next campsite
Shrimp Cocktail on the last night in 2018
The guides dressed up, and everybody else used their blanket, and there was a big toga party, which shrimp Cocktail, steak dinner and all the fixins'...
The Guides in 2018
Shad, Lindsey, Jase & Ben (Lindsey and Jase are now married with 1 kid, last I heard. I ran into jase on the 2021 trip also.
Our Boat, Entering Lava Rapids With Ben at the Helm...
Lava Falls – Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, Arizona: the biggest rapid in the canyon and definitely the most fabled. Navigating through a maelstrom of whitewater as the river falls 37 feet over the span of several hundred yards, paddlers pretend they’re in control as they try to avoid Big Black Rock and boat-flipping Ledge Hole for any hope of making it to Tequila Beach for post-Lava celebrations. Rated Class 10 (the highest degree of difficulty in the Grand Canyon), Lava can be twenty of the scariest (and best) seconds of an entire Grand Canyon rafting trip for guides and passengers alike. Photo by Craig Malburg
Lava Rapids
Photo by Craig Malburg
Lava Rapids
Photo by Craig Malburg
Lava Rapids
Photo by Craig Malburg
Lava Rapids
Photo by Craig Malburg
Lava Rapids....Made it...
Photo by Craig Malburg
