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<br />nVt'r. _ 'M"f1' gmn~ to li~h Jmw-s C~'k on the
<br />op'fl;n~ d.:t.~. of Ulah's lrout wasom.
<br />And so ....(' loafed down Ih(' rl\.('r. sj.lPfldml!:
<br />two nilthls in l.odore Can>.tm, chmhin~ up IOtO
<br />!qt'lf' of thfo !Iidt> ~ot'Jl:..,. rishin~ and ['atc-hinl':
<br />ChuM. tl)'inK to ralch t'lllhsh ~lainly we r;:ot
<br />a....'3)' from it all. for on t~ Gra>n Rlwr
<br />t!f..ll~ t.odufl' in our t"asy-golOg thrre da).s
<br />_.tfilJ\>. oot anotherhoal "as on the fl\.{'r
<br />Elit'ryone but 1.l'I. It 9?'('mt-d. ....'as TUMin~ the
<br />Yampa and. at fo:cho Park. whi're lhl' 'ialOp;1
<br />joillSlheGrren. we btog,an10St't'plenl>.of olhcr
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<br />liS. in ca.w vau think Chris ran.t make time
<br />on the rivers wl'lPn It L' appropriatl". Rm....tl and
<br />( ....-ert." ablt." to fIsh lOOt's CfI'ek thft'f' homfS,
<br />gi\ing all thl' other boats on Ulf' ri\','r that
<br />Imming a tWl}-hour Irad and P;1!>SIOI't all of
<br />Uw-m tJl{ure ....-e took uut. .11 Spht .\1ounl..:lln ooal
<br />ramp
<br />Ttr 19'h.miJr mn lrom JuO('s Ifol!' to thl' ooat
<br />ramp was'rrfudt' b... Chno; In IU~ t...." holl.lr.> and
<br />45Jllinulrs,.And lll>c:UN' fll' has mad!' lhlS nm
<br />fh-~imes Ihi~ :rwa'ltm. he ('ould ht>ad slrall~hl
<br />into surh rapids .1<; .\'oon:-;hme, (ireas}. Pltef!';,
<br />SchOlllbtl)'. SOK and In~lE'Shv
<br />. 1'hI' last I~'~-mlll" SPt't'l1.v nm i/K'luded the
<br />Ioo~slow \o~....It'f thmllRh blarnll'!Irk.
<br />And so what IS It likr ....-hl'O YOll 1(0 on b;>(, of
<br />tht~ canyon rh.l'r rwts" It d"pi"ods 011 ....ho _\'-ltJ
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<br />pared 10 take OHr vehu'"le a....a)'. Chr;! had WI
<br />pilI. on the ('.oast Guard type 11ft' v~ts_ And
<br />iJwav wt' .....l'nt to....ard the Gatl' of LoOO~ at
<br />cilg's pilf'e. For in lhl' ni~hl a fril'ndl}' dog had
<br />sleplOflthfo sand near lht> Sll"l'plngbaJ;l!lof Alan
<br />and Chns. and now It ran alonll: and ....hlmpt'f'f'd
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<br />Ont.... II !illlam faroul into the Grren Ri\'er.
<br />tr)'In~ to get ao..lard Kut.....r "wmtpd !o make it
<br />~l hal'k and It fllllu.....t'd us along. chmhlOR over
<br />solflt-'of thl.lm.\{'r hIlls and comlna b.1ck drl.....n
<br />tnward ttlf' fl\'er bank Rut Ihen it came 10 a
<br />plat'f' .....ht,>re il l"nuld RO nofartht'r and after we
<br />Rot sUfnt'distarl{'r mto !hl' ('"an.\on lII'ecould.'llill
<br />hto<lrit barkingandheRllinJ(toRo,
<br />1lJe ~un was warm and tht're IIIl're mosqUltM
<br />atl~'\\ht>re you put maloo..: thlc'cam'oo hllllOffi!,
<br />At the hu::hl',>t plares, the rocky skylUlI" was
<br />:U,oofrdabu\"{'thefl\'ef.
<br />.JofUlWeslr\'l'U\wll whosPfirstf'Kpl'fjltionin
<br />1869 .....enl r<lr do....-n thi' Gr~n and Colorado
<br />ri\'ers. IIlcludlnJ;: th!' Ilrsl run throlll(:h the
<br />(;ralltl Cmmn. wrule a n'p"lrt and IOJ;:of nis
<br />joulTlt.'Ys that IS \.alld to thIS da}'. Chris Iuld a
<br />c;npy alonl: in a w,l!rrpronf bo\
<br />H.. had fluit.. a httle librJf~. thl'rf' on mam.
