River Rafting the Grand Canyon: July 9-14
Day 1: Tuesday 9

We had a great scenic drive from St. George to Marble Canyon Arizona. We stopped at some Indian dwellings in the rocks which were pretty cool, especially since we were the only ones there. We all stayed in the Marble Canyon Lodge that night which was a little ghetto and part of it had burned down but it was an adventure.

Exploring the rock dwellings

The burned down restaurant at the lodge

We got up early and met at the beginning point. We organized all our things and got our instructions then we headed out on the river. It was awesome because they allowed the whole Bishop clan to share one boat and the other travelers to take the second boat. I wasn’t ready for the freezing water but it was awesome! We hit some pretty good waves and had a blast getting to know each other better. We went to a place called Redwall cavern, it was a vast chamber carved by the river with awesome sand. Dan even tried a little bit of bouldering.

Let the adventure begin!

 

 

Redwall Cavern, pretty impressive we got almost everyone in it

First War Wound, Aubrey got kicked by Papa Brent

The view everyday 

We stopped for the night and made camp. It was hot so we didn’t need anything to sleep with. The best was watching everyone take a bath in the freezing 50 degree water though it definitely did help. I just didn’t brush my hair all week and kept it in braids every day. Nights were some of my favorite times, we had delicious meals, everyone gathered around, people playing the guitar, sleeping under the amazing stars in the Grand Canyon. That can’t be beat!

Dan eating some delicious food before dinner

 

One of many nights sleeping on the beach