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<br />~ingda~'of Utah'slmut S/;>3son.
<br />And 50 we 11l.1h-d dn'o\n the riVPf, spt'Odinl'l
<br />t-.m nighU in Lodore C.1nynn. chmhln~ up mlO
<br />5Oml" nf t~ sid!.- ~o~~. fishing and cat("hin~
<br />chuh<;, trying to catch {,"dtflsh ~1amly WI' Aol
<br />awav from it all. (or on the (lrt't'n Riw'f
<br />t~ll(h I.odore in ourpasy.glllng three da)'s
<br />..tl'i~. nut anothl'f boat ....as on the nvrr,
<br />fo:,'eryone but ~. It ~ml-d. was rtlllnin~ the
<br />Yampa and. at Echo Park. where tt'ol' Vamp.a
<br />joins the Grren. we bt-&i'o tll St"f' plelll)" of other
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<br />J1N in caw vou think Chris can't m<lke time
<br />on U~ rivers Wtl('n It I.lI <ippropnatf'. Rn)\l.ll and
<br />I \liNt! able to fi.~h .10flt~~ Crrek thft"(' hours,
<br />g1\'ing all Lt\(. other hoals on the on'r that
<br />rmrning a two-hOllr Ipad and pas.'In~ all of
<br />U.'m before ....-e look out al Split Mounla.ln boal
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<br />The 19~'t.miJl' run !fl1m "linE's Hnl.' to Ihl' bn:ll
<br />ramp was' nf.idt, bv Chns 10 IU--.l t\4(J twHln; ilOIt
<br />45Jllinu1t"!1"Midbi~';Itr.etH.'haSmaCl~thlsrun
<br />Ihr"tlmM thl1 <,{'3<;1IO, hi' ('ould hl'ad ,,'ral~ht
<br />into s\lrh rapIds as \1oonshme, Greasy I'hl'r.'i,
<br />Scmlllooy, SUK and In~I('Shy.
<br />'1Tlf' la.'it 1'J''z-mlll' ~v run included the
<br />tong slnw w:tler thmllRh Island "ark
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<br />t~~ canyon rin"r runs" It dl'pE'nds on who you
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<br />pa~ to take our vehIcle al'oay. Chns had us
<br />put on thto Coa!it Guard.typE' 11ft' \,psts. And
<br />away vot' wl'nt toward tht' Gatt' of Lodon> at
<br />dllg's paee. For in the night a frll'ndly dog had
<br />sll'pI. on thto sand near tht' sl~l'pin~ h.1!o\S of Alan
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<br />OIK'e it s....'am faroulmlo tht' c're-en Ri\"tr,
<br />tl)'IIl~to I\,'t al)flard But we shouted to milk(> it
<br />gll hlt{'k and It fnl1o.....t'd us along., chmblOC over
<br />SOlnt' Ilf tlito lnwt'r hills and ('omlOR hm:k d!).....n
<br />tnward the rl\'N bank But then It camr to a
<br />place .....hrre it could RO no farthrr and aft(>r v.'e
<br />J.':ot SUrlwdlstan('(' IOtothrc:;nyon we Cfwldsllll
<br />hear It harkinI': and bf>IU(101': to RD.
<br />TIK'sunl'.'asw'armandtht'rel'.ert:'mo!>qult05
<br />anywher~ you put in along the C1Hl~'on bultoms.
<br />At thl> higheM places. the rock~' sk}'ltrlt was
<br />2,:1)) ff't~t abo\'t' the rl\'er.
<br />,Iohn Weslt'\' Powell whoSf' first (,Kpl'dition in
<br />tOO) went far do.....n the {;reen and Colorado
<br />rivers. inc\udlOJ.': thl'" first run Ihrough tne
<br />GrarH.l Clm'un. wmte a report and !oK of his
<br />)ll\lmt'yS lhal 1<; vahd 10 IhlS dar. Chns had a
<br />CIIP.v along ina w;ltt'rpN:lof hnx
<br />Ill, had tluitl' a little libritry tht're on mam.
