Grand Canyon 2014We did so self-support style which meant that we carried everything we needed (food, camping gear, etc.) in our kayaks without any external support from rafts or other means. I documented my experiences from the trip in the following articles and also included a few articles related to my preparation for the trip which are presented below in correct chronological order.
I hope you enjoy reading them and perhaps they will even provide some useful information or inspiration for you own self-support kayak trip down the Grand Canyon or another river!
Early on February 16, 2014, six whitewater kayaks will cast off from the shores of Lee’s Ferry onto the Colorado River. Each 10 foot long Jackson Rogue will carry a paddler, food, and equipment deep into the bowels of the earth for 13 days and 280 miles. The experiences of this small band of adventurers […]
Grand Canyon
The repeated beeping penetrated the cloudy, inner depths of my slumber, and I instinctually reached to the side to turn off the alarm. Fumbling in the darkness, I couldn’t understand why the alarm persisted despite numerous attempts to silence the device. Slowly, my mind and eyes adapted to the situation around me, and I came […]
Grand Canyon, self-support
With our Grand Canyon trip just a day in our past, we opted for a little more adventure before heading back to our normal routines in Colorado. Peter has spent an enormous amount of time exploring and climbing through Zion National Park, and he couldn’t wait to share one of his favorite places with us. […]
canyoneering, Pine Creek, Zion
Only in recent years has it become more common for kayakers to self-support the Grand Canyon. Even then, compared to the total number of people who go down the canyon, it’s still a fairly small number of people who take on the extra challenge of carrying all of their gear down the whole canyon. When […]
Grand Canyon
It should come as no surprise that navigating the Grand Canyon is a serious undertaking even in today’s GPS age. So before I embarked on a self-support kayak trip down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, I made sure I was prepared with the most up to date, accurate navigational data and tools. My […]
Garmin, gps, Grand Canyon