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Rafting the Colorado River thru the Grand Canyon

Our latest adventure was a 15 day Colorado River photography expedition through the Grand Canyon, river rafting, camping and sleeping under the stars. Our trip was organized by our National Geographic photographer friend, Ralph Lee Hopkins and was run by Arizona Raft Adventures (AZRA http://www.azraft.com/ ). We traveled with 17 photographers guided by 6 river guides / oarsman, running 5 rafts and one handmade Dory. Our trip covered 226 extraordinary river miles from Lee’s Ferry to Diamond Creek (above Lake Mead). Most of the trip was flat calm water but we also had plenty of whitewater with over 150 named rapids. While 4.5 million people visit the north and south rims of the Grand Canyon it’s only the adventurous 26,000 who raft it get to really see this national treasure and one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.

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Early morning reflections at Lower Saddle Camp 1
Early morning reflections at Lower Saddle Camp 1		 Camping at Upper Ledges camp, Colorado River 1
Camping at Upper Ledges camp, Colorado River 1		 Entering Crystal Rapids 1
Entering Crystal Rapids 1		 Lower Saddle Camp Night Sky 1
Lower Saddle Camp Night Sky 1		 Running Crystal Rapids 2
Running Crystal Rapids 2
Marble Canyon 4
Marble Canyon 4		 Three Springs Rapids 1
Three Springs Rapids 1		 Moon rise at Nankoweap's ancient Puebloan granaries 3
Moon rise at Nankoweap's ancient Puebloan granaries 3		 Havasu Canyon Creek 2
Havasu Canyon Creek 2		 A wild and wet Dory ride 1
A wild and wet Dory ride 1
Fish trap in Little Colorado River at Grand Canyon 3
Fish trap in Little Colorado River at Grand Canyon 3		 Camp Schist
Camp Schist		 Moon rise at South Canyon Camp 1
Moon rise at South Canyon Camp 1		 Rafting the Colorado River 1
Rafting the Colorado River 1		 Lava Rapids 9
Lava Rapids 9
Rattle Snake 1
Rattle Snake 1		 Lava Rapids 8
Lava Rapids 8		 Matakatamiba Canyon 2a
Matakatamiba Canyon 2a		 Elves Chasm Waterfall 1
Elves Chasm Waterfall 1		 Rafting the Colorado River 2
Rafting the Colorado River 2
River Rafting Colorado River 4
River Rafting Colorado River 4		 Male Big Horn Sheep 1
Male Big Horn Sheep 1		 Desert Spiny Lizard 1
Desert Spiny Lizard 1		 Lava Rapids 1
Lava Rapids 1		 Dory Running Rapids 1
Dory Running Rapids 1
Dory Running Rapids 2
Dory Running Rapids 2		 Moon Rise at Nankoweap’s ancient Puebloan granaries 2
Moon Rise at Nankoweap’s ancient Puebloan granaries 2		 Matkatamiba Canyon 2
Matkatamiba Canyon 2		 Sacred Datura Flower 1
Sacred Datura Flower 1		 Little Colorado River at Grand Canyon 1
Little Colorado River at Grand Canyon 1
Little Colorado River at Grand Canyon 2
Little Colorado River at Grand Canyon 2		 Supply Raft Running Crystal Rapids 1
Supply Raft Running Crystal Rapids 1		 Relaxing at Havasu Creek
Relaxing at Havasu Creek		 Deer Creek Canyon 8
Deer Creek Canyon 8		 Deer Creek 5
Deer Creek 5
Lava Rapids 6
Lava Rapids 6		 Lava Rapids 5
Lava Rapids 5		 Lava Rapids 3
Lava Rapids 3		 Lava Rapids 4
Lava Rapids 4		 Cracked Earth, Marble Canyon 5
Cracked Earth, Marble Canyon 5
Prickly Pear Flower 1
Prickly Pear Flower 1		 Marble Canyon 4
Marble Canyon 4		 Lizard 1
Lizard 1		 Marble Canyon 1
Marble Canyon 1		 Marble Canyon 2
Marble Canyon 2
Marble Canyon 3
Marble Canyon 3		 South Canyon Camp 1
South Canyon Camp 1		 Nankoweap Canyon’s ancient Puebloan granaries 1
Nankoweap Canyon’s ancient Puebloan granaries 1		 Red Wall Cavern 1
Red Wall Cavern 1		 Vasey's Paradise Waterfall 1
Vasey's Paradise Waterfall 1
Moon Rise at Saddle Canyon Camp 1
Moon Rise at Saddle Canyon Camp 1		 Lower Saddle Camp 2
Lower Saddle Camp 2		 Self Portrait, Granite Camp
Self Portrait, Granite Camp		 Whiptail Lizard 1
Whiptail Lizard 1		 Whiptail Lizard 2
Whiptail Lizard 2
Rafting in Lower Grand Canyon 5
Rafting in Lower Grand Canyon 5		 Lava Rapids 7
Lava Rapids 7		 Rafting in Lower Grand Canyon 1
