I have never really read much about the Grand and never really put a ton of time into considering pulling it together, but after reading Clays report here, its on the hit list for sure.
two good friends of mine went on separate GC trips this year. one launched in early may and one in early june. they both said it was a trip neither of them would ever forget. their stories made me put the canyon on my list also.
There are more than 2,000 folks there with that same gleam in their eye -- sharing their own GC experiences as well as the knowledge they bring from other rivers.
great write up by Clay. It must be impressive to hang with that crew during an 18-day playboating run.
Gotta call BS on one thing tho: Clay packing Tevas. Kid's never worn a sandal in his life.
Nice write up and pics! That place is life changing fer sure. Twenty some of the best days of your life...I just wanna know how could the Grand not be on your list before mang? Did you just write off the chance of ever getting on a permit, logistics, not enough gnar? Just curious
One of those pics kinda looked like upset rapid. Reminded me our trip and the good fortune i had there. 5 or 6 days prior we had a raft flip at Crystal and didn't get it back for a couple days. We lost a little food and beer but the only real damage was to the chic pales. Anyhow, it was pretty late in the day and Upset was going to be the last big rapid that day. The other kayaker and myself made it through upset upright and caught the big swirling eddy below on river right. The rafters finished scouting and ran it.
As I was watching them, bobbing up and down in the eddy a shimmery shiny object basically landed in my hand as I was taking a paddle stroke. The river gods practically handed me one of our Rainier beers that had been lost in the Crystal flip 6 days before. It was the perfect river temperature and hell of a way to paddle into camp.
We said it had been Crystallized
Now I cant wait to go back next March and do it all over again. I'm looking forward to seeing how the 11 new people will feel about the experience.
Ahh shit..I'm already obsessing over it and have dreams about it. I had to take a break from partying and now I'm having crazy dreams. Is it that you don't dream when your stoned, or can you just not remember them? Not sure.
Congrats on becoming one of the chosen few You'll become more obsessive this winter. Just wait till Dan starts calling you everyday. Here's a pic of him, this is gonna be you next year.
Exactly what Flow mentions... Although I get to paddle a ton, especially for my "business trips" it has always appeared to be a very big "DEAL" to pull together. (Financially, time away, wife getting that time off, and huge logistics). For those reasons only, I have shelved it for when I have a bit less hair (not much left now I guess) and more time on mine and my wife's hands.
The other side to it (as mentioned) is that I honestly have never read much on it. Just heard the stories over campfires from those that had done it. After seeing these photos (and many others that aren't on the JK site), I am super stoked to pull it together. Might be a bit still (09, 10), but it's now on my radar as a must do.
usually depends on the nug, i have had some super visual dreams off killer chronic. i think the indica stimulates those sensations more than sativa. my biggest problem is remembering them. if there is a lovely lady or waterfalls than i can easily remember them.
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