Tag: Black Canyon
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Family Black Canyon Paddle
After having gone backpacking, and in particular, after the Hilton Creek Lakes trip with friends, the husbands wanted to introduce their wives to the wilderness, far away from anything accessible by car. So, I drummed up interest for this paddle excursion and secured reservations and permits in May, a full six months in advance.
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Kayak Day Trip in the Black Canyon
Six buddies on a river kayak trip,Embarking from Hoover Dam with a skip.Paddling down the mighty Colorado,Excited for the adventures that lay below.Stopping at Sauna Cave, their first break,Hot springs for soaking, sore muscles to shake.Relaxing and rejuvenating, their spirits renewed,Ready to face whatever the river threw.The gale force winds howl, but they brave the…
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Orthopaedic Surgery Interest Group Kayaking
Timing, they say, is everything. But that may not always be the case. It’s 4:57 pm—twelve minutes past the agreed-upon time, and only the few cars dot the East Campus lot without a stir. Jackson and friends are late. Bjorn and I had arrived ten minutes ago; we are now stopped in the middle of…
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White Rock and Black Canyons
This trip was cancelled. It had been planned for several months, but because the government decided on a last minute paving job on the access road to the Hoover Dam launch site, they refunded all permits. I wrote everyone to give them other options, and Desert Adventures was graceful enough to offer alternatives. I figured…
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Black Canyon Paddle
We had a really good trip this past weekend. It’s my sixth time to the Black Canyon below Hoover Dam, and some people’s first time. We arrived late Friday night after leaving from work. Brad arrived at the campsite first, and there were several more cars that came afterwards. Corey’s car pulled in around 2…
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Black Canyon Kayaking
The past weekend was spent kayaking the Black Canyon just below Hoover Dam—the first day upstream for almost twelve miles and about four miles back to camp, and the second day all downstream pushed by a nice current and a tailwind.
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Black Canyon Upstream
The kayaking trip to the Black Canyon was spectacular. The weather was perfect, and the hot springs were very nice. We arrived Friday night, stayed at Lake Mead, and then kayaked all the way from Willow Beach to Arizona Hot Springs. After dropping off our stuff, we proceeded to go upstream to the sauna cave.…
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Black Canyon Downstream
We just got back from kayaking the Black Canyon. It was with Alice, Wing, Alvina, Rosebud, and Ryan. Laisum and Jayce canceled because they were sick. This time, we started from Hoover Dam and visited some of the points of interest further upstream. The sauna cave was nice, but I especially enjoyed the hot shower…
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First Time up the Black Canyon
I was nervous about this trip. Wendy from the OR had told me about it, and we decided to rent kayaks from Willow Beach. I’ve never kayaked upstream before, and leading up to the trip, I was rehearsing how to navigate and use eddies to hop upstream. It ended up not being too bad, except…