A Successful River Adventure

Desolation Canyon is a section of the Green River which is exactly as the name states, desolate. There are no roads, phone service or electricity for miles. The entire trip is 84 miles starting at Sand Wash boat ramp ending at Swayses rapid just north of Green River. To get to there you drive a road used mostly by the oil companies drilling south of Vernal, UT. It's sad seeing the beauty of Utah's backcountries being pillaged for oil. Granted, oil did help us get to the river four hours away from home. One day I hope we will have vehicles that rely on renewable resources, until then we'll cram as many people into each vehicle as possible. Here is a link to more information and history of the river.

We acquired new rubber for floating down the river. The cata-raft set up is a little different and we had to make some changes to our old frame to make it work. The week leading up to our 5 day adventure was nothing but stress. Trent was dedicated to making the frame work for the new tubes. We made a couple trips to the hardware store and a few more to local welding companies. Up until the day before leaving we weren't sure which boat we'd ride, the old bucket boat or the new cataraft. Thanks to the A-team (Letty, Elliott, Otto and Trent) success was achieved. Letty was a huge help in getting the parts to fit together. On top of the frame fiasco Trent was in charge of the food for 15 meals. Feeding 17 people for 5 days is no easy task. There is a certain level of organization needed for such a feat. For the previous river trip KT did an amazing job. She had labeled everything so perfectly and the meals were top notch. Not one to be out done when it comes to food Trent had planned some daring river meals. They ranged from Surf and Turf (London broil and shrimp) to Fajitas.

Otto wondering why I'm stopping him from eating

He had stayed up until four AM one morning cooking delicious ribs that could be warmed and ready to eat. Unfortunately I am not as organized as my dear friend KT so the labeling of food was done in a rush. Saphu was a huge help! Thank you to everyone who offered their help and sorry to anyone I might have been rude to during that stressful time.
Getting on the river was a huge relief. All the stress from the week before seemed to easily shed away... maybe a little too easily. Our dorky selves quickly emerged.

A night around the fire


Letty and his Ladies

Saphu, KT and Anndrea during a game of Uno

There are many more incriminating photos, but if you want to see them you'll have to contact me :)

Now that we're back we are gearing up for a couple more weekend adventures before a month in Peru. Hope your spring and summer are full of many of your own adventures!!