Photos GC96
Photos by Roger & Jose of our rafting trip through the Grand Canyon Sept 20, 2009
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Karen said that it is good luck to put glitter makeup on before entering the Biggest Rapids on the river "Lava Falls" so we all applied some to our faces, Esther first. |
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Pretty light application Jose. |
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Phil the best story teller in our group. |
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Karen with glitter make up on both cheeks, a very friendly stylish lady. |
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Bert our excellent breakfast soux chef. The breakfast fare on this trip was to die for. |
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Jean another very friendly lady from Tucson and an amateur astronomer who frequents the Grand Canyon star parties in the spring. |
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Jean an interesting outdoor type lady from Minnisota. |
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I am looking a bit grizzly after 9 days on the river. |
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Mary Jane a humorous lady who was an artist. She took an extensive diary; I hope she will send us a copy. |
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We made it through Lava Falls with no problem. Here we are just down stream where full beer cans are floating. Apparently some one flipped in the falls and did not recover their beer. Sandra recovered perhaps a 6 pack of beer for the cause. |
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The lava cooled into interesting formations. |
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This area of the canyon has a character like no other. |
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The lava supports plant life. |
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A nice reflection in the river before the wind came up. |
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Here is another commercial group being flown out of the canyon two at a time to the Bar 10 Ranch. |
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I am not sure I would like being transported in this bird. |
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This was the camp site of our last night in the canyon |
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Ed and Bert preparing our final dinner. |
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I decided to try sleeping on the wet sand the last night. I would not recommend it as the tarp did not keep out the moisture. |