Grand Canyon

I (Seraina) am back in civilization. And back in the US. And this is the first time I am sitting in front of a computer in three weeks. So, yes I made it out of the radio hole called the Grand Canyon alive and well. Since you all can hardly wait for photos and travel reports, here you go.

For those without time for reading, just the facts:

• Duration: 18 days
• Distance: 280 miles (450 km)
• Temperature: hot, but not too hot
• Precipitation: some at night during the first half of the trip
• Participants: 16 amazing human beings
• Boats: 4 rubber boats, 2 dories, 1 kayak
• Causalities: one broken finger, one hurt knee, some bruised rips, tolio foot fungus outbreak, one flipped dory, two holes in the dories, some accidental swimmers, a lost camera.
• Drama level: low
• Food: excellent
• Scenery: fantastic
• Phone reception/wifi: nonexistent
• List of plants and critter: on iNaturalist
• Overall experience: amazing

And here the long version:

In the afternoons we stopped at a camp, unloaded the boats, set up the kitchen, bathroom, living room and bedrooms (with or without tent), explored the surroundings, cooked, eat and slept. Everybody had their designated task in the camp, so everything was very organized.

At 6 in the morning, coffee master Ron and the cooking crew were making enough noise to wake everybody up. Disassembling tents and cots, eating, packing lunch, loading the boats, last call for the groover (river toilets before the invention of toilet seats left grooves on your buttocks) and off we went again. Calm water was a good chance to take another nap, otherwise it was time to hold on tight to the oars for the captains and to other parts of the boats for the passengers.

On the way we stopped regularly to scout difficult rapids, go for hikes and discover the gems of the canyon. I let the pictures speak for themselves: