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Living the Dream, Day 5 – Bright Angel and Beyond

August 21, 2019

We are deep within the metamorphic rocks of Granite Gorge, more than a mile below the rim of Grand Canyon. At river mile 88, in the area of...

Living the Dream, Day 5 – Granite Gorge and The Great Unknown

by Katherine Hanson

August 21, 2019

Living the Dream, Day 5 – Granite Gorge and The Great Unknown

We huddle together, this early May day, on a 12–person (14, if you include the guides) inflatable J–rig party boat that glides through the rapids with relative ease. We...

Living the Dream, Day 4 – A Last Look at the Tapeats

by Katherine Hanson

August 21, 2019

Living the Dream, Day 4 – A Last Look at the Tapeats

We depart the Little Colorado in mid-afternoon of an early May day, continuing on Day Four of our excellent Colorado River rafting adventure. The sky that earlier teased...

Living the Dream, Day 4 – Tapeats Sandstone & The Little Colorado

by Katherine Hanson

August 21, 2019

Living the Dream, Day 4 – Tapeats Sandstone & The Little Colorado

Gray clouds linger in the sky like battered marshmallows as we motor our way through river mile 60 on the Colorado River. My feet are soggy raisins inside...