<br />mil!; and trl'l.'S and Rl'llllllol~' and rt'ptiles and
<br />birds and anlmaltrarks and h(' cao Idt>ntify
<br />~n>S IIf hird~, ('~'t'n snme 01 tht' small noM
<br />that float dn.....n thl' n\'el' silllO~ 00 PU''I._ nf
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<br />mort' bij1;hom sht'ep in Lodore Cam'on than
<br />deer. Hut aflt'r awhllt' th(' numbers of de-er m-
<br />Cl?aSf'd Two goldf'n (',H~lt's rodt' thr \nnd cur.
<br />nont.. high ahnve POl Crl"ek. whert' ('arlr in the
<br />af!t'moon we St't up a camp thai dId not catch
<br />tne sIJnlight thl' nr:<l mornmg. ~l'aLL<;c of the
<br />can\"onwalls.tJotilw('lIaftl'r9am.
<br />Oms IS ~ood on lilt' h:trmonwa, <;;I we hild
<br />C'amp musIc The locusts 14'('", Ih\("k 10 the btlX-
<br />wOlldlrl'i.'s.
<br />1h> f1rsl da\'. orar Wmn;('s R.1pid, we fnund
<br />whal IS It'!lllf a \\'u...l1('n m'('r boat, thl' IlhnOls
<br />GIrl. wtlich erarkt'11 up and was abanrlotll'd in
<br />19:16 And we ran !.lls,lster Falls and pmhahlv
<br />came nearer tht'rl' to ha\"ln~ our own dls.;bt.~r
<br />than an~'whl'rt' elSt' onlhl' m.er.
<br />We were just going 10 ....ht'n Chris flIlfll.od an
<br />oar. III.' ~'as pulllOg hard Just when thr timmg
<br />mLl"t he ru::ht and thr oar hlt a rock and the
<br />fol'<"f' flIlpped!heflarachuI(,Cllrd
<br />The oar Jnd lt~ a1tached lock flew Ufl inl,)lhe
<br />31rthr Instant vol' shot inlolht' hl.'\ waiN And
<br />tht''''t' dl<;apP'~;Hl'd o,'m'<llh Ihl' do\\'n<;lrl'iHn
<br />5\110'01 thl' hlllll Hrll\\'n and [looked forlhl'llar
<br />tOC'OlT're tip 0n the otlll'r sidl' Bul Chns. ilkI' a
<br />cat. If'ar<-',j from hl<; '>e'at and r(';!ehf'd bt'n(';llh'
<br />tilt> boal on lilt' downstrf';lnl sll!r. ~r..h~l!'d the
<br />oar. ","tlln'd 11 and gilt us thnm..:h lh(' rapid
<br />WI' hit no rnc4.; tht'r(' nor ;ln~.\\'tl('rt' ("I.;p"on
<br />our JOllrne~'. hut II \-\a~ IllW of the p[;ln'~ Brol'.'n
<br />Brvllhadl.\dllalotofb..uhng.
<br />1l'lr \\'or~1 r;'fl1d \\'a~ Tnlllet And v.hl'1I \"IlU
<br />COIllt' to one Ilk(' Ih,lt rou pull orl:'r III Itll' (,Him
<br />watt'rahtwe it. tIt' up and tak..;j tral[ alnn~ tht'
<br />hillSIdes 10 look on"r Lht' .....alt'r ThaI IS wht'n
<br />Oms would make hIS plan on how to gl'l
<br />lhrouRI1.
