Our Grand Canyon Whitewater Rafting Adventure! ~ Reflections

And you thought I was done………….

It was an amazing trip and the pictures (the hundreds upon hundreds of pictures) do no justice. We reflected a lot on the trip for days after (still are)…….

There were surprisingly many components of the trip ~

•  The rafting itself, the hikes – most really quite amazing and ones we could never get to from the rim of the Grand Canyon
• The guides – Stephen, Nick, Travis & Scott – they did a great job being fun, but taking their jobs seriously, and they fed us all amazing meals,
• The group dynamics. It is only our second (the first being in 2001) group trip and we did not realize that there would be group dynamics, so that was an interesting surprise
• What we already miss (the hikes, sleeping under the stars)
• And what we don’t miss (sand -everywhere!)

Our favorites:

• Hike: Havasu Canyon, Day 6 (both)
• Camp: below Forster rapid, Day 4 (both)
• Breakfast: breakfast burritos, Day 5 (Suzanne); Challah French toast, Day 4, (Brad)
• Appetizer: Caprese Salad, Day 1 (Suzanne); shrimp cocktail, Day 6 (Brad)
• Dinner: Mexican fiesta, Day 4 (both)
• Dessert: warm vanilla cake, Day 6 (both)

The entire group

The guides

Our raft