Rafting in Lower Grand Canyon 1		 Rafting in Lower Grand Canyon 2
Rafting in Lower Grand Canyon 2		 Rafting in Lower Grand Canyon 3
Rafting in Lower Grand Canyon 3
Dory in Lower Grand Canyon 4
Dory in Lower Grand Canyon 4		 Pumpkin Springs 1
Pumpkin Springs 1		 Pumpkin Springs 2
Pumpkin Springs 2		 Lava Rapids 2
Lava Rapids 2		 Three Springs Rapids 2
Three Springs Rapids 2
Side Blotched Lizard 1
Side Blotched Lizard 1		 River Rafting Colorado River 3
River Rafting Colorado River 3		 Nankoweap’s ancient Puebloan granaries 5
Nankoweap’s ancient Puebloan granaries 5		 Nankoweap’s ancient Puebloan granaries 4
Nankoweap’s ancient Puebloan granaries 4		 Nankoweap Camp 2
Nankoweap Camp 2
Colorado River Reflections 1
Colorado River Reflections 1		 Crystal Rapids 2
Crystal Rapids 2		 Running the Jewels Rapids 1
Running the Jewels Rapids 1		 Lower Garnet Rapids 1
Lower Garnet Rapids 1		 Reflections 1
Reflections 1
Rafting thru Marble Canyon 1
Rafting thru Marble Canyon 1		 Ross Wheeler's Boat
Ross Wheeler's Boat		 Upper Garnet Camp 1
Upper Garnet Camp 1		 Upper Garnet Camp 1
Upper Garnet Camp 1		 Upper Garnet Camp 2
Upper Garnet Camp 2
Elves Chasm Waterfall 2
Elves Chasm Waterfall 2		 Black Tail Canyon 4
Black Tail Canyon 4		 Black Tail Canyon 5
Black Tail Canyon 5		 Dory Running Rapids 3
Dory Running Rapids 3		 Rafting thru Marble Canyon 2
Rafting thru Marble Canyon 2
Entering the Rapids, Colorado River 1
Entering the Rapids, Colorado River 1		 Body surfing the Little Colorado River 1
Body surfing the Little Colorado River 1		 Rappelling at Olo Camp 1
Rappelling at Olo Camp 1		 Colorado River at Nankoweap 1
Colorado River at Nankoweap 1		 Motor Rafting 1
Motor Rafting 1
Running the Rapids 4
Running the Rapids 4		 River Rafting Colorado River 7
River Rafting Colorado River 7		 River Rafting Colorado River 6
River Rafting Colorado River 6		 Running the Rapids 2
Running the Rapids 2		 Running the Rapids 1
Running the Rapids 1
Dory Running the Jewels Rapids 9
Dory Running the Jewels Rapids 9		 Dory Running the Jewels Rapids 8
Dory Running the Jewels Rapids 8		 River Rafting Colorado River 5
River Rafting Colorado River 5		 Dory Running the Jewels Rapids 7
Dory Running the Jewels Rapids 7		 Supply Raft Running Crystal Rapids 3
Supply Raft Running Crystal Rapids 3
Running the Jewels Rapids 2
Running the Jewels Rapids 2		 Running the Jewels Rapids 5
Running the Jewels Rapids 5		 Running the Jewels Rapids 3
Running the Jewels Rapids 3		 Running the Jewels Rapids 4
Running the Jewels Rapids 4		 Running the Jewels Rapids 6
Running the Jewels Rapids 6
Lunch at Zoroaster
Lunch at Zoroaster		 Running the Jewels Rapids 7
Running the Jewels Rapids 7		 Dory Running the Jewels Rapids 6
Dory Running the Jewels Rapids 6		 Running the Jewels Rapids 8
Running the Jewels Rapids 8		 River Rafting Colorado River 6
River Rafting Colorado River 6
Water Fall 1
Water Fall 1		 Grand Canyon Rock Formation 1
Grand Canyon Rock Formation 1		 Black Tail Canyon 1
Black Tail Canyon 1		 Black Tail Canyon 2
Black Tail Canyon 2		 Big Horn Sheep 2
Big Horn Sheep 2
Big Horn Sheep 3
Big Horn Sheep 3		 Big Horn Sheep 4
Big Horn Sheep 4		 Enfilade Camp Rapids 1
Enfilade Camp Rapids 1		 Hiking at Nankoweap Canyon 1
Hiking at Nankoweap Canyon 1		 Colorado River Rafting Trip 10
Colorado River Rafting Trip 10
Motor Rafting 2
Motor Rafting 2		 Chuckwalla 1
Chuckwalla 1		 Deer Creek Falls 1
Deer Creek Falls 1		 Prickly Pear Flower 2
Prickly Pear Flower 2		 Deer Creek 2
Deer Creek 2
Deer Creek 3
Deer Creek 3		 Deer Creek 4
Deer Creek 4		 Deer Creek 6
Deer Creek 6		 Deer Creek Camp 7
Deer Creek Camp 7		 Chuckwalla 2
Chuckwalla 2
Side Blotched Lizard 2
Side Blotched Lizard 2		 Havasu Canyon Creek 3
Havasu Canyon Creek 3		 Havasu Canyon Creek 4
Havasu Canyon Creek 4		 Black Tail Canyon 5
Black Tail Canyon 5		 Three Springs Rapids 2
Three Springs Rapids 2
South Canyon Camp 2
South Canyon Camp 2
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