<br />WI' Dulll'd O\'t'r. too. ht>foT'<.' ~oinr:: intn Ifr[l's
<br />Hair ~ll[e And when ....(' would ~t't hack mlo thr
<br />boat and'l!:l.'t rmdv to go in. Chns had a wa.\" III
<br />sa....lnlil. ,.[t looks IlkI' a rock ~ardt'n"
<br />You C;H1 hl:'ar th~' hig I}IWS \O!l~ hI'furl"' \'<lU gt'l
<br />to them hut thaI IS not thl' IllII"t spo'lk~' part It
<br />;5 after \"ou get out and v.alk up ,lnll lnnk at
<br />them anti tht'n O!I'I b.1ck mtn the onat lhat It
<br />tum' ~pllok\" Fur twyontilhl:' (luil'( wattor ttwre
<br />is a lip you always seem 10 gu o\"t'r. And Ih(,11
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<br />ii'll!. hack, It's just ....hen ~'(lll're gnll1~ 111, the
<br />kmd of Rhdi.rlR pallM" YOll h;1\'t' twfl)re lilt' actllm
<br />st.u1.<;, that It ls~p.)(lk~' "
<br />Hmv.ll aod I r::nt 10 klddiOl!: there IS nilthmr:: 10
<br />it. that w~ Just shut our t',~I'S like Chn:. WIl'S and
<br />gnonin
<br />In \l.birlpool Oin\'lln \4'1' came llfl''" thrN'
<br />hol..t1o;ld~ of Wa<;SlHllh\!h Schn"l stll<knl~ from
<br />Ollilr:ldo Sprll1~s, nn a hn'.l!;l\' Oull\Jrd Ko,lUht
<br />m'er tnp The\" wrr(' III sludents 10 Iht' hll,:h
<br />schnu!'s r\llI'nllwnl;11 1',lIlI'al)1I11 St'llllllar and
<br />Ulf"t"(' h'adwrs, Leadmg thl' tnp \\'".. StI'I'e
<br />Truitt. an Outward Hound m'pr Sllt'emlls!. and
<br />hl'adlOi:: ufltwo of th(' Illl<lls wt'l'e 'S;I<:,'hu~h'
<br />:\llU<;. llWf1t'r o! our hIIat. and Kt'l!.\ l~rnwll. an
<br />Outward Bound raftJO~ 11IsIruclor and ,l:tu~h(l'r
<br />01 Hrul't' Brown
<br />Ancltht'r OUlward Hound t:'~Il("dition on the
<br />ri\"l!r ronslsh'<1 of facult\' and al1minislrallll"i
<br />from Coloradll \Inuntam' C\ll\(>gl~ at IA';uh'll1e
<br />andr.ll'n\\'llI>d Sprmlol~
<br />Outwilrd Bound h'arhl'~ ch'hutanls as \\t'1I a"l
<br />kilt; fmm poor la!Tlllil's to ch;llll'm:!;l' lli1turt' to
<br />find t],('m"t'ln'o; ,\1111 :1(\1111 groll\,~ llrnt lilite
<br />IIIit' tnp~ mdudl' ('mnpan\' e\t'cutl\"t'S \\00
<br />wantIO~l'IIOkno\\ollt'an(Jthpr
<br />OHl1p:ll"L'd I\ilh <;Oil1\' l:<llllln<'rciill rinor trips
<br />v,fu'rl' the st<trf iH\d dud,'" kpl;'p lht'lr dlslanCt'S,
<br />Outw:lrt1 Bound Ul~trll('!llr<; lie! \O\'olwd nnt
<br />onl\' with the llll'rnl}l'rs 01 till' par!I hut 10
<br />1t';lmmg all a!lollt rht, Il'rntdf\' arid li~ 111'.lor\'
<br />and 11<; IOtI'rpn't;,tlon So It \'''11 l\:tt\t to kl\'l~'
<br />the klOdnf rock mac;llI\'onw,11l rlrthf'ktndof
<br />hird \'llll "''I.', Hnl' nllh!' ln~lntrlO)rs can It,ll \"HI,
<br />~~\'rr.,. sludl'nt on lhp Ou!\\;trr.l HllllOd 1)I).lt"
<br />m.1nOl-d a paddlt' and It was a cn'I\' efturt 311
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<br />YIllI'want to krmw holl' thl' river IS'! It i~ grl'at
<br />and p'lwpr!ul Tht' ean.\uns M" Iltt[e ch:mgt"d
<br />h,' tin\(' Bark in th<:' l~n(l,. dams \\t'ft' pr'lp.lsed
<br />hut thcr(' was sllch .1 hu!' ;lnd cr.~' Ihat ('mll!.n'sS
<br />fnrbadt' 11 Tht",... parts of th,' mer Wl'rt' s:l\l'd
<br />for \'lllIand rneor "{lllr kids I" Sl'l'k atlwntures
<br />and'sorTlt'self.knowlrdgl'oll.
<br />Wtlt'f{' the rlwrs mIl. thl;'r.. gO happ~' hl'arts
<br />and da\'!! and Illghls, aort v.'omkrnll'nt .~Oll
<br />carry ....'th~'Oll
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