| Best of the Grand Canyon - Colorado River Raft & Hike |
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04/10/10 |
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303-871-0379 |
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Blake Clark |
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BlakeRosemary@cs.com |
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Date: April 10 – April 22, 2010
Leaders: Blake Clark and Rosemary Burbank
Cost: CMC members-$4,075 Non-CMC members-$4,200
Register with leaders: 303-871-0379, blakerosemary@cs.com
This unique trip to the Grand Canyon offers participants the opportunity to experience this World Heritage Site on a motorized raft for 188 miles through the best of the canyon, departing from the historic Lee’s Ferry and ending with a helicopter ride from Whitmore Wash and a plane flight back to the start. It is especially ideal for those who would like to hike in areas that can be reached only from the river, and those who have always wanted to experience the canyon but who do not wish to make the 7 mile, 4500’ trek in and out.
Our outfitter, Hatch River Expeditions, has been guiding river trips through the canyon for over 70 years. We will have 3 guides and 20 participants on two 35’ S-rig boats running 30 hp 4stroke outboard engines (fuel efficient and quiet). Each boat holds 18, so for this trip we will have plenty of room. An average motorized raft trip through the Grand Canyon is for 7 days with short daily hikes. Hatch is adding 5 days to the trip with over 100 possible hikes, depending on the group’s interest and the weather. They offer us daily-guided hikes at different hiking levels, or one may choose to rest in camp. There are several opportunities for point-to-point hikes where we may hike from one drainage to the next and the raft will pick us up later in the day.
What is provided:
Hatch provides all meals, snacks, eating utensils, life jackets, tents, camp chairs, and the helicopter and plane rides back to the put-in. A $50 sleeping kit package is available for those who wish to rent a sleeping bag, pillow, deluxe sleeping pad, ground cloth, and waterproof bag.
The cost of the trip also includes all tips and one night (double occupancy) at the Cliff Dweller’s Lodge near the put-in on Saturday (4/10/10).
The cost does not include: carpooling to and from Lee’s Ferry, any meals other than those on the raft trip, the park entrance fee ($12 or park pass), the optional sleeping kit ($50), and extra beverages for the raft trip (water, lemonade, and sports drink are provided by Hatch).
Dates: We will carpool or meet at the lodge in Marble Canyon, AZ near the put-in on Saturday evening, April 10th and begin our raft trip on Sunday, April 11th. The trip ends on Thursday, April 22nd when we helicopter out of the canyon and fly back to put-in area.
The Grand Canyon, designated a World Heritage Site by the United Nations in 1979, is among the Earth’s greatest ongoing geological spectacles. About 65 million years ago in Earth’s shifting, a huge area of land was lifted a mile and a half above sea level, forming what is now the Colorado Plateau. For the last 6 to 10 million years, the Colorado River has been slowly carving its way down through the center, exposing 2 billion years of geological history. There are also prehistoric traces of human adaptation to a particularly harsh environment.
Training and Physical Conditioning Requirements: For maximum enjoyment, a person may wish to participate in several hikes prior to the trip. The hikes will vary in difficulty in the range of our CMC levels A, B, and C. Generally, multiple level hikes will be available each day. There is always the option to take the day off and rest in camp. All of our hiking will take place below the altitude of Denver (the river is at about 2,500 feet). Because this is the desert, one must be able to adapt to the heat and cold. Some of the hikes offered will be full day hikes of significant distance and altitude gain.
Cancellation Policy for Participants:
• Trip deposit of $300 is payable at time of registration with leaders.
• $200 of this deposit is non-refundable.
• Final payment is due November 16, 2009.
• For cancellation on or before November 16, 2009 there will be a refund of $100 ($300 less the $200 non-refundable fee).
• Any refunds for cancellations after November 16, 2009 will be made only if a qualified replacement is accepted.
• Travel insurance is recommended.
The leaders, Blake and Rosemary, have led 4 CMC trips to Yellowstone for the CMC. They have been on 20 one-week backpacks in the Grand Canyon as well as a 7 day commercial raft trip and an 18 day private raft trip through the canyon. They led this Grand Canyon Raft & Hike trip in 2008 and 2009 for the CMC.
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