Grand from Top to Bottom
In spring of 2014 I fulfilled a life-long dream to raft the Grand Canyon. My plan was to do it once, but the trip so exceeded my (already quite high) expectations, and those of all the photographers who joined me, that I just decided to keep doing it until people stopped showing up. Tomorrow I hit the river for the fifth year in a row. With next year’s trip nearly full already, there’s no end in sight.
Combined with my annual Grand Canyon Monsoon trip in August, rafting the Grand Canyon has helped me establish a relationship with the Grand Canyon surpassed only by my relationship with Yosemite. When I return late next week, I’m sure I’ll have many more stories and images to share. In the meantime, I’m sharing a gallery of images from past visits (top and bottom). Stay tuned….
A Grand Gallery
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Blessing, Grand Canyon Rainbow
Star Trails, Desert View, Grand Canyon National Park
Approaching Storm, Grand Canyon North Rim
River of Light, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Sky on Fire, Hopi Point, Grand Canyon National Park
Two Bolts, Grand Canyon
Too Close, Twin Lightning Bolts, North Rim, Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon Sunset, Hopi Point
Lightning Shadow, Grand Canyon Lodge, North Rim
Electric Night, Grand Canyon Lodge, North Rim, Grand Canyon
Under the Rainbow, Colorado River, Grand Canyon
Three Strikes, Bright Angel Point, North Rim, Grand Canyon
Triple Forked Lightning, Grand Canyon North Rim
Color and Light, Grand Canyon Lightning, Bright Angel Point
Direct Hit, South Rim Lightning Strike, Grand Canyon Lodge
Touch the Sky, Roosevelt Point Rainbow, Grand Canyon
Heaven Sent, Monsoon Rainbow, Vista Encantada, Grand Canyon North Rim
Autumn Light, North Rim, Grand Canyon
Thunderstorm, Lipan Point, Grand Canyon
My 2016 Grand Canyon raft trip group perched atop our two J-Rig rafts.
Downpour, Point Imperial, North Rim, Grand Canyon
Under the Rainbow, Colorado River, Grand Canyon
Here Comes the Sun, Mather Point, Grand Canyon
Deer Creek Fall, Inner Grand Canyon
Nightfall, Colorado River, Grand Canyon
Electric Dance, Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon Rapid Survivors
Lightning Strike, Lipan Point, Grand Canyon
Red, White, and Blue | Little Colorado River | Grand Canyon
River Rocks, Colorado River, Inner Grand Canyon
Nature’s Garden, Deer Creek Fall, Grand Canyon
Nature’s Prism, Rainbow Above Marble Canyon, Roosevelt Point, Grand Canyon
Sunset Silhouettes, Desert View, Grand Canyon
Starry Night, Colorado River and Evans Butte, Grand Canyon
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