2001
A Grand Canyon Odyssey
Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek
July 6 - July 23, 2001
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Lee's Ferry
July 6, 2001
(Back Row) Dean Mallar,
Judy Miles, Dane Miles, Donna Hathaway, Heath Weatherbee,
Ryan Stewart, Ben Pratt, Cindy Leiffer, Garret Oswald, Eric
Sherman
(Kneeling) Bill Miles, Edie Miles, Dave Weatherbee, Scott Shibles,
Dick Wallingford, Tiff Wallingford
Updated
July 24, 2003
Plans for
this trip of a lifetime began after participating on someone
else's trip in October, 1990. A limited number of people are
allowed to raft the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National
Park each year, and most of them pay premium dollars to go with
commercial outfitters where customers may only have to wait
6 months to a year. I got on the private trip waiting list in
February 1991 and expected a 9-10 year wait. My brother, Eric,
applied a year later, and is still waiting. People who applied
this year (2003) can expect to wait 19 years for a private permit
to raft through the Grand Canyon.
I had plenty
of time to do research for this trip. Check out the links to
books below. I would highly recommend Belknap or Steven's Guides
and "Day Hikes from the River" (I or II) by Tom Martin
for any trip through the Canyon. The rest is up to you...
There were
many wonderful people who wanted to be in the 16-person group
I was allowed to take. We ended up with a great mix of people
with many talents, and each person brought humor, patience and
a sense of adventure.
So let the
adventure begin:
The
Crews
We broke into crews for cooking and boating, but often rode
and rowed on other boats.
The
People Web Sites Books,
Videos, CDs