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From: keith@telesoft.UUCP (Keith Shillington @spot)
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Subject: Re: Colorado Rafting Trip (Reply to Queries)
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Date: Sun, 26-Jan-86 02:09:49 EST
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Add a couple of other things about rafting the Colorado:
1.  Don't go in an oar raft without wet-suit booties!

2.  If you go in July be prepared for rain (but it's nice and
temporizes normally hot weather).  The weather gets consitently
warmer as you head downstream and drop  in elevation.

3.  Most expedient tourists take large motorized "rafts"-- more
like barges -- Lots of people, beer and noise.

4.  It takes 12 days to go in an oar boat from Lee's Ferry (at the
top) through pretty much most of the interesting rapids and terrain.
The closer you get to Lake Mead, the more the rapids are "backing up"
as more and more water is flooding the rapids.  If you can't spend 12
full days --or don't want to-- you can arrange to either get off
at the middle and hike up Bright Angel trail to Grand Canyon National
Park (NOT for the weak of stamina --SERIOUS hiking without a mule) OR
you can hike down the Trail and meet them.  (It's still serious going
down but gravity is a mighty partner).

5.  I can highly recommend a group called Wilderness World based in
Flagstaff.  The guides are "mellow", really know the canyon and the 
FOOD IS GREAT!!!

6.  There is a lot of hiking and you pretty-much should really
like to camp......if you know what I mean.

That's all I can think of for now....

Carolyn Chase

Posting for Carolyn...

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