Launch from Lee's Ferry 6.16.04 at 9:30AM
Guide: Jeff Voss .... Hatch River Expeditions
Swamper: Spencer Mann, a.k.a. the M&M Mann
Guests:
River Flow Level: 9000 to 17000 cubic feet/sec.
Geology Aid:
Know The Canyon History, Study Rocks Made By Time
Kaibab, Toroweap, Coconino, Hermit, Supai, Redwall, Muav, Bright Angel, Tapeats
or.....
Kissing Takes Concentration, However, Sex Requires More Breathing And Timing
Days started at 5AM on the river by 7:30AM, lunch about 11:30 AM (always in the shade!), camp by about 4-5 PM, usually asleep before 10 PM. Nights were hot becoming mild by morning.
Weather was sunny
and hot - a few clouds - upstream winds - typical Colorado River
June weather.
Water was clear
- not muddy - blue and cold around 46-54 degrees. Little Colorado
was Turquoise Blue, as was Havasu. Side creeks and falls were
clear.
Menu:
Breakfasts: Cereal, eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, hash browns, muffins, bagels, and always juice and fresh fruit.
Lunches: 2-3 types of meat or spread (turkey, bacon, chicken, roast beef, steak, ham, tuna salad, chicken salad) chips, several types of bread, several types of spread (mustard, mayo, miricle whip, spread, horseradish) fresh lettuce, tomato, olives, sprouts, pickles, cookies, dried fruit and nuts
Hors d'houvres: - cheese, crackers, salsa and creamed cheese, oysters, etc.
Snacks: Fruit, nuts, candy, cookies
Dinner: Always fresh salad, dressings, dessert, 2 vegetables plus:
Side Hikes - Every day - some short, some longer
Best: Thunder River/Tapeats
creek
Funnest Rapid (by vote):
1) Hermit 2) Lava
but also Granite, Sepentine, Fossil
Animals and Wildlife:
Mountain Goat, Bighorn
Sheep, Deer, Elk, Rattlesnake, Humingbirds, Turkey Buzzards, Scorpion,
Ants (nasty), Fish (trout, carp), Frogs, Crows (?), Swallows,
and more....
Take-out Mile 182.5
Helicopter Ride to Bar 10 Ranch, Small Plane (twin engine) back to Cliff Dweller or Las Vegas.
Great Trip....Thanks
Bob!!!