<br />m;l~ and trel'S and ~I'ulo~~. and replil(>s and
<br />birds and animal lrarks and Ill> can Ult;'ntlf)'
<br />Sf'On>s or tllrd... I'\'!'n ~me of tht' small OfIf'S
<br />that float down thl' rl\"t'r Slt!lO~ on pll~_ of
<br />dnflwnod. whlrh makl' them ;Ippt.'ar to be much
<br />like rmniature hcl<itnwn.
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<br />AI Of\(' tirrn> our SUl"\'P\' shfIwl-'d thPl't' wpn"
<br />mort" hiJ:hom shl.'t'p in Lodort' Call~.on than
<br />deer, But after awhile the numbt'rs of deer 10.
<br />cfI"ased Two ~oldl'n e;\~1es rodt' the \\ind ('ur.
<br />I't'nlj, h.ilth ahcl\'e Pot Crt'ek. whl'r!' t'arl~. ill the
<br />alterTICxlIl we WI up a camp that did not catch
<br />lhl' !>llnlighllhe ne:o;l momIOK.!x'1'all.seorthf>
<br />canvon wall!>. until.....1'11 aflf"r9arn.
<br />chris IS gnod on Ihf" hllrmOO1('a. so Ill!' h,ld
<br />camp tnllj,IC, The locusts \H'rl' thl('k mltll' b..,.
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<br />TIlf" First da\'. nr;lr Wmnies Rapid, w(lfound
<br />"hat IS Idl of a Imorll-n fl\,{'r boat. the IIhnois
<br />GIrl .....I1;l'h ('rarkt'flllp and was abanrlnnt'd 10
<br />19:~ ,-\nd we ran Disaster Falls and prnbahlv
<br />came nearl'r then' 10 h,wmg our own dls-lSter
<br />thananywhl'rf"elseonlhen\t'f.
<br />W(> Wl'rl' Jllst gOJrlll1O ....ht.n Chns pnppo-'t1 an
<br />oor.II(- was pullmJ(hard lust .....ht'nlht>limml(
<br />flU'" ht' fll(hl and ttlt' oar hit a rOl'k and the
<br />for<'t'pnppe<ilh(>pararhutt>cord.
<br />The oar and lIs aUadlpd lock flt'w up inlulhe
<br />air tht' lIlst,mt lIe shol into the big W,l!f'r And
<br />Ihl;'<;t:' di'iapPf'<lrl'o b('n"~llh thl' (jO\\-n'i!f{'atn
<br />sldPof th(' h'-1iI1 Brown and I I(l"ki'd fnrthpllar
<br />to roffil:' up 'In th!' olher Side Hut ChflS, hke a
<br /><'at. lfOapl"l.l from hiS SI'at and r('ilrhl'd h,'neath.
<br />thl' bO.1ll1n the dnwnstrpilm sldC'.!irilblx'd the
<br />oor. reslored It ano gut us throlll!h thp rapid
<br />WfOhil no rlXok1I'l'rt>nor an\"l'.h,'f{'l'ISl"'on
<br />our Jouml'\", bUill \\;.(s ontO rlf th.. plan's Urnwn
<br />and I had lodna 1,,1 ofh{tl!Ln..:
<br />Tht' II'Hrsl r;ipld W<l~ Tnplet ,\no I\ht'll \'1ll1
<br />COIO(' to one Iih. thaI \WI pull ewer 111 th(' 1'..!Tn
<br />watpr abore II. ti!' up and lakt' a trail alung the
<br />hill~id('s 10 look n\'N tht' water That is .....hen
<br />Olris .....ould m:okc IllS plan on hm\' III g/:'t
<br />through_
<br />Wf" pulll'd o\,pr, 1(0), bdore Iloill'l into H!'lI"s
<br />Half :'.liIe. And ....two we would Ild back lOIn thfo
<br />boat and'gl.t read\' to go in. ChriS had a \Ia\. of
<br />S3.Vlnlt. ..It looks Ii-kl' a rtlck gardl'n " .
<br />You ('an tW.1r tht' hill O:1"s Inn~ hdurp 1.IIlI o:pt
<br />to them but that IS nut till' 1l1l1S! spuok~. part It
<br />illaftt'rvou!:::,'t out alld....Ollk up,lIId look 111
<br />tht-m aM tht'n I(l't back lillO tht' IXI;!t that II.
