I've updated my best estimate of the river's path below Iceberg Canyon. (About ¾ of the way down at http://www.durangobill.com/GCTourSuperimposition.html ) ...
Thanks Bill! I spoke with some river runners who took out last week, and they did fine. Anyone with recent photos? The NPS has still not awarded the Pearce...
We went thru on May 25th and it was nothing. Maybe a 1' drop at the most. Not even worth posting a photo of. Pierce Ferry was pretty over rated too IMO. Worth...
Hi Tom, With so little lake between the end of the current and South Cove, do you have a particular reason to urge taking a motor these days? (I know those...
... < Snip > At least one of the rapids has been intensifying quite rapidly since mid May. One of the postings at the gcpba group already mentions a "14 foot...
Hi Bill, we just flew the delta, and got some great aerial photos. The newest nick point called Burro Spring rapid (for Burro Spring Wash that enters there) is...
Hi all, have uploaded a few photos of the new rapid below Devils Cove Rapid, called Burro Spring Rapid (as it's at the mouth of Burro Spring Wash). There is a...
... It's fascinating how rapidly things change. The "Devils Cove Rapid" is last year's "The Wave". The lower rapid at Burro Spring is hung up on a ridge and...
Hi Bill, yes, it is most fascinating to see geology in action! Yes, of course permission to use is granted. Thanks for asking. E-mail me off line if you'd like...
Hi Rich, Even though there's current to with in 2-4 mile of South Point, It's very slow going in a raft or cat even if it's not windy. My thoughts before our...
... I've updated the web page at http://www.durangobill.com/GCTourSuperimposition.html to include one of Tom's photos and update the latest info. The severity...
Hi All, hope you heed Bill's advice: "If you plan to raft this area this summer, you should plan on scouting the rapids before you run them as their severity...
Below are links to some youtube videos of us in some of the rapids in the Grand Canyon. The yellow boats are 18' Sotars that we rented from PRO in Flagstaff. ...
... Lake Mead is currently about 1095 feet. It's scheduled to slowly drop to about 1093 over the next 2 months. Last year's low was about 1104.5. If the river...
Nightfloat from 240 Seperation to 275 Grand Wash Cliffs. It's approximatley 13.5 hours. If you eat dinner at 5 pm and push off(Seperation) you will awake at...
This year, thanks to an invitation from Tom and Pam I got to make another trip down the entire canyon. Not sure what to say about the Diamond down section of...
Well, I don't write in very often, but I felt that the trip below Diamond deserved a better review. I have gone down to Pearce twice, in '94 and '96, when it...
I have done the lower section several times and have always enjoyed it. Yeah there are some issues, but I'm still on a river, the scenery is beautiful, and I...
"The views of the canyon are spectacular , and the river channel a beautiful current in which to enjoy my incredible company." As we kicked off from Surprise...
I haven't hit a sand bar on a nightfloat in 10 years. I have done approximately 30 of them at every season. I did hit the Huali docks the night the river...
Just speculating. We did dodge them (in daylight) from approx. Quartermaster to maybe a little above Columbine this past May. It was during the 8K CFS release...
Hi Larry, Brady and I agree the West End of Grand Canyon has some things to offer. The end of the Canyon, where the river leaves the Canyon and enters the...
Tom, Something I am not hearing from anyone on this subject is the lack of camps. The current moves along nicely and it is a strikingly beautiful place. I...
The great thing about Diamond down is that you don't need a Grand Canyon permit or three weeks to do it. We did it in four days in October of last year and...
Hi Larry, thanks for the clarification. Your observation about there being few camps in the west end is spot-on. Yes, the reservoir has greatly changed the...
Tom, So you're saying there's a camp somewhere around Quartermaster? Burnt Springs looked too overgrown to use. We (including Larry) had lunch on a nasty mud...
Hi Tom, yes, the camp on the left just downstream of the mouth of Quartermaster Canyon is still there, as is the small group camp across the river and just...
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