Grand Canyon - Day 1

Day 1 - Feb 3 Lee’s Ferry (river mile 0) to Lower Jackass (river mile 8.9) River Miles: 8.9 (Mom) woke up early, the moon was so bright it illuminated the tent. Cold!! We packed up the tent and Ads texted me as we did so. It was so…

Grand Canyon - Day 2

Day 2 - February 4 Lower Jackass (river mile 8.9) to Upper North Canyon (river mile 20.7) River Miles: 11.8 We slept great, praise God! But breakfast was a little bit slow and everyone was a bit confused. Breakfast: bagels with cream…

Grand Canyon - Day 3

Day 3 - February 5 Upper North Canyon (20.7) to Nautiloid (35.0) River miles: 14.3 Today was an awesome day! We ran 10 rapids. The stretch is called the Roaring Twenties. We slept well. I woke once cold but Daddy got me an extra fleece…

Grand Canyon - Day 4

Day 4 - February 6 Nautiloid (35.0) to Nankoweap (53.4) River miles: 18.4! We got your message on the satellite phone! So glad you three are well. We also got a message from Caroline’s mom that the Eagles won the Superbowl - sorry G-Pops.…

Grand Canyon - Day 5

Day 5 - February 7 Nankoweap (53.4) to Lava Canyon (65.9) River miles:12.5 This morning we woke and ate breakfast (oatmeal) and hiked up to the Nankoweap granaries. The granaries are rooms built into the Redwall where the native Americans…

Grand Canyon - Day 6

Day 6 - February 8 Lava Canyon (65.9) to Nevills (76.1) River Miles: 10.2 It was a short day on the river. We hit this camp around 1:00 PM. We thought about going further but three big rapids are downriver with no chance to camp in between.…

Grand Canyon - Day 7

Day 7 - February 9 Nevills camp (76.1) to Across from Pipe Creek camp (89.3) River Miles: 13.2 miles What a day! We were up before the sun with a call for breakfast from Caroline. Everyone was still tired but we had 3 rapids in front of…

Grand Canyon - Day 8

Day 8 - February 10 Across from Pipe Creek (89.3) to Emerald (104.4) River Miles:15.1 Grandpa woke us at 6 AM. Daddy got up immediately to get ready to ferry Grandpa across the river. Today was Grandpa’s hike up and out of the canyon.…

Grand Canyon - Day 9

Day 9 - February 11 Emerald Camp (104.4) to Bass Camp (109.0) River Miles: 4.6 Today was a light day on the river. We woke at 7, as the tent began to lighten with daylight. The wind had stopped blowing. Sunshine and blue sky greeted us…

Grand Canyon - Day 10

Day 10 - February 12 Bass Camp (109.0) River Miles: 0 Layover day = day of rest. We woke around 7. Breakfast was slow in prep. We had pancakes, sausage and blueberries. Dark clouds loomed in the sky so I found the rain tarp and coaxed…