Canyon of dreams

A forum to discuss our sept28-oct18 Grand Canyon experience. Or a place for some bad poetry, oh noetry. I will be going over some of the logistics, answering questions, and avoiding mass emails that clog the veins of the world wild webs.

Ok, lets get started, in the wise words of Peter Dinnel, "start slow and taper off."

 21 days in one of the most amazing places in the world, with possibly the coolest people in the world, what more could one ask for.

For those of you that don't know me, I am a 31 year-old Taurus, born and bred on the Western Slope of Colorado. I like to ride bikes, and I encourage all men to wear mustaches. Good, more on that later.
 This will be my third Canyon trip. I spent most of my twenties on rivers of the world, and I feel mostly qualified to lead a group of people into the depths of the grandest of canyons.

We will be arriving at Lees Ferry by Noon on the 27th of September, where Canyon Reo will be meeting us with an 18' raft and 21 days worth of food. We will spend the remainder of that day rigging and re rigging boats. Once we are satisfied with our vessels, we will float them 1/4 mile down stream to our camp for the night, where we will sleep and wait for the park ranger in the morning. After we have established camp, we will all pile into a van or two and drive to Vermillion Cliffs for dinner and beers (we don't want to cook the first night).

Upon waking around 7:30-8 the morning of the 28th, we will have a quick breakfast, coffee and go through the rundown with the park ranger. This is the time that everyone will show their proper ID, drivers license/passport ect. If you don't bring this, you don't float. BRING VALID IDENTIFICATION.

Then we float.

I will post often, maybe daily to make sure that I cover everything. Feel free to comment or ask question about any of my posts, especially if you have a better idea, concern, or some freestyle poetry.

Next posts will involve:
Packing list
safety/hygiene
food
beer/wine/cocktails/drugas
games
music
budget
costumes
travel/shuttle

I'm excited.
kyle