Rafting the Grand Canyon.The view from the river.
May 31, 2015 04:01:07 #
Most people only get to Expierence the Grand Canyon from the overlooks at the South Rim or the North Rim.I have been Lucky I have rafted 192 miles of it from Lees Ferry to Whitmore Wash . Here are some facts about the Grand Canyon: the depth of the river is inches to about 100ft.;the width is 76ft.at mile136 to750ft at mile 193;water temp when released at Glen Canyon Dam is 46 degrees and only reaches 60 degrees at Lake Mead;the river travels at about 3 to 10 mph most of the time;it drops a total of1709 ft in 279 miles 8 ft.p/m 25 times that of the Miss.river;river flow is measured in c.f.s or cubic feet per second;lowest documented flow since the Glen Canyon dam was built is 1000c.f.s. in 1977 the highest is 93;000c.f.s. in 1983. Here is the view I had on my trips. hope you enjoy the pictures. I will post these in 2 or 3 posts a total of 46 pictures. the first trip was in sept 1988 Lees Ferry to Bright Angel Trail 88 miles.Then a 7 mile hike out.
24 raft this carries all the food for 13 days
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Lees Ferry starting out.Navajo Bridge in b/g 464 ft above the river
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Vaseys Paradise mile 32
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Nautiloid Canyon mile 35.water is about 10 ft deep at the foot of the w/f
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Anasi Ruins at Nankoweap mile 52.half mile hike up the canyon wall about 1000ft up.
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view from the ruins looking downriver.
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we made camp at mile 60.Christina went fishing and caught 20 trout in a half hour.we had fish for dinner that night.the prior 4 days of fishing nobody caught anything.After mile 62 the water becomes to muddy for fish to live in.
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at mile 72 we hiked 2 miles to Hilltop Ruins 800ft.above the river to ck.out Unkar Rapid.
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Unkar Rapid is a class 8 rapid.the raft you see is 24 ft the people on the rocks are watching to see if they flip the raft.they made it ok .Whata ride.
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having a cold one on a flat part of the river.
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Another side hike.Quiet and Beautiful.
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May 31, 2015 04:10:06 #
Thank you for the information om the Grand Canyon/river, with your photographs which I enjoyed viewing.
Looks like you had a great time on the river.
Looks like you had a great time on the river.
May 31, 2015 04:16:58 #
What an adventure..a trip of a lifetime..and excellent photo's...Well done.
May 31, 2015 05:31:23 #
These were wonderful, I enjoyed the narration as well! That is a trip my husband has always wanted to take, not too sure he will make it now as we are not as young as we once were! ;-) Looks like you had a really good time!
May 31, 2015 06:17:56 #
SDB777
Loc: Edwards, AR USA
Unkar Rapid is a Class 3 to 4, but it's all good.
Really like those waterfall photo's, and I'm guessing just about all shots were handheld? Was always curious about the trout fishing too....thanks for the info!
Scott (my bucket list says no rafting) B
Really like those waterfall photo's, and I'm guessing just about all shots were handheld? Was always curious about the trout fishing too....thanks for the info!
Scott (my bucket list says no rafting) B
May 31, 2015 07:36:03 #
You made me feel as though I'd done the trip with you. I am surprised though that the Anasi Ruins was available to "trod upon". Also, I think water rapids are categorized on a 1 to 5 scale. No biggie. Shots benefit by downloading and I think a CPL might have worked well. Realize camera gear needed to be simple and well protected. Absolutely a great trip opportunity, and you covered it well. Thanks. djt
May 31, 2015 13:16:57 #
djtravels wrote:
You made me feel as though I'd done the trip with you. I am surprised though that the Anasi Ruins was available to "trod upon". Also, I think water rapids are categorized on a 1 to 5 scale. No biggie. Shots benefit by downloading and I think a CPL might have worked well. Realize camera gear needed to be simple and well protected. Absolutely a great trip opportunity, and you covered it well. Thanks. djt
most rapids are rated 1 to 5 but the Grand Canyon still uses the old rating system of 1 to 10.eaither way 4 or 8 it was one Hell of a ride. there are about 15 rapids that you run in the Grand Canyon that you wont forget. I think that the ruins are open because very few people hike up to see them.not everyone stops there.in hindsite a cpl might have worked in some places.
May 31, 2015 13:19:24 #
Leicaflex wrote:
Thank you for the information om the Grand Canyon/river, with your photographs which I enjoyed viewing.
Looks like you had a great time on the river.
Looks like you had a great time on the river.
It was a great trip.I would do it again in a heartbeat.
May 31, 2015 13:20:57 #
Doddy wrote:
What an adventure..a trip of a lifetime..and excellent photo's...Well done.
Thank you glad you enjoyed the pictures.
May 31, 2015 13:24:31 #
RE wrote:
These were wonderful, I enjoyed the narration as well! That is a trip my husband has always wanted to take, not too sure he will make it now as we are not as young as we once were! ;-) Looks like you had a really good time!
you can do the whole canyon in 8 days on a motor trip but you wont get to do as many side hikes. check it out at Oars.com. Thanks for looking.
May 31, 2015 13:27:44 #
SDB777 wrote:
Unkar Rapid is a Class 3 to 4, but it's all good.
Really like those waterfall photo's, and I'm guessing just about all shots were handheld? Was always curious about the trout fishing too....thanks for the info!
Yes all the pictures were handheld not to much room or time to set up a tripod.Thanks for looking.
Scott (my bucket list says no rafting) B
Really like those waterfall photo's, and I'm guessing just about all shots were handheld? Was always curious about the trout fishing too....thanks for the info!
Yes all the pictures were handheld not to much room or time to set up a tripod.Thanks for looking.
Scott (my bucket list says no rafting) B
May 31, 2015 13:27:44 #
SDB777 wrote:
Unkar Rapid is a Class 3 to 4, but it's all good.
Really like those waterfall photo's, and I'm guessing just about all shots were handheld? Was always curious about the trout fishing too....thanks for the info!
Yes all the pictures were handheld not to much room or time to set up a tripod.Thanks for looking.
Scott (my bucket list says no rafting) B
Really like those waterfall photo's, and I'm guessing just about all shots were handheld? Was always curious about the trout fishing too....thanks for the info!
Yes all the pictures were handheld not to much room or time to set up a tripod.Thanks for looking.
Scott (my bucket list says no rafting) B
Jun 1, 2015 00:30:43 #
Interesting photos and information. I always wanted to make one of those trips, but health unfortunately prohibits it now. I'm glad you got to do it and take the photographs. I'll look for more of these posts from you.
Jun 1, 2015 00:47:22 #
jaymatt wrote:
Interesting photos and information. I always wanted to make one of those trips, but health unfortunately prohibits it now. I'm glad you got to do it and take the photographs. I'll look for more of these posts from you.
ILL post pt.3 tomorrow.IT was a great trip.
Jun 1, 2015 07:07:12 #
the hiker wrote:
most rapids are rated 1 to 5 but the Grand Canyon still uses the old rating system of 1 to 10.eaither way 4 or 8 it was one Hell of a ride. there are about 15 rapids that you run in the Grand Canyon that you wont forget. I think that the ruins are open because very few people hike up to see them.not everyone stops there.in hindsite a cpl might have worked in some places.
Thank you for the additional info. Enjoyed your trip photos and salivate thinking how much fun you must have had. djt
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