<br />IUm!I o;;pook\' Fnr ho'.\ond tht' quif"1 ....att'r there
<br />is a lip .\'nu alwa~.s ~'m to go OVf'f And thpn
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<br />lng "ark, It's lust ....h!'n \"ou.({' a.1'llng III. fhe
<br />kind of Rhdl1ll~ pJIIS(' ~"I\I ha\.p before Ih.. actIon
<br />j,t;trts.thallt15.o;;po-mky
<br />nrollln and I ,enl tokltidlllg then. io;; I1lllhlnl!;to
<br />il. th;.1 we Jllsl shut ollr ('.H'S like Chns dill'S and
<br />goon in.
<br />In 'A'hirl\lfXlI C:1n~'on WI' ('am!' IIpnn three
<br />hnatload<; of W;\'iSilrl fheh 'khllO! stulil'nl" from
<br />Culurado SpnrlL~'i. llO ,I 1I\'e tl;\\' nlll\\Jrd HnUl1d
<br />nver tnp The\' III-/:'rl-' 18 studt'nts to Iht' hueh
<br />schflol.s 1'\IIl'rilllt'nt;11 t'<!U('.1!lnll st'rtllll<ir and
<br />thn>e It'adll'rj, !RadlOg Iht. tnp was Stt'\"t>
<br />Tnlltl. an Olllward Buund nn'r spt'\.(;\hst. and
<br />i)('at!inll up I.....n of thl' n.lills Wt'n' S;I~,'hllsl1"'
<br />Mills, OWTlt'r (II nur llnat. .lnt! Bt.lt.\ Bm....n. :,"
<br />Outward Bnund rOlftlllt,: lTIstru!'tllr and d:IUl'thtt'f
<br />of Hnl('pHrn....n
<br />Anothl'r Outward Bmmd l''I(flt'dttion on Ihe
<br />ri\'t'r CI'lnsl!JPrl of lacult\" and ::H1ollni'i1.rators
<br />from Ollor,ldll :'.lnunlam-Col\('gC:il l...'adnlle
<br />and(;lt'o\\'flndSprlllcs
<br />Olltwflfll Hound 1p;whl'S !Iehlllanl" as "'t'1! a<;
<br />k.id>;- from poor famlll('s 10 rI1J\1l'nt;l' l1:lture to
<br />find Ihl'mv'I\l'" ,\l1,j :lolllt t:ftlUi'" that take
<br />ttlll, Irips melwll' Cllrnl);tn~. ~'\('t't1tIW;; Ilho
<br />wOlntto~('\IOkl1'I\\'Olll'anOlht'r
<br />Omlp;U.f'd wllh .solll" emntnl'N'ial ril'f'r trip~
<br />"'ht'rl' thf' staff arid dudt's kl'/:'p tht'lr dlSt:mc(>s,
<br />Otltwam Hound instr\lt'tHf'S ~('t Inrol\.f"d not
<br />nlll\" \\"llh tIll' mt'mht'r~ of tht> part\'. b~lt In
<br />le;Jmlnl( all ahnlll th!~ It'l'nltlf\ arl,j Its hL,tor\"
<br />;jI\O It.. IIltl'lprd;illon Si'lt Y'lIl \\;lIlt In 1m I >\'
<br />tht>kll1.-lllfroc-kmara.j\'nll\lallnrlht'klO,jur
<br />bird\',)u~('.nrll'ofthl-'lIl~lrur1IlrsCallII'I1\"'_111
<br />E\:t'f\. studl'llt Oil tl1l' ()lItl\;m1 [llltUld l~ul~
<br />rnanrlt-.d a p:lndle and It WOlS J {'rt'w l'Ittlrt ;111
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<br />You ......ant 10 kllOw hfllt' th.. riVN IS~ It io;; I.!;rl'Olt
<br />and powerful. Tht~ r,ln.\"ulls art' litllt' t'h.lnj,!;N.
<br />b\" time. Hark in Ih(' l\Flts. n,uns Iler.. prupllst'd
<br />hillth('rl' \-I as sueh;\ hw' and rn' that ('....nt:rt.."~
<br />f"rl~ldt' 11 Tht''*' fl<lrts or lht, 1'1\,.r Wl'f!' 'i;lIl'd
<br />for \"!llland ml'nr \.ollrkJdstusl't'\,i!thentllfeS
<br />arltfsornt' selr.kllfl\\:leng+' Illl
<br />\\llI'rt' tllf" fl\.,'rs rfll!. tht'rl' ~o hapl1.\" ht'arts
<br />and d3~'S and nljthts, and 1'.\Jlldl'rnlt'nt ~IJ""
<br />cllrry ....'th ~'()Il
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