Waking up at the crack of dawn I decided to listen to my mp3 and lay in the sleeping bag a little longer. I played Trace Atkin's "You're gonna miss this" and cried because I was missing the kids at home. That was the only time I played that song on the trip because I wanted to enjoy my time away. I looked at their pictures a lot and prayed that they were having fun with my husband and mother-in law who had graciously flown out to take care of the kids in my absence.
The morning was cool as we rode with Jed and Chris. It rained for a minute, but as we got to the Little Colorado River (LCR), the sun came out. The LCR was slightly warmer than the 47* Colorado River and blue from higher alkaline content and minerals. We did a little walk to the river and put our life vests through our legs like diapers to float in the river. Instead of hiking back at the end of our visit Dad and I chose to float back part of the way in the river.
At the lunch stop Dad and I sought out the smallest patch of shade and sat down for a break from the sun. Some people observed we were in the shade and we told them after living in Arizona it was just one of those things we did when outside.
We did our first big rapid on Day 3. We stopped and looked at the rapid and Jed gave us a "what if?" lecture before going down Hance. BJ called the afternoon, "dangerously beautiful".
We finished at mile 84.5 and camped at Zoroaster. I saw 3 falling stars and wished that I will support my kids dreams, like my dad was supporting mine going on this trip with me.
Breakfast: Mexican eggs and fruit
Lunch: BLTA (avocado was in abundance on this trip and was present at almost every meal including breakfast today.)
Dinner: Chicken fajitas, cheese crisps and cheese cake
The morning was cool as we rode with Jed and Chris. It rained for a minute, but as we got to the Little Colorado River (LCR), the sun came out. The LCR was slightly warmer than the 47* Colorado River and blue from higher alkaline content and minerals. We did a little walk to the river and put our life vests through our legs like diapers to float in the river. Instead of hiking back at the end of our visit Dad and I chose to float back part of the way in the river.
At the lunch stop Dad and I sought out the smallest patch of shade and sat down for a break from the sun. Some people observed we were in the shade and we told them after living in Arizona it was just one of those things we did when outside.
We did our first big rapid on Day 3. We stopped and looked at the rapid and Jed gave us a "what if?" lecture before going down Hance. BJ called the afternoon, "dangerously beautiful".
We finished at mile 84.5 and camped at Zoroaster. I saw 3 falling stars and wished that I will support my kids dreams, like my dad was supporting mine going on this trip with me.
Breakfast: Mexican eggs and fruit
Lunch: BLTA (avocado was in abundance on this trip and was present at almost every meal including breakfast today.)
Dinner: Chicken fajitas, cheese crisps and cheese cake
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