West Coast

2024 Colorado River Rafting

May 27, 2024 - June 11, 2024

15 days 1,007 miles 14 stops

Let's Go Rafting!

Herb and I just returned from an incredible 14-day white water rafting expedition down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon with a company called Arizona Rafting Adventures.

This trip was Herb’s idea, as I was a bit terrified by the size and challenge of the rapids through the canyon, especially after watching far too many YouTube videos (which I was told not to do) of boats running some of the larger and more challenging rapids.

While there were choices for a 6-Day Upper Canyon Trip and an 8-Day Lower Canyon Trip, my husband chose the 14-Day Full Canyon adventure. Why not? That way we wouldn’t have to hike up or down the Bright Angel Trail with all our stuff.

Despite some pretty scary rapids, I would have to admit that it was an incredible, life-changing adventure.

Itinerary

# Stop Date Miles Hours
1 Little America Hotel (Flagstaff) May 27, 2024 800 12.5
2 Day 1 - Lee's Ferry (Mile 1) to Hot Na Na Wash (Mile 17) May 28, 2024 17 5
3 Day 2 - Hot Na Na (Milel 17) to Buck Farm Canyon (Mile 41) May 29, 2024 24 5
4 Day 3 - Buck Farm Canyon (Mile 41) to Nankoweap Canyon and Granaries (Mile 53) May 31, 2024 12 3
5 Day 4 - Nankoweap Canyon (Mile 53) to Carbon Canyon (Mile 65) May 31, 2024 12 3
6 Day 5 - Carbon Canyon (Mile 64) to just shy of Zoroaster Rapid (Mile 85) June 1, 2024 21 5
7 Day 6 - Zoroaster Rapid (Mile 85) to just after Hermit Rapid (MIle 96) June 3, 2024 11 5
8 Day 7 - Hermit Rapid (Mile 96) to 119 Mile Rapid (Mile 119) June 3, 2024 23 5
9 Day 8 and 9 - 119 Mile Rapid (119) to Thunder River Camp (Mile 134) June 4, 2024 15 4
10 Day 10- Thunder River Camp (Mile 134) to Olo Canyon Camp (Mile 146) June 7, 2024 12 -
11 Day 11 - Olo Canyon (Mile 156) to Tuckup Canyon (Mile 165) June 8, 2024 - 2
12 Day 12 - Tuckup Camp (Mile 165) to Camp near Mile 190 June 8, 2024 25 -
13 Day 13 - Mile 190 Camp to Mile 216 Camp June 9, 2024 25 5
14 Day 14 (The Finale) - Mile 216 Camp to Diamond Creek June 11, 2024 10 1