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Mile 35 Stranded At Naudaloid. Picture from a Grand Canyon rafting trip in the 70s in black and white

Canyon Solitude: A Woman’s Solo Journey Through Grand Canyon

October 22, 2024Books, Grand Canyon Historical Figures, Guest PostsSharon Hester

Down the Colorado Alone by Patricia “Patch” McCairen Drifting away from Lees Ferry, through the Paria Riffle, in Sunshine Lady, my 15′ Avon Professional Raft, I slid between the Kaibab Limestone that quickly ascended on both sides of the Colorado. I gripped my oars, feeling very small and insignificant. I was alone on a dark…

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Powell Painting

Recent Discovery of the Earliest Painting of the Inner Grand Canyon

February 2, 2022Grand Canyon Historical Figures, General Info, Grand Canyon Natural History, Guest Posts, NewsSharon Hester

The Story of the Earliest Inner Grand Canyon Painting, Discovered in a Small English Country Auction   In 2021, Graham Ratcliffe, discovered a painting that had come up for sale at a small country auction, in England’s Lake District, that took him totally by surprise. It was of the stunning painting of the inner Grand Canyon, where it…

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Swimming Grand Canyon

Swimming Grand Canyon and Other Poems; by Rebecca Lawton

January 24, 2022Books, Grand Canyon Historical Figures, Guest Posts, Readings and VideosSharon Hester

An Interview with Rebecca Lawton on Her New Book of Poetry by Sharon Hester In this post we interview retired AzRA guide Rebecca (Becca) Lawton.  Becca began guiding for Arizona Raft Adventures (AzRA) in 1976. She started out her career with  American River Touring Association in California in 1973, as well as Utah, Idaho, and…

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Crystal Rapid on a Grand Canyon Rafting Adventure. Photo by Meg White

Crystal Flip Story by Guest Steve Franck

May 4, 2020General Info, Grand Canyon Historical Figures, Guest Posts, Rapids of Grand CanyonMegan Collier

An Exciting Adventure in Crystal Rapid During the Historic High Water Levels By AzRA Guest Steve Franck When one thinks of 1984, they may think of George Orwell’s “futuristic” book. I think of rafting down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. I’ve done this 14-day trip with AzRA three times in paddle boats. My…

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Nankoweap Granaries part of Conserving Grand Canyon. With Arizona Raft Adventures.

35 years of Conservation for Grand Canyon and Beyond

April 20, 2020General Info, Grand Canyon Historical Figures, Guest PostsMegan Collier

History of Conservation of Grand Canyon Written by Grand Canyon Trust. Photos by Marc Muench Formation of Grand Canyon Trust In the early 1980s, amid lively campfire conversations on the banks of the Colorado River, a group of river runners and environmental activists commiserated about growing threats to the Grand Canyon and the need for…

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Paddling the John Wesley Powell Route Book Cover

Paddling the John Wesley Route with Mike Bezemek

January 30, 2020Books, Grand Canyon Historical Figures, Grand Canyon Natural HistorySharon Hester

Paddling the John Wesley Powell Route: Exploring the Green and Colorado Rivers is a new guidebook that combines a condensed retelling of the dramatic 1869 Powell expedition with color photos and trip information for the entire 1000-mile river route. In this interview, author and photographer Mike Bezemek tells us about creating the book and rafting…

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Beautiful Night Sky in Grand Canyon

Astronauts in Grand Canyon

October 21, 2019Grand Canyon Historical Figures, Grand Canyon Natural HistoryMegan Collier

What do Apollo 11 and Grand Canyon have in Common? Written by Kaelin Zielinski | Featured Photo by Steve Koppel July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did a small thing of stepping off a ladder onto a dusty, lonely land, but when they stepped off of Apollo 11 onto the lunar surface, they…

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Grand Canyon Dory Dories

History of Dory Trips Grand Canyon

May 25, 2016General Info, Grand Canyon Historical FiguresArizona Raft Adventures

Dory Trips in Grand Canyon By the mid 1950’s, it was readily evident that inflatable rafts were the only sensible future for whitewater recreation. They were easy to transport and store, carried a heavy payload, and all but ignored the buffeting of rocks and jagged walls. And they were, at the time, dirt cheap, as…

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Bill Bass Jr. – A True Grand Canyon Kid

September 10, 2015Grand Canyon Historical Figures, Hiking HighlightsArizona Raft Adventures

The Grand Canyon Childhood of Bill Bass Jr.  Bill Bass Jr. is the son of one of the most well-known historical figures of Grand Canyon, William Wallace Bass. Bill Bass Jr was born in 1900 and was raised at Grand Canyon. His family, including his three sisters, is one of the first Anglo settlers to claim…

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River Love

February 13, 2015Grand Canyon Historical Figures, Readings and VideosArizona Raft Adventures

River Love Definition- finding or celebrating love on a river rafting trip Love can be found and commemorated in many places, but there is something truly special about those connections that have been discovered or rejoiced in Grand Canyon. The legendary Colorado River and the beautiful canyon it created add one more exclamation point to…

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