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  1. 06-23-2005, 05:21 PM #1

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    Back From The Grand Canyon!

    Victoria and I have just returned home from our rafting trip through the Grand Canyon. I should have some photos in a couple of days (I had to use 35mm waterproof cameras.) I'll provide a bit of travelogue with the photos, if you're interested. Let me just summarize by telling you this:
    We spent 7 days and 6 nights floating down 188 miles of the Colorado River. The scenery was awesome, the rapids were cold, wet and exciting, the nights were spend outdoors in a sleeping bag, the sun was HOT!, the hikes were sometimes over scary mountain paths on the edge of a precipice, and the whole experience was unforgettable. To give you a perspective, it was like a combination of:

    Rivers Of America
    Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland     (substitute a raft for the train)
    Big Thunder Mountain RailRoad (substitute a raft for the train)
    Splash Mountain
    The Submarine Lagoon
    Grizzly River Rapids
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    Pirates Of The Caribbean

    all rolled up into one... times ten!

    I'm tired, achy, bitten, burned and sore. I loved every second of it!
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  3. 06-23-2005, 05:25 PM #2

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    welcome Back! I'm glad to hear you had a good time! When I was at the grand canyon we just drove in said Oh and Ah, and then drove out, didn't much of a chance to appreciate it, its beautiful though!
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  4. 06-24-2005, 10:23 AM #3

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    ooooh, I'm so envious Tom...I've always wanted to go rafting through the Grand Canyon. Can't wait to see pictures!
  5. 06-24-2005, 10:30 AM #4

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    Fun Tom! Can't wait to see the photos!
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    Awesome. We're going to the GC this summer. It's my first trip there. I can't wait. It sounds like you all had fun!
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    Wow what a great trip! I've only been to the Grand Canyon once, and that was to the south rim. It is soooo much more spectacular and beautiful than any picture! If anyone has a chance to go there I recommend it! Someday I'd like to do what you did, and see it from the inside and not just from the top!




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    Hope you had fun...

  9. 06-24-2005, 09:49 PM #8

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    Quote Originally Posted by penguinsoda
    Wow what a great trip! I've only been to the Grand Canyon once, and that was to the south rim. It is soooo much more spectacular and beautiful than any picture! If anyone has a chance to go there I recommend it! Someday I'd like to do what you did, and see it from the inside and not just from the top!
    It was an awesome experience. I'll have the pics back Tuesday. I'll try to get some scanned and online.
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    Sounds like you had a wonderful time!!
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    You're so lucky, it's such a beautiful place.
    Did you see any of those cranky dinosaurs there?
    Had to ask.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ALIASd
    You're so lucky, it's such a beautiful place.
    Did you see any of those cranky dinosaurs there?
    Had to ask.
    We saw lots of stuff, but the only dinosaurs we saw were dropping coins into slot machines in Las Vegas.
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    Cool! If it's not lava , it's cocktails!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ALIASd
    Cool! If it's not lava , it's cocktails!
    Ahh, yes. But if it's Lava Falls, it's cold, wet, rowdy, and thrilling!
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