A River Odyssey from Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek
July 6 - July 23, 2001

Plans for this trip of a lifetime began after participating on a private river trip in October, 1990. I got on the Grand Canyon National Park noncommercial river permit wait list in February 1991 and expected a 9-10 year wait. My brother, Eric, applied only a year later, and will finally have his permit in 2007. The National Park Service is in the midst of a huge reorganization of how river trips are allocated for the Colorado River through Grand Canyon.

I was allowed to take 16 participants on this trip. We ended up with a great mix of people with many talents, and each person brought humor, patience and a sense of adventure.

Participants
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

Front Row: Bill Miles,
Edie Miles, Dave Weatherbee,
Scott Shibles, Dick Wallingford, Tiff Wallingford


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Updated December 15, 2005