If for some reason the power of the scenery in the canyon starts to wear off on you and it just doesn't have the same impact that it used to, then Havasupaii Creek will snap you right our of your ungrateful funk. The creek is famous for it's blue-green waters and the waterfalls that are…
Month: March 2013
John Swims the Colorado Channel
On one of our days off John decided that he'd check off one thing on his "must do" list, he'd swim across the river without a dry suit. At first you think, ya, this sounds rad, totally doable. Let's state for the record that the water temperature is around 46 degrees F. I surfed…
And We’re Back
It didn't take us long to realize that we were pretty much guaranteed to run into another group sometime in the next day or so. Since the park service issues one permit per day of the year, we were going to catch up to another group soon since we were on a 16 day pace…
Worst Throw Ever
Every day and every night we scrutinize the map and try and plan our day as well as mentally prepare ourselves for things that may bring on the nerves. It's safe to say that you would be a very strange kind of lost without the map because you wouldn't know 1) where the rapids were…
Job Done
There's nights at home when you make big plans, big plans that involve rounding up your friends, making sure that no one has to work the next day, getting some drinks, and then hoping that things get wild and everyone has a blast. Then there are the nights where you get "accidentally hammered". No real…
Hike at Your Own Risk
Hiking in the Grand Canyon is way more dangerous than the river. Not kidding, hands down more risky. Most of the hiking in the national parks that I've done I've always been pretty impressed with how well the trails are established and how good the signage is. Even in the backcountry, you'll rarely get lost…
Dear Dad
Dear Dad, camp is great. So much has happened in the past few days. Ben fell out of the raft with no life jacket and a beer in his hand, but everything's cool now. He's so crazy One day we came across a massive amphitheater cave thing. Heath said he wanted to reenact some concert…
2 is our Unlucky Number
An instagram friend sent this to me this morning: Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." -Hellen Keller…
Getting Into a Rhythm
No matter how new you are to something, you always adapt to it quicker than you think. On this trip you wear long underwear to bed because you're dirty as hell and your legs will stick together otherwise. You keep lotion in your pocket because the combination of the cold water and the air dries…
Class is in Session
I'll tell you a very short story that will explain how I know John was born to be a biologist. First off, he has a serious lust for knowledge, answers, information, and science in general. In fact, I think one of the reasons why John and I click is because I also am an abandoned…
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